It's the other way around. If you try to run a grow-op while normally connected to the grid, the electric utility will report your well-above-average usage to

It's the other way around. If you try to run a grow-op while normally connected to the grid, the electric utility will report your well-above-average usage to the police immediately, who will come and visit immediately. Thus grow-ops are basically forced to find a way to connect to the grid in an unmetered, illegal fashion to avoid being reported.