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It's not about paying your bill, It's when you bill is a lot more expensive then what a normal house should be pushing out, then you get red flagged and they will
let the police know that something is going on...
2 get rid of this problem???
Buy a generator!
DO NOT TRUST POWER COMPANIES
From Epcor, BC Hydro, etc, they all use Digital Recording Ammeters (DRA) that easilly clamp over the Primary feeding the can (14.4KV or 7.2KV), or after the transformer has stepped down to 240V. They will place the DRA for a period of 5 to 7 days and record every flucuation in amperage, every minute taking a reading. It's simple math, if they read 2A @ 14.4KV = 28.8KW. They will send info to the police and you will be investigated. You need to be aware of the location of your service. Video surveillance and driveway alarms are your best option. If you would like to know more, send me a PM. The power companies sometimes use 2-way radios instead of cellphones, so a decent radio scanner will also help.
Best Regards
Olyver
It's my experience the electric companies are way more concerned about people by-passing meters (not paying for electricity). People normally by-pass to eliminate high use detection. They regulary monitor neighborhoods to make sure what they are delivering to an area is being legally used and accounted for. So, for an example, they will add up the usage for 10-25 houses and see if that agrees with that they are delivering to that area. This detects if anyone is by-passing their meters. If that's the case, an investigation is started........
About the only place I can believe that would happen would be communist China. MAYBE in the now defunct USSR, but CERTAINLY not here in the US or Canada where we still pay lip service to personal liberties and freedoms. Beleiev me, the Cops know we worry about that as much as FLIR
The Power Companies are under NO legal requirement to report ANY usage patterns, much less the tell-tale 24/7 and 12/12 patterns. The Power Company itself will not turn to the cops with that info. At least not yet here in Amerika anyway. That will not stop some broke-dick scumbag employee from noticing and turning you in, hoping for that $1000 crimebusters reward. Motel clerks do that all the time. They have all your info, and get online looking for fugitive warrants on any guests. Scum.
Now you go by-passing your meter and steal power, or rack up a large bill and don't pay it you're gonna have issues with them.
Lets put this into perspective, An over the counter "general use" (Non-Media Center or Gaming) computer will have AT LEAST a 600w power supply, with the option of getting a 750 or 800w. Who's to say you don't have 20 computers or a large server in your house? You do not have to justify WHY you have 20 computers, just tell them that you have them if you are ever asked about your spike. Tell them you run a private ISP service/Co-op for you, your friends and family, and your server draws a shitload of current. To get a warrant to prove otherwise, they'll have to have something more damning than your power bill. Remember, they still have to prove that you don't have what you say you have. If they can't, they gotta go home and pout. But if you are already on their radar, they ("they" being cops) WILL most certainly be back.
Three words. GET A GENERATOR. You would need a 50-60k generator to run that much juice. A generator will only reliably run at 80% of capacity. You run that much juice on the grid, your days are numbered, sorry to be a party pooper. :(
BC Hydro cooperates with LEO and even trains the meter readers to watch for suspicious activity. Believing the power companies won't rat you out is insane. I've seen several cases where the meter reader provided information, it was all in the ITO for the warrant. Depending on your location maybe, but like what was mentioned earlier, TRUST NO ONE. There's been times where hydro employees have told rippers about a suspected grow.
Best Regards
Olyver
thank god for these forums where we can get our egos stroked with relative anonymity.
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