Paying for electricity w/ 50 amp
Now that I understand the trade-offs for 30 vs 50 amp service: When you stay in a campground that offers both, can you choose to just use 30 amp or does the campground require that you pay for 50 a...
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Fishinghat wrote:
When we've stayed at parks with 50 amp at the site, we were changed a flat fee per day that included power. If the same park had 30 amp sites, they sometimes would be less, but only because the site was not as "improved" or new as the 50 amp site.
As for monthly rent, the power usage was based on amperage used, not how much was available. So, if you are connected to 50 amp power, you may not use any more than you would have used if you were connected to 30 amp. You could use more since more amperage is available, but that doesn't mean you will. So, regardless of which plug you connect to on the post, the amount of electricity you actually use will probably be the same. You could use more, but that is a choice you will make, not your RV.
So, if 30 and 50 amp service are both available at the site you are in, the park is probably going to charge you the same fee.
Amperage measures the strength of the current. Volume is generally measured in kilowatts per hour used as evidenced by a metre.
