IOT BASED REDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY THEFT

The Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a promising technology to address various challenges in different domains. One of the critical challenges in the power sector is the issue of electricity theft, which results in huge revenue losses for power utilities. To avoid such issues, the proposed system monitors the real-time electricity consumption of a household or commercial building using a current sensor and sends the data to a cloud- based IoT platform, ThingSpeak, using NodeMCU and WiFi. The platform analyzes the data and identifies any unusual electricity consumption patterns, which could be indicative of electricity theft. Keywords- IOT (Internet of Things), Electricity, EnergyMeter Coil, ESP8266, ThingSpeak.