Hildebrand Glow (DCC)
jonandel/ha-hildebrandglow-dcc · vv1.4.1
Home Assistant integration for UK SMETS (Smart) meters pulling data from the DCC via the Hildebrand Glow API
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) |
What people report
Reads UK Hildebrand Glow smart meter data via cloud API; occasional API outages and mismatched usage figures reported.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hildebrand Glow smart meter (DCC) | Partly works Cloud | Request failures from API outages; usage sometimes differs from Bright appSaved copyI've had the integration running for a while but the figures that are shown in the Bright app don't match up correctly with what is displayed on home assistant. Attached are the pictures showing what I'm seeing in the bright app and also home assistant. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #82 · 2026-07 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Cloud polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,781 (0.25%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 64 |
| Latest version | v1.4.1 (2026-05-15) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @JonandEl |
| License | MIT |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
