BarbaraOK
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All RVs have wheels. Of course that doesn't help if you have paid for the entire season, but then I assume that you knew the rate when you signed up. Seems like your using about 21 KWH a day - which is about what we use under normal circumstances - of course we are paying $0.11/KWH at our park in Mesa. You didn't say how much you were using electric heaters, onboard washer/dryer, etc. The other thing is there must be a reason you chose this park - does the cost of electricity outweight the advantages of the park? Also how much is propane in the area - - it might not be more cost effective than electricity.
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2112
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$0.109/kwh in League City Tx using Centerpoint as a provider. There are fees on top of that that pushes it closer to $0.13/kwh when you break it down by dividing the bill by actual kwh used.
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Old Chad
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coolmom42 wrote:Start checking your meter readings yourself. Then ask to see them with your bill.
Texas has some weird things around electric rate structure. You could also be paying for a meter deposit or security deposit.
wwe had a similar problem last year... the meter was bad..they changed it and the second (new/rebuilt was also faulty) the third meter was accurate)..we were then refunded the overage...after an averaging of the monthly readings..they buy rebuilt meters and hope they are accurate...
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CJ5 jeeper
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I would find out what the the utility company rate is. Call and tell them you are considering moving to the area and want to know their rates. My guess is that they are making a pretty good markup.
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Iceman567
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We are at an Encore Park in Harlingen. Just paid our electric bill. $.08/kwh. Everything is on electric, switched to a small ceramic heater which does a very good job and is not as noisy as the rooftop units. When we checked around for a park, I inquired about electric rates and they were all over the place. Checked at another park today in San Benito, $.16/kwh. Good luck.
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robatthelake
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Solar is sounding better and better!
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DonP
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Here is a link that may help HERE
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westernrvparkowner
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Most states do not allow parks to mark up the energy costs to metered sites. Electric rates vary widely from place to place, so there is really no way to determine if you are getting a good or bad deal. As someone else mentioned, the park will probably be on commercial rates which are much higher than residential. You probably cannot shop around for better rates since you can't change the park's provider, but if you ask them, maybe they will shop around for a better rate for the park (or let you do the legwork and then give them a report). Don't hold out high hopes if it is a rural area, there may only be one provider. The refrigerator is probably not a big consumer of power, but hot water and especially heat can be. Your actual usage doesn't sound excessive, but I bet you can conserve some if it is really worth it to you. Things like AC on 78, heat on 64, don't run the AC with the windows open, make sure you have sun screens over the windows, and other basic conservation actions we sometimes take for granted when we are not at our stick home.
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Francesca Knowles
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Electricity is a commodity like any other... presumably, the parks are buying it "in bulk" and selling it to their customers at a profit.
I'm pretty sure that the park owners are free to mark it up to whatever they think the market will bear.
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spadoctor
Clinton Corners, NY
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At our seasional park here in NY we pay .29kwh...but then again we get shafted on everything here in NY
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