It was 2:00 AM. Rohan woke up to the sound of a beep-beep from his phone. The UGVCL app notification read: Your consumption is 4.5 kW (unusual for 2 AM). Suspected appliance left ON. Rohan tiptoed out of his bedroom. The geyser was on. Blazing. His roommate had forgotten to turn it off after a late-night shower. He switched it off, went back to bed, and saved ₹300 right there.

"Rohan," she said stiffly. "I was wrong. The power didn't trip because of you. In fact, Rameshbhai from UGVCL told me you reconnected remotely last night. He said your smart meter data helped them find a faulty transformer on our street. They fixed it at 6 AM."

His mother called back. "Beta, the power is back! How did you do that without going to the office?"

Rohan blinked. "The app told them that?"