ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Recover 100% of Your Campground’s Electric Costs with Short Stay Utility Metering
Original air date: March 13, 2025
As campground utility costs rise, many operators are looking for a better way to recover electric usage without creating more manual work for staff. In this ResNexus webinar, Wild Energy founder Mike Sorenson joins Red Coach Resort owner Lee Brady for a practical discussion on how short stay utility metering helps campgrounds recover electric costs, reduce administrative work, and bill guests more fairly.
Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is for campground, RV park, and resort operators who want to control rising utility costs, automate electric billing, and create a fairer billing process for both short-term and long-term guests.
It is especially useful for owners who are evaluating utility metering for the first time, expanding a newer park, or looking for a way to handle increased electric usage from larger rigs, multiple AC units, and EV charging.
Key takeaways
Recover electric costs: This webinar explains how short-stay utility metering makes it possible to bill overnight and short-term guests for actual electric usage. Instead of sending staff to manually read meters at check-in and checkout, Wild Energy automates the process and passes usage data into ResNexus.
Fair billing for every guest: The discussion highlights why bundled electric rates can create problems for park operators. When electricity is included in the nightly rate, low-usage guests may end up subsidizing high-usage rigs, heavy AC use, or EV charging. Metering helps align charges with actual usage.
Integrated, transparent billing:
Red Coach Resort shares how the Wild Energy and ResNexus integration saves staff time, simplifies checkout, and gives guests more visibility into their usage. The result is a smoother billing process, fewer questions, and better protection against rising utility expenses.
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Introductions
Red Coach Resort Beginnings
Guest Response
Guest Communication
Billing & ResNexus Integration
Rates & Costs
Service & Support
Time Savings
Q&A
Frequently asked questions
Our webinar answers some of the most common questions about utility metering for campgrounds.
How do RV parks charge for electricity?
RV parks typically charge for electricity in one of two ways: either by including it in the nightly rate or by billing guests based on actual usage. In this webinar, Red Coach Resort explains how switching to metered billing allows them to charge each guest fairly based on their real consumption.
With the Wild Energy and ResNexus integration, electric usage is automatically tracked and added to the guest’s reservation at checkout, eliminating manual meter reads and simplifying billing.
What is Wild Energy?
Wild Energy is a utility metering solution designed specifically for campgrounds and RV parks. It uses smart meters to track real-time electricity usage at each site and sends that data directly into property management systems like ResNexus.
This allows park operators to automate utility billing, reduce manual work, and recover electricity costs more accurately while giving guests transparency into their usage.
What do RV park utilities cost?
Utility costs at RV parks can vary widely depending on usage, season, and guest behavior. In the webinar, Red Coach Resort shares that monthly electric usage per site can range from around $80 to $180, with some cases reaching as high as $350.
These costs can significantly impact profitability if they are not tracked and billed correctly, especially with increasing demand from larger RVs and electric vehicles.
Ready to get started?
If you want a simpler way to recover electric costs, reduce staff workload, and bill guests more accurately, ResNexus can help. With ResNexus and Wild Energy together, you can automate utility tracking, streamline checkout, and run your park more efficiently.