Hildebrand Glow (Bright App) - New HACS Integration for UK Smart Meters
Hi everyone! 
I’ve created a new Home Assistant integration for UK SMETS2 smart meters using the Hildebrand Glow / Bright app API. This is a fresh implementation designed to be simple and reliable.
Why Another Integration?
The existing integrations (HandyHat’s original, which is now abandoned, and the various forks) have become outdated and many users report issues. I wanted something that:
- Works reliably with the current Glowmarkt API
- Has simple UI-based configuration (no YAML)
- Includes built-in tariff calculations with standing charges
- Is easy to maintain going forward
Features
8 Sensors:
- Electricity Consumption (kWh) - daily total
- Gas Consumption (kWh) - daily total
- Electricity Cost from API (£)
- Gas Cost from API (£)
- Electricity Daily Cost (£) - includes your standing charge
- Gas Daily Cost (£) - includes your standing charge
- Electricity Standing Charge (£/day)
- Gas Standing Charge (£/day)
Easy Setup:
- Config flow (UI-based setup)
- Just enter your Bright app email/password
- Automatic resource discovery
Configurable Tariffs:
- Set your electricity rate (p/kWh)
- Set your gas rate (p/kWh)
- Set standing charges
- Update anytime via Options flow
Energy Dashboard Ready:
- Proper
state_class: total_increasingfor consumption sensors device_class: energyanddevice_class: monetaryset correctly
Requirements
- UK SMETS2 smart meter (or SMETS1 on DCC)
- Free Bright app account (iOS/Android) with your meter linked
- Home Assistant 2023.1.0 or newer
- HACS installed
Installation
HACS (Recommended)
- Open HACS → Integrations
- Click the three dots menu (⋮) → Custom repositories
- Add:
https://github.com/McDon22/hildebrand-glow-ha - Category: Integration
- Click Add
- Search for “Hildebrand Glow” and download
- Restart Home Assistant
- Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration → Search “Hildebrand Glow”
Manual
Copy the hildebrand_glow folder to your custom_components directory.
GitHub Repository
GitHub - McDon22/hildebrand-glow-ha
Screenshots
(I’ll add these once the Glowmarkt API data recovers - currently experiencing an upstream outage)
Known Limitations
- Data is delayed ~30 minutes (this is a Glowmarkt/DCC limitation, not the integration)
- Requires the free Bright app account - no hardware CAD device needed
- API tokens refresh automatically (7-day expiry)
Feedback Welcome!
This is my first published Home Assistant integration, so feedback and bug reports are very welcome. Please open issues on GitHub or reply here.
If you find it useful, a 
on GitHub would be appreciated!
