EHU costs in France

TheStens19
TheStens19 Forum Participant Posts: 66
edited August 2023 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

Not been to France for a couple of years , have sites switched to metered electric ( like a lot in UK )or is it still a flat charge.

Will be going in a week so was wondering whether we should operate just on gas and solar to save.

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  • DavidKlyne
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    edited August 2023 #2

    I have never seen any comments about metering in France. I know some sites charge extra for EHU. The situation in France re energy charging is I understand very different to here. As the French own their own energy supplies the French Government limited increases to to quite modest amounts whilst in the UK the double or trebled!

    David

  • TobyLeeds
    TobyLeeds Forum Participant Posts: 146
    edited August 2023 #3

    Most French sites have 6 amp as standard- on some it’s 10 amp, others upgradable at an extra charge

    hacent come across any metering - suggest this is more likely in Spain where folk overwinter and have high consumption

    take your ACSI discount book for up to date info.

  • Pliers
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    edited August 2023 #4

    I’ve never come across metered electricity on French campsites. On most sites electricity is optional, and on larger sites there is a choice of 3, 6 or 10 amp supply.  

    In Spain, metering is becoming increasingly common, the meters are installed in the hook up post and the bill paid when checking out.

    Hope you have a great trip. 🙂

  • SteveL
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    edited August 2023 #5

    To date I have never come across metered electricity in France, although you are often given the option. It’s normally been about 4 / 5 €, which we pay. Supply’s do vary, often only 6 amps, occasionally 10 amps and rarely 16 amps.

  • eurortraveller
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    edited August 2023 #6

    If you are using a camping card at ACSI sites offering a discount price that includes 4 kw of electricity per day on a 6 amp supply..

  • SteveL
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    edited August 2023 #7

    Whilst it states that, on ACSI sites in France we have never been restricted to that and occasionally the supply has been 10 amps.

  • GTrimmer
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    edited August 2023 #8

    We only paid a flat, inclusive rate in France when we were there in June.

  • Cartledge
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    edited August 2023 #9

    We’ve been touring for a month, this year, similarly in previous years in NE France, Champagne, Burgundy, Provence, Loire, Perigord, Toulouse and Brittany. Never ever seen a meter. Far and away the most common supply available has been 10 amps, which is quite sufficient for us with a little care. Things are certainly more expensive this year, but this is our chosen holiday so we pay up and enjoy. 

  • LLM
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    edited August 2023 #10

    We have been camping in France since the early 70's but I have never come across metered electricity.  We have occasionally been offered the choice of just 6 amp or the option to pay a bit extra for 10 amp. More recently 16 amp has been available on some site but it is still not common.  

  • jennyc
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    edited September 2023 #11

    While touring this year, we stayed at 15 different sites. All with EHU, none were metered, though a couple were low power with an upgrade available. In quite a few cases we hadn’t booked and we made no effort to seek out EHU sites. We didn’t enquire but no EHU is also a common option. Cost for 6 amps was generally $5/ night.

  • Roger McNair
    Roger McNair Forum Participant Posts: 62
    edited November 2023 #12

    We we're southern France to two weeks in June/July this year - no EHU metering on our main site Domaine de Massereau or on our two 'transit sites'. Diesel was however about 20p/litre more expensive than in the UK.

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