How much is your Electric?

[panther]

There's been lots of debate about the cahrges Marinas charge for Electric.... We all know that they can't (or shouldn't) re-sell at a profit - see the details in this OFGEM report

So what does your marina charge you per unit (KWh)
I will start the ball rolling

<font color="red">Portishead Marina (Quay Marinas) - £14 per 100Kw - 14p per unit</font>

This is via pre-purchase card that you add to your individual meter on your post - Seems a bit expensive to me!!!

So which marina is the cheapest - and who's is the most expensive for power?

cheers
Jools

 

[Wiggo]

The law is very, very clear on this - they are only allowed to charge the same per unit rate that they themsleves pay, plus the standing charge they pay, divided by the number of bertholders (and they pay their portion, if it all comes on one bill).

Any variation to this, and they can be prosecuted, and are liable to refund any overcharges, with interest.

There's nothing to stop them adding a 'quarterly maintenance charge' to cover the cost of scraping the seagull crap off the leccy boxes, or whatever, but they cannot charge more than cost for the leccy.

 

[mirage]

5p per unit in Brixham & all MDL marinas'

 

[KevB]

Chichester Marina 4.5p inc vat per unit plus £5 per month service charge

 

[TrueBlue]

The Law is one thing, enforcing it is quite another...

How do you find out exactly what they're paying; it's not the same as domestic users, commercial users have:-
Bulk rate,
Peak demand rate
and so on.

Freedom of Information Act only applies to Government bodies.

Does anyone want to take the risk of "unfriendly action" by the Marina if you complain or report them. Sounds like another bit of well intentioned legislation, but impracticable to enforce.


Not trying to be negative, merely realistic.

 

[Wiggo]

Good point. So it would seem that a starting point is that you should be paying no more per unit than you do at home, as they are getting better rates than you as a domestic consumer...

Makes 14p/unit look a bit sick, doesn't it? 4.5 or 5p per unit seems good, as a quick look on the net shows about 7p/unit with no standing charge as a 'reasonable' domestic rate.

 

[cliff]

Fee for "occasional use" ie you are not plugged in 24/7.

For those plugged in "24/7" there is a standing charge plus cost of power used but as I don't run dehumidifiers or heaters I plug in occasionally when I am there to "charge the batteries" or for running 240v power tools.

This system seems to work as those who want "24/7" power can have it (at a cost) and those who visit their boats frequently and only plug in when needed pay nowt directly.
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[itsonlymoney]

I think the bottom line is that you WILL pay somewere along the line regrdless of what your invoice says. By that I mean if the marina wants to make a profit and incurs costs to maintain the supply and or to install in the first place they will put a hidden charge somewere. If there not allowed to state upfront that they are making a profit on the electric by charging over and above there costs then berthing fees or service charges will inevitably increase. We all wish to make a profit and at the end of the day if you dont like it you can go somewere else. At least that seams to be the stance that marinas I have had dealings with work.
Ian