How to avoid energy losses

GST group of companies specializes on development and manufacture of security seals. And it`s purpose is to protect property and interests of people and companies all over the world. GST was started from a small family business and celebrated the 15th anniversary in September of this year. These 15 years passed in interesting work on creation of worthy alternative to lead seals. Thanks to new materials and technologies, to the analysis of world experience that led to the invention of essentially new devices which do not have analogs in the world. There were made discoveries that allowed our clients and partners to open new opportunities of control and preservation of energy resources. The company holds international patents for these developments. We make not simply security seals, we provide solutions that allow to minimize losses. The security seals with unique closing mechanisms can be such solution for example, or with unique design (color of the seal, type of marking, visual effects of the material like UV lightning), or it can be the indicator of magnetic field influence on the metering device. Long-term cooperation with the large power companies creates unique opportunities. Part of what we produce is a product of researches that are made together with these companies. Other items are our own unique developments that are successfully applied by our clients. Today our production is being supplied to different companies in 39 countries and well-known worldwide. Around the world, unfortunately, we face energy pilferage. Let us take a look on the reasons: 1. For savings in utility bill. 2. Power-intensive industries where the electricity bill plays a major role in the cost of production try to resort to illegal methods in order to maintain competitive rates and profitability preservation. 3. To avoid consequential other taxes (in some countries, in industries taxes such as excise, sales and income taxes are imposed on the basis of recorded electricity consumption). 4. Delay in releasing power connection, especially in underdeveloped countries. 5. For social and psychological reasons. Power theft is considered a "white collar" theft. Pleasure of being innovative is another reason. It is a challenge that would make the thieves feel smart if they are successful. Such people using innovative technologies promote a wide range of manipulation methods in broad masses. 6. Some people have differing opinions about laws. They break it as a sign of revolt and try to justify it as they feel they will not get caught. This may be from violating the traffic rules to committing crimes. 7. During festival seasons, especially for illumination works. 8. Hardware hackers may tamper anything for nothing. 9. In some countries most of the stolen electricity is used in cannabis and/or marijuana plantations. Falsifying the meter's seals is one of the oldest methods of stealing electricity. After opening the meter and altering its component parts or reducing the meter readings, the thieve must reseal the meter and do so with sufficient skill that the seal will not show obvious signs of tampering. Another problem is corrupt employees that can be, unfortunately, in the best position to assist in illegal activities. Concerning energy companies we know that there are commercial losses that are the easiest to be identified, but not so easiest to be eliminated. In relation to Commercial losses the optimal level is zero, i.e. the ideal is that all energy is actually delivered to customers billed correctly. However, there are reasons of not being so. Commercial losses of energy companies include: - metering fraud, - illegal connections, - meter calibration, etc. Because of such actions the power companies receive less profit every year. Paying less attention to the matter now means that commercial losses will grow and the income of the companies will fall considerably. Money spent on new technical systems of grid monitoring and other advanced equipment will be senseless without protecting metering devices. Ranking officers of energy companies who won`t take care of it in due time and won`t find effective and inexpensive solutions, risk in their workplace and perspective future. It is necessary to pay close attention to the tools and means of protection applied. The majority do not consider corruption of employees.The first efficient and simple tool is the metering device protection. The cost of 1% of commercial losses is incomparable to the cost of security seals that are capable to protect the energy supplier from unauthorized intervention in operation of metering devices. High-quality security seals having modern closing mechanisms won`t give the chance to the corrupted employees to make manipulations with the seals before installing it. Special examination will precisely define the fact of falsification or intervention. At the present time most energy companies pay more attention to the price of security seals and less attention to their reliability, efficiency and protection against preliminary preparation by the corrupted employee. We offer partnership which will help to keep trend of reducing commercial losses. It is made by different types of security seals applied and that are steady to the tampering from the side of subscribers and corrupted employees of energy companies. We achieve such level of cooperation by presenting technical novelties every 1,5 year to the clients. These novelties consider experience of close interaction with energy companies. Thanks to well adjusted feedback from the energy companies we have a constant information flow about methods and ways of tampering with the security seals. We use this information for continuous high-quality improvements of our products. We offer long-term effective cooperation in commercial losses reduction. Our aim is to create security seals that can reliably protect the property, interests of people and companies all over the world.