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BenK
Sep 18, 2019Explorer
To do a whole RV park with 50 amp, 220 VAC service...it would take a new transformer or substation for that park.
Then the wiring to each site
Betcha it would be in the $100K min neighborhood when all done...plus the service costs to bring in higher capacity lines to that new substation (100 sites with 50 amp/220 VAC would require a transformer size increase) Usage would be mainly in the late spring to early fall...about 4 months to amortize that capital expense to users. Not all site users will be EV's, so the numbers would be low.
Then the complaints from both EV's and ICE's over the outrageous rates the park is charging for both site fees and electric charging rates
All of these were also embryonic for gas/diesel during the early days...as EV's are still in their early days
Then the wiring to each site
Betcha it would be in the $100K min neighborhood when all done...plus the service costs to bring in higher capacity lines to that new substation (100 sites with 50 amp/220 VAC would require a transformer size increase) Usage would be mainly in the late spring to early fall...about 4 months to amortize that capital expense to users. Not all site users will be EV's, so the numbers would be low.
Then the complaints from both EV's and ICE's over the outrageous rates the park is charging for both site fees and electric charging rates
All of these were also embryonic for gas/diesel during the early days...as EV's are still in their early days
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