Are you a campground owner looking to save up on electricity costs? Or are you a camper looking for ways to spend less on camping fees?
In this week’s episode of MC Fireside Chats, experts from the camping industry, Mike Harrison and Joe Duemig, joined by this week’s special guest Mike Sorensen, President & CEO of Wild Energy Inc., discussed pressing issues in the camping industry while highlighting how campground owners can benefit from utilizing the electricity.
Harrison from CRR Lifestyle opened the discussion by highlighting the continued growth of the camping and RV industry, noting that it continues to be healthy.
He added that the recent announcement of raised rates on top of the inflation would impact the industry.
Meanwhile, Duemig from App My Community talked about the status of campgrounds this season. He said that campgrounds in season are slowly winding down.
The experts also briefly shared industry events from which campground owners and operators will benefit.
Sorensen of Wild Energy, a company that provides new energy monitoring and control solutions for the recreational vehicle industry, campgrounds said they aim to help campground owners recover the cost of providing power.
Sorensen emphasized that businesses like campgrounds have changed significantly over the last 12 months.
Wild Energy helps operate parks using data, monitors meters, ensures no issues at campsites, checks voltage issues, and services campgrounds before it impacts guest campers.
Sorensen said they have seen electricity rates shift and how it impacts the rate decision-making of campground owners. When asked about how they help campground owners offset dramatic increases, Sorensen said the education aspect plays a vital role in the process.
“It will take a little bit of time, the industry is part of the whole education process, the education is an important aspect of it.” Sorensen ended.