Electricity price

[Javert]

Hi,

When caravan sites quote that the electricity is PAYG and the unit price is x, I assume they mean the price per KWH?

Also - roughly how much power does a caravan use per day if you are using fridge, TV lights etc?

How much more if you are then using heating and a single electric hot plate a couple of times a day?

 

[otherclive]

Difficult to say as everyone uses the appliances and fittings differently. But these links might help. If you search there are other links where members detail their usage.

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[PTA]

Hi,

When caravan sites quote that the electricity is PAYG and the unit price is x, I assume they mean the price per KWH?

Also - roughly how much power does a caravan use per day if you are using fridge, TV lights etc?

How much more if you are then using heating and a single electric hot plate a couple of times a day?

Given my wife's caravan power usage I tend to prepare to take out a mortgage.

 

[Javert]

Interesting threads - the diary where Darren is using around 20KWH per day - that's about what we use per day in a larg 5 bedroom house, without car charging of the EV. However, our heating is entirely gas so I guess a big portion of his usage is heating.

Part of my issue is that I've seen sites advertising ridiculous rates of 60p / KWH and so on so if you are using a fair bit of power, that is going to cost you.

 

[RogerL]

Interesting threads - the diary where Darren is using around 20KWH per day - that's about what we use per day in a larg 5 bedroom house, without car charging of the EV. However, our heating is entirely gas so I guess a big portion of his usage is heating.

Part of my issue is that I've seen sites advertising ridiculous rates of 60p / KWH and so on so if you are using a fair bit of power, that is going to cost you.

We use about 10 units/day, maybe less in summer, certainly more in spring/autumn.

60p per kwh isn't ridiculous - many sites are charged commercial rates for energy which are double domestic rates.

 

[otherclive]

Last week 265kwh gas and 26.2 kWh electric for home use. 4 bed detached two of us 20-26 January.

 

[Dustydog]

North Yorkshire CL. Payg. All the usual stuff plus the 2kw heater on at least 12 hours a day , last october cost about £5/6 .
Still cheaper than home. Today with all the increases expect £7 per day give or take