Matter energy meter on Home Assistant
For energy meters, Home Assistant supports pairing, control and automation triggers. It does not support automation actions. Our confidence in this answer is Med.
At a glance
| Answer | Home Assistant |
|---|---|
| Pairing | Y |
| Control | Y |
| Starts an automation | Y |
| Controlled by an automation | N |
| Confidence | Med |
| Matter spec | 1.3+ |
What this means
All four answers are confirmed for this device type on this platform. Individual products can still implement less than the device type — check the product notes before you buy.
Requirements
Hub requirement: Home Assistant Matter Server (HA OS recommended). Thread border router for Thread devices.
Matter spec: 1.3+.
Confidence
The evidence is a mix of official platform documentation and product- or community-level reports; some answers rest on documentation alone.
Sources
- home-assistant.io · official · 2026-10-18
- home-assistant.io · official · 2026-10-18
- chrissmart.de · test · 2026-10-18
- analisisgadgets.com · test · 2026-10-18
- raw.githubusercontent.com · official · 2026-10-16
Frequently asked questions
Does a Matter energy meter work with Home Assistant?
Home Assistant pairs a Matter energy meter, though what you can do with the readings varies and it is never an automation action. Med confidence, checked 2026-10-22. Home Assistant can control a Matter energy meter from its app, including energy and power readings (Med, checked 2026-10-22).
Can Home Assistant automate on a Matter energy meter?
Yes — a Matter energy meter crossing an energy threshold can start a Home Assistant automation. As an action, Home Assistant cannot use a Matter energy meter in an automation (Med, checked 2026-10-22).
What do I need to add a Matter energy meter to Home Assistant?
Home Assistant needs a Matter controller before a Matter energy meter will report.
Next steps
- All Home Assistant answers for energy meters, side by side — the full energy meter matrix across every platform.
- Compare Home Assistant with another platform — pairing, control, triggers and actions in one table.
- Check whether your setup will work — answer a few questions and get a verdict with caveats.
- Matter products of this type — tested products with their own notes and sources.
- Matter on Home Assistant: every device type
- Energy meter support guide
- All platforms compared
- How to check Matter certification
- Matter firmware updates on each platform
- How we check — evidence rules, confidence ratings and how often we re-check.
Other platforms for energy meters
- Apple Home — supports partial pairing and partial control Med
- Google Home — supports pairing Med
- Amazon Alexa — no confirmed support Med
- SmartThings — supports pairing, partial control and partial automation triggers Med
- Homey — supports partial pairing and partial control Med
- Hubitat — no confirmed support Med