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Average price. So that means it could be more or less then.

JK

We're a business customer, and have just started a contract with a new supplier. While it's true the price of kWh has risen, the real shocker is the increased daily standing charge.

And, bye the bye, when the new company realised we were a farm they raised the price. Farms, apparantley are a risk. Presumably at risk of not paying!

If DD's figures apply to the Club I make that about 50% more than I am paying at home so it would seem that around 50p per Kwh will be charged? I don't know how useful it is to compare average home consumption with that of a caravan or motorhome but it seems in April I used and average of 8/9 Kwh's per day and that doesn't include heating at home. If that sort of consumption was mirrored on a campsite we are looking at costs of £4/5 a night with the use of electric heating. The true test won't be established until any of us use a Club site with a metered supply, something for us all to look forward to

David

 

Hi everyone, 

The kWh charge to our members and guests will reflect the same costs that the Club is paying, with no additional charges other than VAT at 5%. The Club, as an organisation, does not benefit from any domestic energy pricing cap protections, and as such needs to secure its energy based on business rates. In general terms, these prices are agreed and contracted for periods of 6 months covering 1st April to 30th September and 1st October to 31st March.

Therefore, between 17th May 2023 & 30th September 2023 the kWh charge will be 42p and between 1st October 2023 & 31st March 2024 will be 44.1p (including VAT at 5%).

Thank you for revealing the information!

The £1 reduction in site fee for July is  therefore totally unrealistic. It is only just about going to pay for the fridge and charger. Most folk would heat some water and boil the odd kettle. The £2 for August is perhaps more realistic.

Thanks to Rowena for clarifying what the price will be, at least we know where we are now. Perhaps not as bad as we had imagined? It won't be long before we have some members reporting what their real world experience was.

David

It is not even going to do that Steve, especially if you have one of the larger fridge freezers.     Ours is not as big as some that are around these days, but, as we have a meter in the van, we know it uses almost 4kWh per 24 hours.  Even a £2 reduction is stingy!

Having used metered sites extensively abroad, we also know that unless we heat no water at all in the van (or use only gas to do so) adding in lights, kettle, toaster and water for 1 shower every second day will use an average of 6kWh per 24 hours.

Anyone who wants to use their own facilities on this site will be seriously disadvantaged financially.

It's likely, as previously suggested, that there will be increased usage of onsite facilities to mitigate the meter payments which will unfortunately push up running costs further. Reading through Wyatts Covert reviews a variety of people use this site, some are work based and I would imagine they won't want to pay extra if it can be avoided?

I agree with DK on his estimates but I think domestic fuel costs are predicted to lower by mid season.

Quick edit

I had forgotten it's optional I think? So will people take this up if there isn't a good incentive?