A startup emerges to use wireless mesh and the cloud to fight energy theft
Utilities call energy theft -- like when an indoor marijuana farm taps directly into a high voltage line for its super bright lights -- a "non-technical loss" or a "commercial loss." It's a bizarrely mundane term to describe thefts which cost utilities billions of dollars in losses a year around the world. For example, Canadian utility BC Hydro has estimated that it's losing a shocking $100 million each year from power theft.
Really interesting piece...I especially like the reference/allusion to marijuana farms. Nice touch.
