UK sites with metered electricity

Posted on 22/11/2021 20:04 by nelliethehooker

Note how a Cl owner had to upgrade to keep in business.

CS That is just one CL owner's way of looking at it, there are many other CLs out there that have not had to upgrade to remains in business, as we find plenty that are full or nearly so when we visit.

Posted on 22/11/2021 20:04 by nelliethehooker

Note how a Cl owner had to upgrade to keep in business.

CS That is just one CL owner's way of looking at it, there are many other CLs out there that have not had to upgrade to remains in business, as we find plenty that are full or nearly so when we visit.

Posted on 11/11/2021 12:39 by Cornersteady

But the main question is did that site have to install meters from scratch or did they convert existing EHU points? You appear to know the history?

The main point that people who advocate meters never answer is where will the money come from to convert a very rough low estimate of 10,000 current EHU on club sites. At what cost per pitch? £1 per pitch would be too low of course, £10? Still far too low I think but there's £100,000. £20... 

You can do the sums yourself. So the question is where will this money come from? The club can only get it back from higher pitch fees? And to ensure that maybe there would be no option to not have it? Or it could use it's reserves and then not do any refurbishments, more pitches or buy new sites?

So over to you?

Posted on 22/11/2021 13:13 by SteveL

I put this in the CL thread but it really belongs here:-

 

Posted on 22/11/2021 12:21 by Cornersteady

Did you read the implied costs there PD at all?

The installation costs look to be around £1K for a CL

I'm sure you do do the sum and work out the cost for all the club's 10,000 pitches? I get £2 million pounds.

even ignoring the opportunity to implement changes when sites are being upgraded/refurbished.

I think that is just a non starter, you can't have one site on meters, or part of a site on meters, and the rest not in my view?

 I think you will just have to accept that the club isn't going to install meters no matter how many times you post about it. 

I’m not particularly keen on the idea of meters, however if when a site was refurbished part or all of the meters were due for replacement anyway, the costs would be reduced. I would also expect some reduction for scale.

I also don’t see why one site couldn’t be metered, whilst the others continue as they are. Clearly there would be a price difference, as there are between different sites now. If we are going down the line of surface type booking, it would even be possible to do part of the site. You could either book a site with a meter or a standard EHU pitch. Again there would be a price difference.

Posted on 22/11/2021 20:52 by watto64

the club could stop spending money on glamping pods, lodges  or converting pitches to fully serviced to fund meters being installed.

 

Poole farm CL uses meters whereby anything  more than 15units/day over your stay is payable. 3 weeks in April added about £20 to the stay (generous use of the Alde heating) 3 weeks in September with no additional charge.

Posted on 22/11/2021 20:52 by watto64

the club could stop spending money on glamping pods, lodges  or converting pitches to fully serviced to fund meters being installed.

 

Poole farm CL uses meters whereby anything  more than 15units/day over your stay is payable. 3 weeks in April added about £20 to the stay (generous use of the Alde heating) 3 weeks in September with no additional charge.

Posted on 22/11/2021 21:03 by watto64

Maybe sites should have metered pitches for EV tow vehicles, seen a few this year with a sneaky power lead going under the caravan!!

Posted on 22/11/2021 21:04 by JVB66

Experiance freedom ,that Includes all types of accommodation that the caravan club ltd own including pods and lodges is a separate enterty to the touring side of the c&mc and self financing