Re: Dirty servers + clean shelves, oink oink
"...police say "enquiries with Western Power revealed the electric supply had been bypassed and thousands of pounds worth had been stolen to power the ‘mine’."
As if there was no physical evidence of bypass and they had to ask Western Power for their opinion."
Individual police officers may well have seen evidence of abstraction but obviously, the police are going to ask the utility concerned to provide a definitive and expert statement.
"Any losses would be estimated at best no? Odd."
If the meters have been bypassed, it would seem entirely normal to estimate the amount of electricity abstracted, based on the usage of the equipment removed. There's nothing odd about that - how would you think they would find out how much has been stolen?
The utility will get to charge for the abstracted electricity at the "out of contract rates".
Biting the hand that feeds IT
