Track down electricity theft and tampered meters

Utilities detect electricity theft and meter tampering

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsFinding anomalies & fraudEnergy supply

Fits: Finance & accounting · Production, engineering & maintenance

Metering points with an unexplained drop in consumption or tampering alerts stand out without you having to check everywhere. Inspection visits go specifically to where a visit is worthwhile.

Is this for you?

  • You operate many metering points, and consumption values and meter events are available for several years.
  • There are losses in the grid that cannot be explained technically, or signs of tampering.
  • A field service team can check meters in a targeted way.
First step today

Put together a test table with made-up metering points modelled on your data: consumption previous year, current consumption, comparison group, meter event, known reason. Include typical harmless cases such as a new solar installation or a vacant property. Use the template below to check whether the rules separate suspicious cases from explained cases.

How to go about it

  1. Define what a suspicious metering point is
  2. Combine consumption, meter events and master data
  3. Set up inspection rules and a model
  4. Have suspicious cases checked by specialists
  5. Recalculate, repair or report
  6. Adjust rules based on inspection results

Templates to copy

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EV-08 · Legal status 08.10.2026