Set energy

Use this action to set the target energy for the current charging session on a Keba charging station, in kilowatt-hours. Once the session reaches this amount, the charging station stops charging. This is useful when you want to add a fixed amount of energy to a car rather than charging it fully.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To set the target energy from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select Keba Charging Station: Set energy.
6. Enter the Energy in kilowatt-hours.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as keba.set_energy. A basic example looks like this:

action: keba.set_energy
data:
  energy: 10

Options in YAML

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: add a fixed amount of energy when plugged in

Top up the car with a set amount of energy whenever it is plugged in.

• Trigger: State, the plug sensor changes to plugged in
• Action: Keba Charging Station: Set energy

alias: "Add fixed energy when plugged in"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.keba_charging_station_plug
    to: "on"
actions:
  - action: keba.set_energy
    data:
      energy: 15

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Set current: Sets the maximum charging current on a Keba charging station.