valhalla360 wrote:
SDcampowneroperator wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
SDcampowneroperator wrote:
DrewE makes a valid point . I know when our electrical engineer designed the spur expansion wiring in our park, it was to nec code, a maximum of x units / 200a breaker. The 400a main to feed 3 200a mains for the expansion and a 200a sub( that used to be the main) were served by a 50kw ( is that the right term? ) transformer. 3 years ago, our power co. came to upgrade the transformer to a 75 because peak loads on it had been detected to 83 kv,
In the process, we discovered the 400a meter had burned into its contacts so it was necessary to step up to 600a ct metering, trench and place more cabling to reduce load on the original service panel. It iwas solely attribututed to the greater demand for larger rigs. Even that upgrape may be overwhelmed with a couple of EVs recharging.
Under SD law we could not pass those costs on for infrastructure, a landlord can only pass the actual cost /kw paid to utility, therefore infrastructure costs to site can only be recouped by raising site fee. Not fair to non users of high utility.
Any chance you have a rough idea what all that work cost...might give people an idea of how big of an issue this is.
One park we stay at has marginal power for hot summer days...The first issue is simply not having a big enough supply from the power company. The owner grumbles that it's $50k just to bring in power to the park. Actually upgrading the internal park systems would be even more.
$3600 for 600a ct meter panel and our cable downstream of meter, $1200 for rewiring ,load splitting, our labor to dig and clean up.
Did that include the transformers and all the other work or just the 600a panel?
. Power co. pays to the meter socket . After the meter socket all costs are customer.
In our state we cannot Upcharge for utility, can only charge customers what we pay / kw hr. As commercial rate is around .15/kw hr, a 90 kw hr recharge costs us $13.50,
To expand in the camp we owned, place maybe 4 2-3 level 2 charging ports in each section central to campsites is doable, at the loss of the campsite needed for the parking. See where that heads? A lost revenue positive campsite for ev chargers. A cost that cannot be passed on . Site rates go up to compensate for the lost site, and the law that camps cannot Upcharge users beyond a reader fee for utility.
The camp you write about with low incoming supply power to meters is common, on a feeder line va may not be up to par. The camp we owned has the luxury of having the main high volt mainline run through the camp so I assume the power co. can supply the juice, step up transformers, to camp distribution panels. After that, the camp has all the cost with no recovery except to raise site fees.
This is so wrong. costs that serve those that use them should be born by them, not by others.
