UK sites with metered electricity

Posted on 11/11/2021 12:07 by eurortraveller

That’s interesting PD. The Blossom Touring Park looks to be a site with over 100  pitches so shows that metering is not confined to CLs and small sites .And  as that site has been running meters for about ten years it might be one for the Club to talk to if they are ever inclined to experiment with meters on one of their own sites. 

Posted on 11/11/2021 12:20 by Cornersteady

I often wonder, and a serious question here, do people who advocate mertering do this for any other stay or it is just reserved for (club) caravan sites? 

Do they have the same views when staying at hotels, B&B, glamping cabins, cruse ships, holiday cottages?

I always stay all inclusive on further afield holidays and I never think that the table next to be is eating more than me, or having too many drinks at the pool bar, or I am somehow paying for other's people food, drink, heat...  

Posted on 11/11/2021 12:42 by Tammygirl

Good question.

Personally and its just my opinion. I would prefer to pay for what I use on campsites, we have used metered sites and it doesn't bother me, as long as I know before hand the charge per Kw and I see both the reading before and after my stay, the rest is then down to me.

If others are using heaters in the awning, cooking outside on electric or whatever they are doing its up to them, they are paying for it. 

Re: Hotels, B&B and Cruises then of course I would expect that to be included in the price of stay, mainly because I wouldn't be cooking or running additional heaters etc.

If I was to use a rented cottage or glamping accommodation then again metered wouldn't bother me, as long as I'm informed before finalising a booking.

I think when you have to pay for what you use it focuses the mind, isn't that the reason they are pushing for us all to get Smart meters. I believe with a smart meter you can see what you are using and where you can possibly make savings. 

Posted on 11/11/2021 12:53 by Cornersteady

Thanks for the reply 

While in a hotel though you wouldn't be perhaps be running extra heaters but you could then up the heat or AC... far more than next door?  

I have a smart meter but all it does is just send the data to the energy company. They did give me a display unit but I never even plugged it it. If I'm cold I turn the heat up, if I need to run a device then I'll run it. I'm not saying against anything about those that do and watch every KW, good for them, but not the way I want to live.

Posted on 11/11/2021 13:05 by

We have a smart meter but don't bother with switching on the display panel in the living room.  As already said there is more to life that counting KW hours and being one of those who would be actually paying for them on a campsite that's the reason I so dislike metered supply. If the site says €5 per day for EHU  its fine with me and I care not that I am probably only using €3.

Posted on 11/11/2021 13:01 by Tammygirl

I guess you are right you can turn up the heating/AC, for me its normally turning it down as I find these places far to hot and stuffy.

Maybe since Covid and the fresh air push, we might see hotels etc running heating at a more conservative setting. 

We don't have a smart meter they are not being fitted where we live  (I don't want one anyway) we did have a devise that showed us what our usage was in real time and I must say it does help if you are concerned about your consumption.

Once we had solar panels fitted though it no longer worked. We generate quite a good bit and when home we tend to run devises like washing machine, dishwasher, iron etc during the day when we are generating. 

Posted on 11/11/2021 12:53 by Cornersteady

Thanks for the reply 

While in a hotel though you wouldn't be perhaps be running extra heaters but you could then up the heat or AC... far more than next door?  

I have a smart meter but all it does is just send the data to the energy company. They did give me a display unit but I never even plugged it it. If I'm cold I turn the heat up, if I need to run a device then I'll run it. I'm not saying against anything about those that do and watch every KW, good for them, but not the way I want to live.