Add power output in watts in UPS reporting

Feature Requests
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Problem/Justification
Currently UPS reporting shows UPS load as percentage which is nice but doesnt really tells us the actual power output in watts.

Impact
Adding power output in watts for example by using ups.realpower variable or by calculating it from ups.load. This would allow users to more easily understand how much electricity their UPS outputs and how much the connected devices consume.

User Story
User could easily see power output in watts in reporting section which would tell them how much electricity their connected devices consume.
Maybe then even widget with power output could be added to main page.
Docs: A.4. Variables

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The UPS cannot tell you that. It knows (hopefully) how much power it delivers to connected devices. But that is the output and not the consumption from the socket.

By definition you will need an external device to measure how much power the UPS draws.

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You are right. I will edit the post. Either way I think power output in watts would be nice.

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