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What I would like to know is how much of the pitch fee does a CL allow for electric use.

I personally would not faff with refillable gas.

Probably variable.

Not a faff for me as I refil the safefill bottle at a pump next door to the calor depot about 10 mins from home. Plus by the time I have waited to get served then waited for a new bottle to be brought to me at the calor depot I could have filled 3 10 kg bottles.
Calor depot won’t allow refilling. I wonder why?

Maybe 1 or 2 of the cl owners could give us a clue

Why do you need your know?

Is a CL owners expenditure and pricing not his own affair?

I would like to know because as the price of electric crops up regular it would be nice to know how much of the pitch pice is for Electric. As for pricing being his affair I would also think that it is also the customers affair. Or let’s put it another way if they meter the electric how much would the pitch fee reduce..

DT, don’t know if you have looked at the link in Ted’s opening post, but there is a bit about electricity and hook ups.............

Probably the most discussed issue for CL owners is the cost of providing Electric Hook Up (EHU) to members. Modern caravans now use electricity (rather than gas) for heating during colder spells. This fact, coupled with the assumption by some members that their pitch fee includes as much EHU as they like, can lead to spiralling costs for unwary CL owners.

An increasing number of CL owners are therefore either a) increasing their pitch fees for winter months by as much as £5/night or b) installing meters on each pitch so that they can ask for a reim bursement for electricity used. This has to be at cost (as per OFGEM regulations) as you are not al lowed to resell Electricity at a profit. As the popularity of electric cars increases (and the usage of awning heaters, washing machines and electric grills to name a few), CL owners are advised to keep a close eye on EHU usage and respond accordingly. EHU bollards must be tested by an electrician regularly and the results provided to the club.

This gives a bit of an insight, but given that there are just so many variables around each individual CL and it’s set up/ running costs, I doubt that anyone could give you a definitive answer, even if they chose to divulge their personal business plan.

I did read that. So if they don’t want to divulge what they charge to substantiate the excessive electric usage then maybe they are cheesed off that they are not making enough on the extra for electric that they charge.

I know, just off the top of my head, of a couple of CLs that have Glamping pods and another that has a Shepherd's Hut for hire.  There are also others with cottage type accommodation to rent.