I have been reading quite a lot about people here stealing, I'm sorry, "borrowing energy". It appears to be a widespread problem. As soon as cables are disconnected, they are back in place. The people doing this realize that there are never consequences. Word of mouth travels here like a brush fire, fast and furious. Why not set a mandatory jail sentence, for example a 1 year incarceration and see where that takes the problem. I realize that a lot of these people don't have the money but usually, when a push comes to a shove, the money needed can be raised. Something really needs to be done with the electric companies that are so so much in the red. Raising the cost of energy usage just addresses the tip of the problem and this will only be followed up with another and another and another. Only the honest people will suffer.