Courts consideration problems of disputes associated with unauthorized energy consumption

The paper focuses on the problem of the process of revealing and collecting debts on non-contractual consumption of electric energy. This topic is debatable for a number of reasons, including in connection with the distribution of responsibilities for ensuring the proper technical condition of power grid facilities, which determines the duty of the consumer to ensure the safety of metering devices and seals, which is often difficult for the latter. Controversial is also the problem of calculating the debt for non-contractual consumption, since the amount of debt calculated by the formulas used for non-contractual consumption often far exceeds the amount of actual electricity consumption. In addition, the very process of drawing up an act on unaccounted consumption can often be a matter of debate. The article describes typical cases from the judicial practice, analyzes the reasons for the occurrence of these problems and the ways of their resolution