That's one thing I especially like about self hosting: You can do it at your own pace. But at the same time there are almost no limits. With today's technology you can do anything you want.
It helps me if depression hits because you can set your own goals and actually achieve them.
It is for me. The user manual states how much water and energy is used for each program. For the Auto program a range is given. The water consumption of the Eco program is almost identical to the worst value of the Auto program. I can measure the power consumption using a smart plug and I know that - at least for my dishes - the Auto program uses less energy than the Eco program.
I can only measure the electricity directly. For the water consumption I rely on the values provided by the user manual.
I am well aware that Eco is supposed to be - well - more economic and maybe eco-friendly, but everything I read and could measure about my specific model indicate the opposite.
My dishwasher automatically selects it's Eco program when powered on. The Eco program uses more water and more energy than the Auto program while also taking almost twice as long. So I have an automation that triggers when my dishwasher is powered on and then selects the Auto program for me - because pressing a button to change the program after loading the dishwasher would be too much to ask.
It's really easy to use. You assign it your smart plug and it's power consumption sensor (that's the only requirement). Then you can define thresholds when the automation should trigger and actions that should take place in these events. I send a notification to my phone when the program has finished so I know exactly when I need to go and collect my laundry.
You can have a look here: https://zigbee.blakadder.com/
This not the database mentioned here, but a community effort for several systems. HA database has to be better than this to be useful.
That's one thing I especially like about self hosting: You can do it at your own pace. But at the same time there are almost no limits. With today's technology you can do anything you want.
It helps me if depression hits because you can set your own goals and actually achieve them.