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utility loss analytics

Find energy, gas and water losses, and recover the revenue

We build balances from source to customer, rank the areas and accounts where losses concentrate, and give field and revenue teams a prioritised list with the evidence for each case.
Pilot
10–16 weeks
Starts with
A diagnostic, typically 1–3 weeks
Measured against
Your own agreed baseline

The problem

Does this sound familiar?

This is the situation the solution is designed for. If it matches yours, a short diagnostic will show how large the opportunity is in your operation.

Who it is for

Power distribution companies, gas utilities and water operators. It works with AMI and AMR data where you have it, and with billing and network data where you do not.

A typical situation

Our losses are well above the regulator's target, and every percentage point is revenue we cannot bill. We know some feeders, regions or districts are worse than others, but inspection teams still work from complaints and old lists. Meter data, billing and the network model sit in different systems, and nobody can tell us which inspections will actually recover money.

A composite description of a common situation, not a quote from any organisation.

Outcomes

What Utility Loss & Revenue Assurance can improve

Indicative ranges, validated in your pilot. These figures come from comparable industry programmes, not from TashIT projects. Your pilot sets a baseline with you and measures the actual change.

  • Indicative

    Power distribution losses

    Typically 1-3 percentage points lower in targeted feeders over 12–24 months

    Basis: Feeder and transformer energy-balance programmes combined with targeted field action. Depends on the baseline loss level, metering coverage and enforcement capacity.

  • Indicative

    Unaccounted-for gas

    Typically 0.3-1 percentage point lower in targeted regions

    Basis: Town border station and network balance analytics with meter-error and theft focus. Depends on measurement quality at source, network age and enforcement.

  • Indicative

    Non-revenue water

    Typically 5-15% less non-revenue water in metered districts

    Basis: District metered area programmes with leak detection and pressure management. Depends on network condition and how quickly leaks are repaired.

  • Indicative

    Inspection hit rate

    Typically 2-4 times more confirmed cases per inspection

    Basis: Analytics-ranked inspection lists compared with complaint-driven or random inspection. Depends on how inspection lists are produced today.

From data to decision

How utility loss analytics works

Each step builds on the systems you already run. Nothing is switched to automatic control until your team has seen it work.
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  1. Step 1: Connect network, meter and billing data

    We bring together the customer-to-network mapping from billing, GIS and asset records, AMI or AMR interval data, feeder and transformer meters, and town border station or bulk-flow meters.

  2. Step 2: Build the balance

    Energy, gas or water balance per feeder, transformer, regulating station or district metered area, by period. Missing or wrong customer-to-network links are flagged for correction, because a balance is only as good as that mapping.

  3. Step 3: Detect anomalies and rank hotspots

    Models flag sudden consumption drops, tamper events, meter faults, flat or zero reads, unusual load profiles and balance gaps. Areas and accounts are ranked by estimated recoverable value.

  4. Step 4: Score for recovery and dispatch field work

    Each case gets a recovery score and an evidence pack. Inspection lists reach field teams through a mobile app or your work-management system, and results come back to improve the models.

  5. Step 5: Report against targets

    Loss trends by area are tracked against regulatory and internal targets, and recovered revenue is followed from inspection to bill to collection.

Data and integration

What we need, and what it connects to

Most of this data already exists in your systems. The diagnostic confirms what is usable before the pilot starts.

Data we need

  • Customer master and 24–36 months of billing history
  • Network connectivity: customer to transformer, feeder and grid station, or customer to district and source
  • Feeder, transformer, town border station or bulk-meter readings
  • AMI or AMR interval data and meter event logs, where available
  • Past inspection results, confirmed theft cases and meter replacement records
  • GIS layers for the network and service areas, if available

Integrates with

  • Billing and customer information systems
  • Meter data management systems and AMI or AMR head-end systems
  • SCADA and distribution management systems
  • GIS platforms such as Esri ArcGIS and QGIS
  • Work-order and field-force management systems
  • Existing data warehouses and BI tools

How the pilot works

Piloting utility loss analytics

A paid pilot on a defined scope, with success measures you sign off before work starts.

Duration

10–16 weeks

Scope

A defined area: typically 10-20 power feeders, one gas region or group of town border stations, or a set of district metered areas. The balance is built, hotspots are ranked and at least one cycle of field inspections is completed with your teams.

Success measures

Agreed in writing before work starts, with targets set against your baseline.

  • Balance coverage: share of customers correctly mapped to the network
  • Inspection hit rate on ranked lists compared with your current method
  • Value of losses confirmed and revenue assessed from pilot inspections
  • Measured loss trend in pilot areas against a comparable control area

The pilot follows a short diagnostic and ends with a written results review. Scaling up is a separate decision, made on the measured results. How our engagements work

  • Solution blueprint

    Feeder-level loss analytics

    An energy-balance model that compares energy sent to each feeder and transformer with energy billed, then ranks loss hotspots so field teams go where recovery is most likely.

    Status: Reference architecture and pilot plan, available for a paid proof of concept. Reference material, not a client project.

    See the solution blueprint

Keep exploring

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FAQs

Questions about utility loss analytics

Something else to ask?

Email your question with a little about your site and systems, and we will reply in plain language.

info@tashit.com
Do we need smart meters (AMI) first?

No. AMI data makes detection faster and more precise, but balance analytics can start with billing data and feeder, transformer or bulk-meter readings. The pilot also shows where additional metering would pay for itself.

How do you handle sensitive customer data?

Data stays in your environment or in a cloud region you approve. Access is role-based and logged, personal data is minimised in analysis datasets, and nothing is shared outside the project team. Data handling is agreed in writing before any data is transferred.

Will this help with regulatory loss reporting?

Yes. The balances and loss trends can feed the reports you prepare for the regulator, with the method documented. The figures you submit remain your responsibility; we make them traceable and repeatable.

Ready to scope a pilot?

Tell us about your site or process and the data you already have. We will reply with a diagnostic plan, the measures we would propose for a pilot and an honest view of feasibility.