Is this the most expensive EHU in UK?

[cb_stalbans]

I noticed this campsite (admittedly near Silverstone) is charging £20 per night extra for EHU. Pitchup says only 2 left!

 

[scotjimland]

Probably , but the supply maybe from a generator , not national grid , so expensive to hire , run and maintain. Just a guess

 

[cb_stalbans]

I hadn't thought about that. As they have showers and toilets I'd assumed it was a 'permanent' campsite and not a temporary festival type one.

 

[Landy Andy]

Belvoir Land Rover show this weekend coming. £110 for the camping including entry, but additional £100 for electric.

 

[scotjimland]

I hadn't thought about that. As they have showers and toilets I'd assumed it was a 'permanent' campsite and not a temporary festival type one.

Wasn’t sure if it was permanent or not , not being makes it unlikely they use a genny

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[chaser]

Belvoir Land Rover show this weekend coming. £110 for the camping including entry, but additional £100 for electric.

I thought they couldn't charge over the price of electricity.

 

[Brains]

I thought they couldn't charge over the price of electricity.

It's illegal in the UK to re-sell electricity at a price higher than the supplier paid for it.

The rule was introduced to stop unscrupulous Landlords fitting their own electrical meters into bedsits and charging silly amounts per KW.

I suppose in the case of a temporary show, where they have to lay the cables and fit the bollards, and then remove it all again, they may be able to claim you are paying for the the installation cost and the actual electricity is free.

Unfortunately the knock on problem this rule has caused is if (like my brother) you happen to live in a Mill with a mill race on the side of the house there is no point in attaching a hydroelectric turbine and then supplying enough power to run the hamlet, as to do so you have to register as a commercial Power Company at a cost of £230k, before the extra £50k for the turbine and associated wiring.

Which means running a hamlet on renewable electricity for which every house could pay say £500 per year means you need a lot of people to commit up front for a multi year contract before it becomes viable.

Also no government want the people to have free power, as it does not produce tax and means the (Government owned) power companies become less profitable, hence the removal of the incentives to fit solar panels to new houses.

 

[GAVLAD]

Kettle on x60
air con / fan on 24hrs
toaster on until Asda runs out of bread
every light on
sounds a bargain
Above sounds like my house! (apart from the bargain bit)

 

[pappajohn]

I thought they couldn't charge over the price of electricity.

Thats for Grid supplied electric only.
Home produced (generator) they can charge as much as they want.
Most on-grid campsites charge grid rates plus a charge for using the sites infrastructure.

 

[Brains]

Most on-grid campsites charge grid rates plus a charge for using the sites infrastructure.

They may charge for permanent infrastructure, but they are not allowed to.

If they were then every HMO Landlord would be changing for electrical infrastructure as well.

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[PP Bear]

Last Dorset Steam Fair was £300 for 5 nights camping and £300 for EHU.

 

[Brains]

Last Dorset Steam Fair was £300 for camping and £300 for EHU.

As above.

If it's a greenfield site then I presume the electricity is free.
You are paying for the electrical infrastructure to be installed and then removed.

If however they are permanent electrical bollards, then the they are not permitted to re-sell electricity at a profit unless they are a registered electrical provider such as OVO, SSE, E-On etc.

 

[U.Toadifact]

A show I attended last year held on a permanent site with permanent ehu infrastructure wanted £30 per night for ehu. I was attending as an exhibitor!

Needless to say I refused to use it. This year it was £15 per night but I didn't pay that either.

 

[Dolmen]

I take your point, however, it seems to me they have pitched it just about right (sorry for the pun). Only two spaces left and over a week to go, so price not stifling demand. Obviously users would like the electricity add on to be less, however, why would the owners charge anything less if folks are booking? Its all about location and for that there is a huge demand during events.

 

[B+W vanman]

Which power companies are government owned?

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[B+W vanman]

It's illegal in the UK to re-sell electricity at a price higher than the supplier paid for it.

The rule was introduced to stop unscrupulous Landlords fitting their own electrical meters into bedsits and charging silly amounts per KW.

I suppose in the case of a temporary show, where they have to lay the cables and fit the bollards, and then remove it all again, they may be able to claim you are paying for the the installation cost and the actual electricity is free.

Unfortunately the knock on problem this rule has caused is if (like my brother) you happen to live in a Mill with a mill race on the side of the house there is no point in attaching a hydroelectric turbine and then supplying enough power to run the hamlet, as to do so you have to register as a commercial Power Company at a cost of £230k, before the extra £50k for the turbine and associated wiring.

Which means running a hamlet on renewable electricity for which every house could pay say £500 per year means you need a lot of people to commit up front for a multi year contract before it becomes viable.

Also no government want the people to have free power, as it does not produce tax and means the (Government owned) power companies become less profitable, hence the removal of the incentives to fit solar panels to new houses.

Which power companies are government owned?

 

[Brains]

Which power companies are government owned?

UK government has an 'interest' in most of the base providers, (those that own the power stations and the grid) as it's a strategic asset.
However they do not own the resellers