homeassistant-powercalc: huge spikes on templated device_energy groups (throw off energy panel)

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Describe the issue

using templates ike:

      - unique_id: non_switches_total_device_energy
        state: >
          {{expand('group.non_switches_total_device_energy')
             |map(attribute='state')
             |select('is_number')
             |map('float')|sum}}
        unit_of_measurement: kWh
        device_class: energy
        state_class: total_increasing

are often completely throwing off the energy panel:

not using an availability template on the template, to prevent false values causing a reset of the sensor. As you can see the has_value() should safeguard individual entities in that group go unknown/unavailable)

the group itself is also made up of pure powercalc sensors, see below:

no ‘discovered’ entities in this group.

Reproduction steps

1. not sure, just happens intermittently

…

Debug logs

need to get back on this

Diagnostics dump or YAML config

  non_switches_total_device_energy:
    name: Non Switches total device energy
    entities:
# Non switch devices
      - sensor.airport_express_water_device_energy
      - sensor.googlehome_hall_device_energy
      - sensor.googlehome_hub_device_energy
      - sensor.homepod_keuken_device_energy
      - sensor.luchtreiniger_woonkamer_device_energy
      - sensor.luchtreiniger_hall_device_energy
      - sensor.mco_co2_living_device_energy
      - sensor.plugwise_smile_device_energy
      - sensor.siren_hall_device_energy
      - sensor.watermeter_device_energy
      - sensor.camera_bijkeuken_device_energy
      - sensor.camera_corridor_device_energy
      - sensor.camera_garage_device_energy
      - sensor.camera_hall_device_energy
      - sensor.camera_poort_device_energy
      - sensor.noodlicht_meterkast_device_energy
      - sensor.bel_trafo_device_energy
      - sensor.intercom_trafo_zolder_device_energy
      - sensor.bewegingsensoren_buiten_device_energy
      - sensor.rookmelders_device_energy

and as such there is not much we can do as end user. all of these are set with a fixed config:

    - entity_id: device_tracker.smartgateways_watermeter
      fixed:
        power: 4.9

    - entity_id: device_tracker.airport_express_water
      fixed:
        power: 4.1

    - entity_id: device_tracker.uvc_bijkeuken
      fixed:
        power: 2.1

or

    - entity_id: media_player.homepod_keuken
      standby_power: 2.2
      fixed:
        states_power:
          playing: 2.7
          paused: 2.2
          idle: 2.2

    - entity_id: fan.luchtreiniger_hall
      <<: &ikea_fan
        standby_power: 0.5
        linear:
          attribute: percentage
          calibrate:
            - 10 -> 1.5
            - 18 -> 1.6
            - 20 -> 1.7
            - 30 -> 2.1
            - 40 -> 3.3
            - 50 -> 5.2
            - 60 -> 8.5
            - 70 -> 11.4
            - 80 -> 16.3
            - 90 -> 18.8
            - 100 -> 21.9

and

    - unique_id: powercalc_daily_fixed_noodlicht_meterkast
      daily_fixed_energy:
        value: 1
        unit_of_measurement: W

    - unique_id: powercalc_daily_fixed_rookmelders
      daily_fixed_energy:
        value: 3
        unit_of_measurement: W