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Emporia Vue Utility Connect vs NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor

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Key differences between Emporia Vue Utility Connect and NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor

A summary of selected recorded differences between these energy monitors. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — Yes (802.11 b/g/n); NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (The 2.4 GHz radio is Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), not Wi-Fi).
Data Export (data monitoring): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — Yes; NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (Not a native NodOn feature. Exporting the readings is a function of the home automation platform.).
Energy Cost Tracking (data monitoring): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — Yes; NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (Not a native NodOn feature. Any cost figure is calculated by the home automation platform from the readings.).
Time Of Use Rates (data monitoring): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — Yes; NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (Not a native NodOn feature. Time-of-use pricing is a function of the home automation platform.).

Specifications to check side by side

Zigbee (connectivity): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — Yes (Zigbee HAN link to the utility meter, not to a home Zigbee network); NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — Zigbee Hub required (Zigbee 3.0 certified, 2.4 GHz, maximum radio power +10 dBm, so it joins an existing Zigbee network and needs a compatible coordinator or gateway | NodOn lists Home Assistant, SmartThings, Jeedom and Zigbee2MQTT as compatible gateways for this model).
Real Time Updates (data monitoring): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — 1 s; NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — Yes (NodOn advertises real-time monitoring of voltage, current, power and energy but publishes no reporting interval for this model).
Power Supply (installation): Emporia Vue Utility Connect — Plug-in adapter; NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — Mains (110-240 V).

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Option 1 · Emporia

Emporia Vue Utility Connect

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Option 2 · NodOn

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor

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Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
Catalog note
802.11 b/g/n
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
The 2.4 GHz radio is Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), not Wi-Fi

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Bluetooth

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Ethernet

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Other

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Thread

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Z Wave

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Zigbee

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee HAN link to the utility meter, not to a home Zigbee network
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note
Zigbee 3.0 certified, 2.4 GHz, maximum radio power +10 dBm, so it joins an existing Zigbee network and needs a compatible coordinator or gateway | NodOn lists Home Assistant, SmartThings, Jeedom and Zigbee2MQTT as compatible gateways for this model

Data Monitoring

Data Export

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not a native NodOn feature. Exporting the readings is a function of the home automation platform.

Data History

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Unlimited
Catalog note
1 second data 3 hours, 1 minute data 7 days, 1 hour data indefinitely
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note
The meter keeps no history of its own beyond its cumulative energy registers, and NodOn ships no app: retention is whatever the host gateway or Home Assistant keeps

Energy Cost Tracking

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not a native NodOn feature. Any cost figure is calculated by the home automation platform from the readings.

Real Time Updates

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: 1 s
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
NodOn advertises real-time monitoring of voltage, current, power and energy but publishes no reporting interval for this model

Time Of Use Rates

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not a native NodOn feature. Time-of-use pricing is a function of the home automation platform.

Usage Alerts

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not a native NodOn feature. Usage alerts are built in the home automation platform from the readings.

Features

Automations

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
Through the compatible Zigbee gateway or Home Assistant, not on the device itself

Load Management

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
Catalog note
Emporia states peak demand, load management and solar-only charging are not supported on this model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
NodOn lists load shedding on overconsumption among the meter's uses, driven by its readings | The switching itself is done by the compatible gateway or home automation system, not by the meter, which has no relay

Relay Output

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
No switching output: the meter measures only and has no relay to cut a load

Installation

Breaker Panel Install

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
Catalog note
Plugs into an outlet near the meter, no electrician needed
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
Installed in-line inside the electrical panel on an existing circuit, next to the upstream protection device

Din Rail Mount

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
One 17.8 mm wide DIN module that clips onto the standard 35 mm rail inside the switchboard

Power Supply

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Plug-in adapter
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Mains (110-240 V)

Smart Meter Port

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee HAN device that reads the utility's AMI smart meter, only in supported markets
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Integrations

Alexa

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not compatible with Amazon Alexa.

Apple Home

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not compatible with Apple Home.

Google Home

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Not compatible with Google Home.

Home Assistant

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
Catalog note
Community Emporia Vue integration for Home Assistant (HACS), which covers the Vue monitors and the Utility Connect
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee2MQTT supports this exact model, the SEM-4-1-00, and exposes power, voltage, current, AC frequency, power factor, apparent power and both consumed and produced energy | NodOn also lists Home Assistant among the compatible gateways for this model | Works with Home Assistant through ZHA and through Zigbee2MQTT.

Matter

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
The radio is Zigbee 3.0 only, with no Matter certification or Matter path documented for this model

SmartThings

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
NodOn lists SmartThings among the compatible gateways for this model, so it pairs with a SmartThings hub as a standard Zigbee 3.0 device

Local Control

Local Api

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
A Zigbee end device with no IP stack and no documented serial interface, so there is nothing on the module itself to call directly; the data path belongs to whichever gateway hosts it

Local Web Interface

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Nothing runs on the module itself: it is paired and configured from the Zigbee gateway, and it has only a status LED and a reset/pairing button

Mqtt

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
No native MQTT, though Zigbee2MQTT republishes the readings

Metering

Accuracy

Emporia Vue Utility Connect

Not applicable / unspecified

Catalog note

Reads the utility's own AMI meter, so accuracy is the meter's

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor

±1%

Manufacturer source

The stated energy-measurement tolerance is one percent.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →

Source section: SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model: NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Class 1.0 to IEC 61557-12, stated as a 1% tolerance, over a measurement range of 50 mA to 63 A and a base current of 10 A

Bidirectional Metering

Emporia Vue Utility Connect

Yes

Catalog note

Solar and net metering

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor

Yes

Manufacturer source

Bidirectional measurement is specified.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →

Source section: SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model: NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Bidirectional measurement reports consumption and production separately, which is what makes solar self-consumption and export readable | Zigbee2MQTT exposes the consumed total as energy and the production side as produced_energy for this exact model

Branch Ct Rating

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Not applicable / unspecified
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Not applicable / unspecified

Included Ct Sensors

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note
No current transformers, it reads the meter wirelessly
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note
Inline measurement through the module's own terminals, with no current transformer involved

Main Ct Rating

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Not applicable / unspecified
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note
Rated up to 63 A directly on the circuit, without a current transformer

Monitored Circuits

Emporia Vue Utility Connect

Catalog note

Whole-house totals from the utility meter, no per-circuit detail

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor

Manufacturer source

The meter monitors one circuit.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →

Source section: SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model: NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

One 1P+N circuit: the line is wired through the meter's own terminals and the neutral passes alongside, so it meters a single circuit up to 63 A

Power Factor

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: Yes
Catalog note
Reports voltage, current, active power, apparent power, power factor and AC frequency alongside the energy totals | Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_factor, power_apparent and ac_frequency for this exact model

Split Phase

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No
Catalog note
Rated 110-240 V AC 50/60 Hz as a 1P+N single-phase meter, so a 120/240 V North American split-phase service with two hot legs is out of scope

Three Phase

Emporia Vue Utility Connect: Yes
Catalog note
Light commercial 3-phase service
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor: No

Specifications for Emporia Vue Utility Connect versus NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Specification	Emporia Vue Utility Connect	NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	Yes Catalog note 802.11 b/g/n	No Catalog note The 2.4 GHz radio is Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), not Wi-Fi
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	No	No
Ethernet	No	No
Other	No	No
Thread	No	No
Z Wave	No	No
Zigbee	Yes Catalog note Zigbee HAN link to the utility meter, not to a home Zigbee network	Zigbee Hub required Catalog note Zigbee 3.0 certified, 2.4 GHz, maximum radio power +10 dBm, so it joins an existing Zigbee network and needs a compatible coordinator or gateway \| NodOn lists Home Assistant, SmartThings, Jeedom and Zigbee2MQTT as compatible gateways for this model
Data Monitoring
Data Export	Yes	No Catalog note Not a native NodOn feature. Exporting the readings is a function of the home automation platform.
Data History	Unlimited Catalog note 1 second data 3 hours, 1 minute data 7 days, 1 hour data indefinitely	Not applicable / unspecified Catalog note The meter keeps no history of its own beyond its cumulative energy registers, and NodOn ships no app: retention is whatever the host gateway or Home Assistant keeps
Energy Cost Tracking	Yes	No Catalog note Not a native NodOn feature. Any cost figure is calculated by the home automation platform from the readings.
Real Time Updates	1 s	Yes Catalog note NodOn advertises real-time monitoring of voltage, current, power and energy but publishes no reporting interval for this model
Time Of Use Rates	Yes	No Catalog note Not a native NodOn feature. Time-of-use pricing is a function of the home automation platform.
Usage Alerts	Yes	No Catalog note Not a native NodOn feature. Usage alerts are built in the home automation platform from the readings.
Features
Automations	No	Yes Catalog note Through the compatible Zigbee gateway or Home Assistant, not on the device itself
Load Management	No Catalog note Emporia states peak demand, load management and solar-only charging are not supported on this model	Yes Catalog note NodOn lists load shedding on overconsumption among the meter's uses, driven by its readings \| The switching itself is done by the compatible gateway or home automation system, not by the meter, which has no relay
Relay Output	No	No Catalog note No switching output: the meter measures only and has no relay to cut a load
Installation
Breaker Panel Install	No Catalog note Plugs into an outlet near the meter, no electrician needed	Yes Catalog note Installed in-line inside the electrical panel on an existing circuit, next to the upstream protection device
Din Rail Mount	No	Yes Catalog note One 17.8 mm wide DIN module that clips onto the standard 35 mm rail inside the switchboard
Power Supply	Plug-in adapter	Mains (110-240 V)
Smart Meter Port	Yes Catalog note Zigbee HAN device that reads the utility's AMI smart meter, only in supported markets	No
Integrations
Alexa	Yes	No Catalog note Not compatible with Amazon Alexa.
Apple Home	No	No Catalog note Not compatible with Apple Home.
Google Home	Yes	No Catalog note Not compatible with Google Home.
Home Assistant	Yes Catalog note Community Emporia Vue integration for Home Assistant (HACS), which covers the Vue monitors and the Utility Connect	Yes Catalog note Zigbee2MQTT supports this exact model, the SEM-4-1-00, and exposes power, voltage, current, AC frequency, power factor, apparent power and both consumed and produced energy \| NodOn also lists Home Assistant among the compatible gateways for this model \| Works with Home Assistant through ZHA and through Zigbee2MQTT.
Matter	No	No Catalog note The radio is Zigbee 3.0 only, with no Matter certification or Matter path documented for this model
SmartThings	No	Yes Catalog note NodOn lists SmartThings among the compatible gateways for this model, so it pairs with a SmartThings hub as a standard Zigbee 3.0 device
Local Control
Local Api	No	No Catalog note A Zigbee end device with no IP stack and no documented serial interface, so there is nothing on the module itself to call directly; the data path belongs to whichever gateway hosts it
Local Web Interface	No	No Catalog note Nothing runs on the module itself: it is paired and configured from the Zigbee gateway, and it has only a status LED and a reset/pairing button
Mqtt	No	No Catalog note No native MQTT, though Zigbee2MQTT republishes the readings
Metering
Accuracy	Not applicable / unspecified Catalog note Reads the utility's own AMI meter, so accuracy is the meter's	±1% Manufacturer source The stated energy-measurement tolerance is one percent. NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page → Source section SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data Model NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note Class 1.0 to IEC 61557-12, stated as a 1% tolerance, over a measurement range of 50 mA to 63 A and a base current of 10 A
Bidirectional Metering	Yes Catalog note Solar and net metering	Yes Manufacturer source Bidirectional measurement is specified. NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page → Source section SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data Model NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note Bidirectional measurement reports consumption and production separately, which is what makes solar self-consumption and export readable \| Zigbee2MQTT exposes the consumed total as energy and the production side as produced_energy for this exact model
Branch Ct Rating	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Included Ct Sensors	Not applicable / unspecified Catalog note No current transformers, it reads the meter wirelessly	Not applicable / unspecified Catalog note Inline measurement through the module's own terminals, with no current transformer involved
Main Ct Rating	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified Catalog note Rated up to 63 A directly on the circuit, without a current transformer
Monitored Circuits	1 Catalog note Whole-house totals from the utility meter, no per-circuit detail	1 Manufacturer source The meter monitors one circuit. NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page → Source section SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data Model NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note One 1P+N circuit: the line is wired through the meter's own terminals and the neutral passes alongside, so it meters a single circuit up to 63 A
Power Factor	No	Yes Catalog note Reports voltage, current, active power, apparent power, power factor and AC frequency alongside the energy totals \| Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_factor, power_apparent and ac_frequency for this exact model
Split Phase	Yes	No Catalog note Rated 110-240 V AC 50/60 Hz as a 1P+N single-phase meter, so a 120/240 V North American split-phase service with two hot legs is out of scope
Three Phase	Yes Catalog note Light commercial 3-phase service	No

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