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Volta Energy monitors 1,200+ meters and runs billing, without anyone watching.

An autonomous agent that ingests hourly meter readings, flags consumption anomalies, runs the monthly billing cycle, and triggers invoicing, end-to-end, zero manual steps.

0
MISSED BILLING CYCLES
18h/wk
ADMIN TIME RECOVERED
13
DAYS TO PRODUCTION
/ THE SITUATION

A two-person ops team was manually managing data from over 1,200 meters every month.

Meter readings arrived daily from the grid operator. Staff downloaded CSVs, checked for missing reads, spotted obvious anomalies by eye, and then manually compiled monthly billing files. Billing errors caused customer disputes. Anomalies caught late meant costly correction cycles. The team was operating at capacity with no room to add new meters without hiring.

/ WHAT WAS BUILT

An autonomous agent that runs the entire meter-to-invoice cycle without human steps.

Data ingested daily. Anomalies flagged before they become billing errors. On billing day, the agent runs the full cycle and pushes validated invoices to the ERP. The ops team reviews exceptions, not every record.

01

Meter data pipeline connected

Hourly consumption readings from 1,200+ smart meters pulled into Postgres via the grid operator API. Missing reads flagged automatically and re-fetched before end-of-day.

02

Anomaly detection layer built

Statistical model identifies consumption spikes, drops, and flatlines at the meter level. Each anomaly tagged by severity, probable cause, and recommended action before it reaches an engineer.

03

Monthly billing agent deployed

On the first of each month, the agent aggregates consumption data, applies tariff logic, cross-checks against contract terms, and produces validated billing files, ready for the finance system.

04

Invoicing trigger wired

Validated billing files pushed to the ERP automatically. Invoices generated and dispatched to customers. Exceptions escalated to the billing team with the discrepancy clearly flagged.

/ RESULTS

Billing runs itself. The team handles exceptions, not data.

0

Missed billing cycles

Every monthly billing run completed on time since deployment. No manual intervention required to trigger it.

18h/wk

Admin time recovered

The two-person ops team reclaimed 18 hours per week previously spent on CSV handling, anomaly checks, and billing compilation.

1,200+

Meters monitored daily

Every meter checked every day. Anomalies surfaced to the ops team the same morning they occur, not at month-end.

13

Days to production

From kick-off to a live agent processing real meter data and running the billing cycle.

/ STACK

The smallest stack that solved the problem.

n8nPythonPostgresPower BI
/ YOUR SYSTEM

An agent that runs
your recurring process.

30-minute call. We'll map your highest-volume recurring workflow and scope the autonomous agent, free, no deck.