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AlphaESS SMILE5-INV

Energy · And More

Partly worksCloud

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Alpha ESS.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Alpha ESSPartly works CloudLocal fallback not working when cloud API is unreachable
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Can confirm similar behavior experienced: Cloud API error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable Error: when calling https://openapi.alphaess.com/api/getOneDayPowerBySn?sysSn=AL70110250xxxxx&queryDate=2026-05-20 Cannot connect to host openapi.alphaess.com:443 ssl:default [Timeout while contacting DNS servers] Error: Cannot connect to host openapi.alphaess.com:443 ssl:default [Timeout while contacting DNS servers] when calling https://openapi.alphaess.com/api/getEvChargerConfigList?sysSn=AL70110250xxxxxx Error: Cannot connect to host openapi.alphaess.com:443 ssl:default [Timeout while contacting …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #248 · 2026-04

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandAlphaESS
ModelSMILE5-INV
CategoryEnergy