How AI Can Reduce Electricity Theft Since renewable energy is more economically feasible, this has led to self-generation, with solar panels or wind turbines on the roof of our home. We hope that such installations will reduce our energy bills while helping the planet and everything at the same time. If we cannot save the electricity generated, then it will fall and power theft is a surprisingly big thing. The Revenue Protection Association estimates that such theft costs 40 440 million a year in the UK alone. In Brazil, Electro bras claims that 22% of its electricity is lost due to fraud and theft.
AI to the rescue In Brazil itself, a team of researchers from the University of Luxembourg tried to improve matters. The recently published