Kilowatt Hours Per Day

[joetab1977]

Hi all, new camper owner (Wildwood 2014 kqbts). We have a seasonal site in NJ. Wondering, if you track such things, how may Kilowatt hours per day you use. I have been leaving our fridge on when we leave on weekends, and from Sunday to Friday evening it seems like my meter moves by about 60 KWH. Now that we are staying longer, with the ac on for a longer duration, I am trying to track our usage. So from Thursday night to this morning the meter has moved by about 40 KWH. Trying to figure out what the norm is and adjust accordingly. Here in a Jersey campground, based on my last bill, it seems like we are paying about 23 1/2 cents per KWH.

Thanks for taking a look,
Joe

[Delco Bobby]

Originally Posted by joetab1977

Hi all, new camper owner (Wildwood 2014 kqbts). We have a seasonal site in NJ. Wondering, if you track such things, how may Kilowatt hours per day you use. I have been leaving our fridge on when we leave on weekends, and from Sunday to Friday evening it seems like my meter moves by about 60 KWH. Now that we are staying longer, with the ac on for a longer duration, I am trying to track our usage. So from Thursday night to this morning the meter has moved by about 40 KWH. Trying to figure out what the norm is and adjust accordingly. Here in a Jersey campground, based on my last bill, it seems like we are paying about 23 1/2 cents per KWH.

Thanks for taking a look,
Joe

That is an interesting question. I am not sure what we pay per killwatt in our home from Philadelphia Electric. I am guessing about twelve to fifteen cents per.

I anticipate responses from those whe track the electric use.

[lbrjet]

Fridge by itself would have to be running just about 24 hours a day non stop to use that much while you are gone. Not sure what else is adding to your power usuage.

[elind]

Was the water heater left on? Any other appliances that could come on like furnaces over night?

[Scrapper]

Unless you get a statement directly from your electric supplier, the CG may be adding a little so they make a profit from your electric usage. I'm not saying they do. We were seasonals for 5 years at a CG that did it until we figured out what they were doing. Now that CG is nothing but family and close friends. Only 20 of 57 sites occupied now. They are lucky to get 5 weekenders on a busy holiday weekend. They let the pool go and a guy I used to work with told me the beach is nothing but weeds now and it's nothing but a drinking party among the ones that are there. He said there's fights every weekend.

[rockfordroo]

Maybe get one of these and plug into the fridge:

https://www.amazon.com/TS-836A-Energ.../dp/B00E945SJG

http://www.homedepot.com/p/P3-Intern...4460/202196388

http://www.homedepot.com/p/P3-Intern...4460/202196388

[Scrapper]

Just got our electric bill last weekend, we're paying .1186 per KWH.

[Sharon455]

Who's parked next to you? Any chance someone is tapped into your pedestal while you are away?

[Flybob]

Depending on your utility company, you bill could be made up of four basic parts. The actual cost of electricity, the cost of delivery ( service charge for outside plant), fees and taxes, and admin fees ( account maint fee). What this means is you can not accurately calculate the cost per KWH by dividing the bill by the number of KWH's used. In Maryland the cost per KWH is about $0.088

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by Flybob

Depending on your utility company, you bill could be made up of four basic parts. The actual cost of electricity, the cost of delivery ( service charge for outside plant), fees and taxes, and admin fees ( account maint fee). What this means is you can not accurately calculate the cost per KWH by dividing the bill by the number of KWH's used. In Maryland the cost per KWH is about $0.088

He may not be able to easily calculate the actual cost per KWH, but his bill should say how many KWH's he's used during the billing period.

He actually probably has little to no control over the cost of the power, as he's probably captive to the campground's power plan. So knowing the exact $/KWH really isn't going to mean much. So all he can really do is to try to figure out if his usage is "normal," or if something else is going on (like a neighbor plugging in when he's gone, as was alluded to above).

I guess if he figures out the neighbor is stealing his power, THEN he'll need to know the cost so he can bill the neighbor (good luck with that).

[joetab1977]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I purchased some pedestal fans, and, for the most part, I think we are going to be able to avoid using the AC, at least at night when it cools down. Once the fans get the air moving, it is really comfortable. When I am not using the AC, but am at the site using the water heater, an outside fridge, etc..., it seems I am using about 10 KWH a day. Maybe 7 when it is just the fridge and we are not at the site.

Thanks,
Joe

[merlinhomeauto]

Check the street lights in park. We were on a site last year and the street light was on our 30amp breaker, found out when breaker tripped.

[retired on a mountain]

It can also be a commercial rate not residential

[325BH]

Originally Posted by Scrapper

Unless you get a statement directly from your electric supplier, the CG may be adding a little so they make a profit from your electric usage. I'm not saying they do. We were seasonals for 5 years at a CG that did it until we figured out what they were doing. Now that CG is nothing but family and close friends. Only 20 of 57 sites occupied now. They are lucky to get 5 weekenders on a busy holiday weekend. They let the pool go and a guy I used to work with told me the beach is nothing but weeds now and it's nothing but a drinking party among the ones that are there. He said there's fights every weekend.

I'm pretty sure it is illegal to resale power at a higher rate. Power is highly regulated.

My uncle owns an RV park and said something about it. I don't remember the details... and if it state by state or what.