Eve
Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug
- Works with HA
- Local control
- Thread
- Matter
- Bluetooth
Prices verified September 2026
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The premium pick: officially Works with Home Assistant certified (Eve joined the programme in April 2025), connecting via Matter-over-Thread with energy monitoring, 100% local control and no cloud account at all. At £39.95 it's roughly seven times IKEA's GRILLPLATS (£6, also Matter-over-Thread) and three times SONOFF's Zigbee S60ZBTPG or TP-Link's Tapo P110 — you're paying for the WWHA certification and Eve's own energy cluster, built with HA's developers, avoiding the stuck-at-zero cumulative-energy bug on cheaper Matter plugs. It's compact (72 x 72 x 71mm) though Eve doesn't publish a standby-power figure. You'll need a Thread border router (ZBT-1/SkyConnect, Apple TV or HomePod); each plug also strengthens the mesh.
What can Home Assistant control on the Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Power | Sensor (W) | Live active power draw; the entity to use for automations since it updates promptly and isn't affected by the diagnostic-category issue. |
| Energy | Sensor (kWh) | Total cumulative consumption; reports correctly but must be manually added to the Energy dashboard since HA classifies it as diagnostic, not a regular sensor. |
| Switch | Switch | On/off control of the plug's relay, fully local over Matter with no cloud round-trip. |
| Voltage / current | Sensor | Instantaneous mains voltage and current draw, exposed alongside power for load diagnostics. |
| Thread role | Diagnostic | Reports as a routing device in Thread network info, confirming it actively relays mesh traffic. |
Eve built its own Matter energy cluster in direct cooperation with Home Assistant's developers, and the payoff is real: no reports of the stuck-at-zero cumulative energy bug seen on other Matter energy plugs. The catch is entity placement, not accuracy — HA currently files Eve's power/energy sensors under the diagnostic category rather than a regular sensor, so they're excluded from the Energy dashboard's default device picker until added manually. Thread diagnostics confirm the plug genuinely operates as a routing device, meaningfully strengthening mesh coverage for nearby battery Thread sensors, though it won't show up in HA's Thread panel as a router the way a border router does. Because its live power reading is dependable, a solid automation is appliance-cycle detection: fire a notification when power stays above a threshold then drops for two minutes, flagging when a washing machine or dishwasher plugged into it finishes its cycle.
Specs
| max load | 13A / 2900W |
|---|---|
| plug type | BS1363 Type G |
| dimensions mm | 72 x 72 x 71 |
| standby power | Not published by Eve |
| thread router | true |
| energy monitoring | true |
| requires thread border router | true |
How does the Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug (this product) | £39.95 | Thread, Matter, Bluetooth | Yes | Works with HA |
| Aqara Power Plug H2 UK (RGB) | £32.99 | Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Bluetooth | Yes | Works with HA |
| Aqara Wall Outlet H2 UK | £67.99 | Matter, Thread, Zigbee | Yes | Native |
| Fibaro Wall Plug UK (FGWPG-111) | £41.61 | Z-Wave | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug is controlled locally in Home Assistant through a certified "Works with Home Assistant" integration (matter), so it keeps working if your internet connection or the Eve cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug use, and do I need a hub?
- The Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug uses Thread and Matter and Bluetooth. To pair it with Home Assistant you need a Thread border router (Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1, Apple TV 4K or a HomePod mini all work); or a Thread border router if it is Matter-over-Thread, or just your Wi-Fi network if it is Matter-over-Wi-Fi; or a Bluetooth adapter on your Home Assistant host or an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy. Eve's own hub is not required when you integrate through a certified "Works with Home Assistant" integration (matter).
- How much does the Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug is £39.95 at Amazon UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.