Thanks for sharing your project! What a smart idea
My electric meter is in the cellar and without wall outlet. A battery powered sensor would be perfect solution for this situation.
I hope have you have some pcb's available causeI like to build one. Please give me a PM?
1. Yes, it's the same IP
2. Dashboard > Switches >Edit your ESP switch > On Action: http://<IP>/control?cmd=GPIO,0,0. Off Action: http://<IP>/control?cmd=GPIO,0,1