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We provide the complete solution to retrieve smart meter data, enabling you to focus on what matters most: turning data into actionable insights.

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Glow Agent Portal

Automatic, on-site verification and consent for rapid energy consumer onboarding

Our latest tool integrates seamlessly with your site visits, enabling the easiest onboarding journey yet.

Benefits of Glow

We've done the heavy lifting to offer you multiple ways to implement our service into your organisations, capture verification and consent and securely access data for your users.

Smart meter data retrieval

Access half hourly electricity and gas cost and consumption data, plus export data and the past 13 months of historical data via our APIs..

Optional integration

Use an existing Glow application to facilitate your users sign up journey, then invite them to share their data with you. Or, use our APIs to fully integrate our service into your own environment.

Real time data with Glow hardware

Purchase Glow CADs to access real time data via APIs or MQTT. Add Glow Temperature and Humidity Sensors for additional monitoring and to calculate a building fabric score.

Portal access

View data and account details for your users and deliver Tier 1 Customer Service with our Support Portal. Manage your own internal team and access API Documentation with our Development Portal.

Consumer consent and verification

The energy consumer must verify their right to grant consent to retrieve their data. Glow offers nine verification methods for domestic and non-domestic energy consumption.

Secure and compliant

Glow is powered by Hildebrand, a DCC Other User and ISO27001 certified, giving you confidence that you’re working with a secure, trusted provider.

Want to get started?

Three simple steps: create an account with us, set up your organisation and we’ll generate a contract. Once that’s in place, we’ll get you up and running.

Step 1
Register your organisation with Glow
Step 2
Onboard your customers
Step 3
Access energy data

Important Note

Smart meter data access in Great Britain is regulated and requires proper authorisation. You can only access data for properties where you have legal authority (as the bill payer or with explicit consent). Glow Data Service provides the tools to obtain consumer verification and consent so that you can analyse and visualise authorised data.

Who is using Glow Data Service?

Smart meter data underpins use cases across a variety of industries. Whether you are conducting retrofit work, running a research project or supporting your residents, Glow Data Service provides you with the tools you need to access accurate, reliable data.

Read our case studies

See how some organisations are using Glow to enrich their offerings with smart meter data:

Energy Systems Catapult

Energy Systems Catapult

Data sparks a new era of energy innovation

Built a Living Lab community of 4,000+ households to test clean energy innovations using our scalable data management system.

Carbon Co-op

Carbon Co-op

Using Glow's API data access to power Power Shaper

Power Shaper's smart meter platform gives their customers energy use and carbon impact monitoring and the ability to participate in Demand Flexibility events.

Choose the right plan for your business

Pricing options that scale as you grow.

Most Popular
Core
Perfect for small and medium enterprises
£595per month
  • Charged monthly per MPxN, with a minimum charge of £595 per month
  • Access to Glow Support and Development Portals
  • Organisational API access
  • Use Glow applications or your own front-end for energy consumer onboarding
  • Glow hardware optional for real-time data
  • Up to 5 applications to manage to your customers
  • Email support from Glow
  • Multi-user team access
  • 3 month minimum term
  • Monthly usage reports
  • Billed quarterly
Enterprise
Advanced features for large organisations
£2,600per month + per MPxN
  • For high volumes of homes, charged per MPxN with a monthly operations fee
  • Access to Glow Support and Development Portals
  • Organisational API access
  • Use Glow applications or your own front-end for energy consumer onboarding
  • Glow hardware optional for real-time data
  • Priority email support from Glow
  • Multi-user team access
  • Custom dashboards and reporting
  • 1 year minimum contract length
  • Billed quarterly
Dedicated
Tailored solutions for specific needs
Contact usfor pricing
  • Everything in Enterprise
  • Custom Glow Portal integrations
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Custom SLA agreements
  • Bespoke analytics solutions
  • Billed quarterly
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