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Hildebrand
Hildebrand Glow Display & CAD
HACS componentLocal control
- Zigbee
- Wi-Fi
Verified July 2026
The best way to get your UK SMETS smart meter into Home Assistant's energy dashboard — the CAD pairs directly with your meter for real-time readings and can publish to your own local MQTT broker. The free hildebrandglow_dcc HACS route works without hardware but lags about 30 minutes.
Specs
- data
- Real-time via local MQTT or Glow API
- plug type
- n/a (whole-home smart meter reader)
- meter support
- SMETS1 & SMETS2 via Zigbee HAN
- energy monitoring
- true
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