From b4f7a42306c78b91c91e510c7c09d46eef904790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lars Gellrich <lgellrich@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2026 19:52:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] AlphaESS: add returnEnergy support (#30568)

---
 templates/definition/meter/alpha-ess-smile.yaml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/templates/definition/meter/alpha-ess-smile.yaml b/templates/definition/meter/alpha-ess-smile.yaml
index 01350deaf..c5c7b5e4b 100644
--- a/templates/definition/meter/alpha-ess-smile.yaml
+++ b/templates/definition/meter/alpha-ess-smile.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ render: |
     {{- include "modbus" . | indent 2 }}
     register:
       address: 18 # 0x12 Total energy consumed from grid (Grid)
-      # 0x10 (address 16) Total energy feed to grid (Grid) - for future grid energy import/export split
+      type: holding
+      decode: uint32
+    scale: 0.01
+  returnenergy:
+    source: modbus
+    {{- include "modbus" . | indent 2 }}
+    register:
+      address: 16 # 0x10 Total energy feed to grid (Grid)
       type: holding
       decode: uint32
     scale: 0.01
@@ -133,6 +140,14 @@ render: |
       type: holding
       decode: uint32
     scale: 0.1
+  returnenergy:
+    source: modbus
+    {{- include "modbus" . | indent 2 }}
+    register:
+      address: 288 # 0x120 Battery charge energy
+      type: holding
+      decode: uint32
+    scale: 0.1
   soc:
     source: modbus
     {{- include "modbus" . | indent 2 }}