AI Non-Technical Loss Detection

The Problem

Detect and reduce non-technical losses at scale

Organizations face these key challenges:

1

Low inspection hit-rates and high false positives drive wasted truck rolls and investigator time

2

Data silos across AMI, CIS/billing, meter events, and network/feeder data delay detection and obscure root causes

3

Evolving theft tactics (bypass, magnetic tamper, meter programming, illegal reconnections) outpace static rules and manual heuristics

Impact When Solved

2–4x improvement in theft detection hit-rate by prioritizing highest-risk accounts and locations0.5–2.0 percentage point NTL reduction, translating to ~$0.6M–$12M+ annual revenue recovery depending on utility size and tariffs30–50% reduction in cost per confirmed case via fewer unnecessary site visits and better investigator productivity

The Shift

Before AI~85% Manual

Human Does

  • Review every case manually
  • Handle requests one by one
  • Make decisions on each item
  • Document and track progress

Automation

  • Basic routing only
With AI~75% Automated

Human Does

  • Review edge cases
  • Final approvals
  • Strategic oversight

AI Handles

  • Automate routine processing
  • Classify and route instantly
  • Analyze at scale
  • Operate 24/7

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