Is EHU metering a good investment?

Site electricity usage may already be known as my post to tinny explained that site meters read by site staff monthly give to EGH have several different readings 

Sorry thought I had posted separately not as replying 

You quoted my post and then said to GE "…as my post to tinny explained…". Therefore, it's a very good impression of a reply😂😂😂. No matter🤯

Sorry JVB I read your post as that calibration of meters was needed as they were giving different reading not that site staff already take readings.

Another view based primarily as a customer who has used the system David above relates.

It may not be possible to satisfy all the members without some sort of investment...however it's pretty easy to satisfy the 'We don't want EHU and want cheaper pitch prices' group of people AND the 'I'll pay whatever as I'm on holiday' group of people.

all that's needed is a non-EHU option on every pitch...simply plug in or not and charge as appropriate.

Of course this relies on trust and the 'deterrent' of the warden wandering over the site (surely something normally done) to ensure there's no misuse.

It won't satisfy everyone but (as Meatloaf suggested) 2 out of 3 ain't bad😉...and costs nothing.

Somewhere, either on this forum or elsewhere, there was a response from someone who is involved in campsites involving both statics and tourers.  They said that metering/cost of electricity was the biggest topic exercising the minds of site owners at present.  Not surprising, especially when you see some of the prices they are paying at easily three times the domestic rate.

Site owners will face the issue of either metering in some way (or having non-EHU pitches if appropriate) or putting up pitch prices to cover the costs.

It is clear from seeing details from some CLs that an increasing number are now metering in some way.  I have no knowledge of what CSs are doing, but they presumably have similar issues.

If quite a lot of commercial sites go down the metering/non EHU route and the Club doesnt but just includes the electricity price within its pitch price as now, then the Club's pitches will soon appear to be very expensive in comparison to other sites.

Obviously there are lots of imponderables in the original post that we cant answer, such as how the Club organises its electricity contracts, how many leases are to come for renewal in the next five years etc.

My understanding was that the Club IS going to do some trials, but I dont know how, when, where or what the main aim will be.

I know the Club have put new bollards in some of the refurbished sites - are those easier to put meters on? Maybe the Club is more prepared than we think!

This isnt an issue that is going to go away anytime soon and I cant see the long term issue being anything but metering, may be with an ehu/non ehu option in the interim.  I also dont think the time scale is a very long one.  My guess is that metering could be one of those snowballing things, starts slowly (as it already has) and quickly speeds up.  Probably the changeover will be limited by the availability of the necessary kit and staff to install.

I would hope that the Club is seriously investigating all the issues involved, and all the options, with some degree of urgency.  To be cynical for a moment, this isnt necessarily about members preferences etc, but more about the bottom line.  GE, in their original post, doesnt think there is a good business case, but maybe the bad business case is actually to do nothing.

I think I first came across a campsite with metered electricity fully 30 years ago - somewhere on the south side of the Brenner Pass - but some members still write as though it’s an incredible modern invention. That site could afford to instal tnem then, and CAMC one day will.

Ooh  it’s going to be such an exciting ride for some members as this Club eventually modernises. Hold tight. 

Can I froth up the muddy waters a bit by suggesting the The Caravan Club might well be able to fix their own price if they generate their own electricity.

Calor gas fuelled ICE generators the tanks are already installed 

This is what was said at the AGM in response to a question about providing more non EHU pitches:- 

"The Club is actively looking at options for introducing metering, with a view to being able to test and trial a simple operating solution on one or two sites in 2023. We do already have a small number of "eco pitches" across the network, but we recognise they are not currently widespread. Metering would help facilitate the option of non-electric pitches in the future.  In addition, the Club is introducing energy-saving technologies to sites as they are redeveloped and as part of the sustainability journey, we will be looking at additional ways to encourage the membership to be mindful of a responsible use of energy when on site."

David