Location of Pedestal in Rv Park

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Hello,
We are staying in a park where early this summer our EMS was shutting power off from Pedestal.
We found out our location was the furthest from the power grid so the power fluctuates during peak usage causing EMS to shut of during very low range.
What I am curious about is that our usage or at least according to park management is extremely high.
Yet we were in a different site this time last year, using the same appliances yet our electric bill in the new site is double what it was last year.
The temperature is about the same, we are in Texas and the rates have not changed.
Is it possible that this increase in usage is a result of the position of the pedestal?
 
Depends. Where is the meter located? If the meter is located right at your pedestal then probably no. Lower voltage for resistive loads should actually make you energy consumption go down.
if the meter is located farther away there is the possibility the UG line has a bad spot and you are paying to heat up the dirt.
Should be easy to check with an ammeter. All loads off, shouldn’t be any amps.
 
Hv&Lv said:
Depends. Where is the meter located? If the meter is located right at your pedestal then probably no. Lower voltage for resistive loads should actually make you energy consumption go down.
if the meter is located farther away there is the possibility the UG line has a bad spot and you are paying to heat up the dirt.
Should be easy to check with an ammeter. All loads off, shouldn’t be any amps.
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Thanks!
 
Usually with campgrounds, one leg is always loaded heavier than the other because the pedestals are not cross wired (phases are not alternated ever other pedestal) 30 amp rv’s are always on L1, the 50 amp rv’s have the common loads on L1, while L2 is usually the second A/C, dryer, and other loads no normal to a smaller rv. So if your at the end of the feed, the EMS will see a lot of voltage imbalance between L1 and L2, and cause a lot of cycling of the a/c’s driving up the power usage.
 
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