Power Theft Spurs Demand for Smart Meters at Brazilian Utilities
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Reading electricity meters isn’t typically a dangerous profession -- unless you happen to be employed by AES Eletropaulo.
Robson Dourado said residents of Sao Paulo’s Morro do Indio slum watch him warily as he makes his rounds, worried he’ll detect rogue wires siphoning away power illegally. Some co-workers have lost teeth in encounters with angry customers.