Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for electricity meters to detect electricity theft. An indication of electricity theft may be generated if after an occurrence of a first power outage, the meter detects received energy and if after the occurrence of a subsequent power outage, the meter...http://www.google.com/patents/US7106044?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7106044 - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for detecting residential electricity theft in firmware