Reminder: Live Town Hall webinar on campground pedestal metering
Join me and Tony Barthel from Stressless Camping next Thursday, Jan 11 at 7:00pm EST
Everyone,
Last month I ran a survey on the topic of campgrounds metering electric power. As RV trailers and motorhomes increase their power usage due to high energy appliances and more air conditioners, campgrounds are struggling to provide clean and stable power to everyone. And EV charging is becoming a real challenge at some campgrounds. Is pedestal metering a way to deal with this, or are there other solutions?
Here’s the survey results
Tony Barthel and I will webcast a consumer Town Hall to discuss pros and cons of campground metering
I’ll be moderating a live Town Hall webcast with RV owners to discuss campground metering and EV charging issues along with with Stressless Camping’s Tony Barthel. The live event will be held Thursday, Jan 11, starting at 7 p.m. EST.
You can sign up for a Notification and watch the YouTube Live Webcast HERE
This will be covered by Woodall’s and RVbusiness
Mike Sokol recently stirred up a bit of controversy when he asked, “Should RV parks meter pedestal power?”
Sokol raised the question in an email to thousands of subscribers, and as he put it, “I was blown away by both the number of responses and the passion.”
Read more about it on Woodall’s Magazine HERE.
You should attend my Town Hall webinar next Thursday and become part of the discussion.
Mike, I have to point out, that the issue of fair usage/payment for usage, as asked in the survey, really has nothing to do with the issue initially stated: ie that campgrounds are fighting to keep up with the overall electricity useage. Meters would allow individual users to pay more or less for their specific useage, but that only pays for the electricity itself. My understanding is that campgrounds are not allowed by law in most states from adding on to the charge for power, but have to just pass it through. So now, not only has no money come in to pay for the upgrades to their power distribution system, but you have the added cost of the meters themselves, as well as staff time for administration of the power charges.
I would separate this issue into 3 things:
1. Is it worth the cost of metering to differentiate between roughly (in my best guess as a high user in a fully electric RV with 3 A/C-HP units and using an average of $5 per day) $0 and $5?
2. Should there be an additional charge for charging electric vehicles which as I understand things could use ~$15 in electricity?
3. How should the campgrounds fund upgrading their power distribution systems?