Update on £8.95 electricity charge, equivalent to 26.3 kWh at of 34p per unit.
I learn that businesses can be charged 90p per kWh. As, I believe, companies are not permitted to mark up the unit price of electricity but should pass on the price, Shepards would pass on this 90p rate. The daily charge assumes usage of 9.9 kWh. This would pay for a 500W heater to run flat out for 20 hours per day. It’s all very unrealistic. Perhaps there should be a sliding scale, charging according to boat length. Larger boats will take more to heat and will likely have water heating. If I was in a 40’ boat, the £8.95 charge would feel slightly less unreasonable.
When berthing fees shot up last year, my comments were met with “oh, that’s the going rate”. I don’t find this very helpful. I am concerned that already expensive nights in Yarmouth and Lymington become even more expensive if these harbours copy Cowes electricity rates, making then unaffordable during the chilly nights at the start and end of the season. I didn’t visit Yarmouth at all last year due to their unreasonable charges.