Latest / MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast / MC Fireside Chats - September 21st, 2022
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- 0:51Welcome
- 0:51everybody
- 0:52to
- 0:52another
- 0:52episode
- 0:52of
- 0:53MC
- 0:53Fireside
- 0:53Chats.
- 0:54My
- 0:54name's
- 0:54Ryan
- 0:54Searl
- 0:54with
- 0:55Insider
- 0:55Perks
- 0:55here,
- 0:56again,
- 0:56as
- 0:56always
- 0:56with
- 0:57car
- 0:57Csizmadia
- 0:57from
- 0:57the
- 0:58Canadian
- 0:58Camping
- 0:58and
- 0:58RV
- 0:59council.
- 0:59It's
- 0:59a
- 0:59super
- 1:00interesting
- 1:00day.
- 1:00It's
- 1:00getting
- 1:01cold
- 1:01in
- 1:01Canada
- 1:02and
- 1:02the
- 1:02wind
- 1:03is
- 1:03blowing
- 1:03and
- 1:03gusting,
- 1:04and
- 1:04I've
- 1:04got
- 1:04a
- 1:04projector
- 1:05screen
- 1:05over
- 1:05here.
- 1:05That's
- 1:05probably
- 1:06gonna
- 1:06blow
- 1:06over
- 1:06in,
- 1:06kill
- 1:06me
- 1:06during
- 1:07the
- 1:07middle
- 1:07of
- 1:07the
- 1:07show.
- 1:08So
- 1:08Carrie
- 1:08is
- 1:08prepared
- 1:09to
- 1:09take
- 1:09over
- 1:09in
- 1:09case
- 1:10that
- 1:10happens,
- 1:11but
- 1:11in
- 1:11the
- 1:11meantime,
- 1:12just
- 1:12another
- 1:12exciting
- 1:12week
- 1:13full
- 1:13of
- 1:13awesome
- 1:13things
- 1:14that
- 1:14hopefully
- 1:14result
- 1:15in
- 1:15less
- 1:15technical
- 1:15difficulties
- 1:16than
- 1:16last
- 1:16week
- 1:17did.
- 1:17Super
- 1:17excited
- 1:17to
- 1:18be
- 1:18here
- 1:18with
- 1:18you
- 1:18again,
- 1:18on
- 1:18our
- 1:18regular
- 1:19monthly
- 1:19focused
- 1:20Campground
- 1:20owner
- 1:20show,
- 1:21talking
- 1:21about
- 1:21those
- 1:21kinds
- 1:22of
- 1:22things.
- 1:22And
- 1:22if
- 1:22you
- 1:22are
- 1:23watching
- 1:23your
- 1:23Campground
- 1:24owner
- 1:24and
- 1:24love
- 1:24to
- 1:24be
- 1:24on
- 1:25these
- 1:25shows
- 1:25and
- 1:25share
- 1:25your
- 1:25opinion,
- 1:26we
- 1:26are
- 1:26always
- 1:26looking
- 1:27for,
- 1:27I
- 1:27think
- 1:27maybe
- 1:28one
- 1:28or
- 1:28two
- 1:28other
- 1:28people
- 1:28to
- 1:29join
- 1:29us
- 1:29as
- 1:29regular
- 1:29guest.
- 1:30If
- 1:30you'd
- 1:30like
- 1:30to
- 1:30share
- 1:30your
- 1:30thoughts
- 1:31and
- 1:31opinions
- 1:31and
- 1:31maybe
- 1:31help
- 1:32the
- 1:32industry
- 1:32and
- 1:32things
- 1:32like
- 1:33that.
- 1:33But
- 1:33for
- 1:34now,
- 1:34we
- 1:34do
- 1:34have
- 1:34Mike
- 1:35Harrison
- 1:35here
- 1:35from
- 1:35CR
- 1:36lifestyle
- 1:36as
- 1:36always,
- 1:36he's
- 1:37got
- 1:37about
- 1:3730
- 1:37minutes
- 1:38to
- 1:38talk
- 1:38with
- 1:38us
- 1:38today.
- 1:39So
- 1:39thank
- 1:39him
- 1:39for
- 1:39joining
- 1:40us.
- 1:40We've
- 1:40got
- 1:40Joe
- 1:41from,
- 1:41at
- 1:41my
- 1:41community.
- 1:42Especially
- 1:43as
- 1:43Mike.
- 1:43So
- 1:44from
- 1:44wild
- 1:44energy,
- 1:45who's
- 1:45got
- 1:45all
- 1:45kinds
- 1:46of
- 1:46cool
- 1:46things
- 1:46that
- 1:46he's
- 1:47gonna
- 1:47share
- 1:47with
- 1:48us
- 1:48about
- 1:48ways
- 1:48that
- 1:49campgrounds
- 1:49can
- 1:49benefit
- 1:50from
- 1:50utilizing
- 1:50electricity,
- 1:52doing
- 1:52all
- 1:52this
- 1:52kinds
- 1:52of
- 1:52things.
- 1:53And
- 1:53my
- 1:53projector
- 1:53between
- 1:54literally
- 1:54lower
- 1:54backwards
- 1:55while
- 1:56I'm
- 1:56watching
- 1:56it,
- 1:56but
- 1:56hasn't
- 1:57killed
- 1:57me
- 1:57in
- 1:57the
- 1:57front
- 1:58end
- 1:58yet.
- 1:58Anyway
- 1:58so
- 1:59let's
- 1:59let's
- 2:00have
- 2:00Mike
- 2:00introduce
- 2:00himself
- 2:01because
- 2:01he
- 2:02is
- 2:02our
- 2:02special
- 2:02guest.
- 2:03Mike,
- 2:03you
- 2:03wanna
- 2:03tell
- 2:03us
- 2:03a
- 2:03little
- 2:03bit
- 2:04about
- 2:04wild
- 2:04energy
- 2:04and
- 2:04obviously
- 2:05we'll
- 2:05go
- 2:05into
- 2:05detail
- 2:06about
- 2:06your
- 2:06service
- 2:06and
- 2:06things
- 2:07like
- 2:07that,
- 2:07but
- 2:07just
- 2:07a
- 2:07brief
- 2:08introduction
- 2:08of
- 2:08who
- 2:08you
- 2:08are.
- 2:09Yeah,
- 2:09of
- 2:09course,
- 2:10Mike
- 2:10sores
- 2:10and
- 2:10I
- 2:11founded
- 2:11wild
- 2:11energy,
- 2:12which
- 2:12is
- 2:12it
- 2:13started
- 2:13off
- 2:13as
- 2:13electric
- 2:14metering
- 2:14and
- 2:14we're
- 2:14moving
- 2:15into
- 2:15some
- 2:15of
- 2:15the
- 2:15other
- 2:15utilities
- 2:16and
- 2:17and
- 2:17I
- 2:17came
- 2:17to
- 2:18the
- 2:18industry
- 2:18from
- 2:19the
- 2:19other
- 2:19side
- 2:19of
- 2:19the
- 2:19fence
- 2:20where
- 2:20I
- 2:20was
- 2:20a
- 2:20camper.
- 2:21Camped
- 2:21at
- 2:21lots
- 2:22of
- 2:22different
- 2:22campgrounds
- 2:23and
- 2:23it
- 2:23perplexed
- 2:24me
- 2:24why
- 2:24I
- 2:25was
- 2:25paying
- 2:25the
- 2:25same
- 2:26price
- 2:26to
- 2:26camp
- 2:27as,
- 2:27the
- 2:28big
- 2:28buses
- 2:28and
- 2:29the
- 2:29small
- 2:29tents
- 2:30and,
- 2:30one
- 2:30size
- 2:30fits
- 2:30all
- 2:31type
- 2:31pricing.
- 2:32And
- 2:32I
- 2:32would
- 2:33back
- 2:33in
- 2:33my
- 2:33big
- 2:34RV
- 2:34plug
- 2:34in
- 2:35and
- 2:35say,
- 2:35this
- 2:35is
- 2:35amazing.
- 2:36I
- 2:36get
- 2:36all
- 2:36this
- 2:36free
- 2:37power.
- 2:38And
- 2:38and
- 2:38that's
- 2:39where
- 2:39the
- 2:39idea
- 2:39came
- 2:39from
- 2:40to
- 2:40help
- 2:40the
- 2:41owners
- 2:41recover
- 2:41the
- 2:41cost
- 2:42of
- 2:42providing
- 2:42power.
- 2:43Kinda
- 2:43make
- 2:43it
- 2:44more
- 2:44fair
- 2:44for
- 2:44people
- 2:45who
- 2:45are
- 2:45Camping,
- 2:45pay
- 2:46for
- 2:46what
- 2:46you
- 2:46use.
- 2:47And
- 2:48we
- 2:48spent
- 2:48quite
- 2:49a
- 2:49while
- 2:49developing
- 2:49hardware
- 2:50and
- 2:50software
- 2:50and
- 2:51we've
- 2:51been
- 2:51out
- 2:51in
- 2:51the
- 2:51market
- 2:52now
- 2:52two
- 2:52years
- 2:53and.
- 2:54Thousands
- 2:54of
- 2:54sites
- 2:54across
- 2:55the
- 2:55country
- 2:55and
- 2:56love
- 2:56doing
- 2:56it.
- 2:56I
- 2:56love
- 2:57being
- 2:57in
- 2:57the
- 2:57industry
- 2:57and
- 2:57it's
- 2:58fun
- 2:58to
- 2:58get
- 2:58out
- 2:58to
- 2:58all
- 2:58the
- 2:58Campground
- 2:59and
- 2:59see
- 2:59what's
- 2:59going
- 2:59on.
- 3:02Wow.
- 3:03Sorry.
- 3:04It's
- 3:04literally
- 3:04gonna
- 3:04blow
- 3:04over
- 3:05if
- 3:05I
- 3:05jump
- 3:05up
- 3:05anyway,
- 3:06I
- 3:06can't
- 3:06take
- 3:07it
- 3:07down
- 3:07as
- 3:07a
- 3:07projector
- 3:07screen,
- 3:08but
- 3:08anyway,
- 3:08Mike,
- 3:09good
- 3:09to
- 3:09have
- 3:09you
- 3:09so
- 3:10sorry
- 3:10for
- 3:10the
- 3:10distractions.
- 3:11It
- 3:11didn't
- 3:11plan
- 3:11on
- 3:11any
- 3:12of
- 3:12this
- 3:12happening
- 3:12when
- 3:12we
- 3:12started
- 3:13the
- 3:13show,
- 3:13but
- 3:13it's
- 3:13always
- 3:13something
- 3:14interesting.
- 3:14We
- 3:14Dew
- 3:14isn't
- 3:15it.
- 3:15Cara
- 3:15probably
- 3:15should
- 3:15have
- 3:15done
- 3:16the
- 3:16show
- 3:16inside
- 3:16but
- 3:16anyway
- 3:17so
- 3:17yeah,
- 3:17we're,
- 3:18I'm
- 3:18really
- 3:18excited
- 3:18to
- 3:18talk
- 3:19to
- 3:19you,
- 3:19Mike,
- 3:19about
- 3:19some
- 3:19of
- 3:19your
- 3:19products
- 3:20and
- 3:20how
- 3:20they
- 3:20can
- 3:20benefit
- 3:20the
- 3:20industry
- 3:21can
- 3:21change
- 3:21things
- 3:22and
- 3:22stuff
- 3:22like
- 3:22that.
- 3:23So
- 3:23looking
- 3:23forward
- 3:23to
- 3:24that
- 3:24Mike
- 3:24what's
- 3:24new
- 3:25in
- 3:25your
- 3:25world
- 3:25since
- 3:25you've
- 3:25only
- 3:26got
- 3:2630
- 3:26minutes
- 3:26with
- 3:26you
- 3:26and
- 3:27I'm
- 3:27gonna
- 3:27go
- 3:27try
- 3:27to
- 3:27wait
- 3:28this
- 3:28thing
- 3:28down.
- 3:28What
- 3:28do
- 3:28you
- 3:28doing?
- 3:28What's
- 3:29new
- 3:29in
- 3:29our
- 3:29world.
- 3:30We're,
- 3:31monitoring
- 3:31the
- 3:32RV.
- 3:33Business,
- 3:33which
- 3:34looks
- 3:34continue
- 3:35to
- 3:35be
- 3:35healthy,
- 3:35right?
- 3:36The
- 3:36mix
- 3:36continues
- 3:37to
- 3:37change
- 3:37a
- 3:37little
- 3:37bit
- 3:38with
- 3:38more
- 3:39long
- 3:39term
- 3:39annual
- 3:40seasonal
- 3:41snowbird
- 3:41type
- 3:42stuff,
- 3:42and
- 3:42maybe
- 3:43a
- 3:43little
- 3:43bit
- 3:43less
- 3:43transient.
- 3:44So
- 3:44the
- 3:44ADR
- 3:44swings
- 3:45a
- 3:45little
- 3:45bit
- 3:45and
- 3:45then
- 3:45in
- 3:46the
- 3:47manufactured
- 3:47home
- 3:48neighborhood
- 3:48world,
- 3:48which
- 3:49isn't
- 3:49exactly
- 3:49this
- 3:50we're
- 3:50monitoring.
- 3:51Maybe
- 3:5120
- 3:52seconds
- 3:52ago
- 3:52just
- 3:52got
- 3:53the
- 3:53news
- 3:53alert
- 3:53that
- 3:53the
- 3:53fed
- 3:54raised
- 3:54rates
- 3:54by
- 3:55another
- 3:5675
- 3:56basis
- 3:57points,
- 3:58yucky.
- 3:58We
- 3:59knew
- 3:59it
- 3:59was
- 3:59coming.
- 3:59We
- 3:59thought
- 3:59it
- 4:00was
- 4:00October,
- 4:00that's
- 4:00a
- 4:00third
- 4:01one.
- 4:01That's
- 4:01two
- 4:01and
- 4:02a
- 4:02quarter
- 4:02points
- 4:02in
- 4:03the
- 4:03last
- 4:04two
- 4:04months
- 4:04or
- 4:04so,
- 4:04which
- 4:05is
- 4:05considerable,
- 4:05which
- 4:06affects,
- 4:06not
- 4:06just
- 4:06the
- 4:07MH
- 4:07industry,
- 4:07but
- 4:07clearly,
- 4:08obviously
- 4:09every
- 4:09industry
- 4:09discretionary
- 4:10spend
- 4:10and,
- 4:11financing
- 4:12and
- 4:12whatever
- 4:12that
- 4:12looks
- 4:12like
- 4:13I
- 4:13feel
- 4:13like
- 4:13the
- 4:14last
- 4:14three
- 4:14months,
- 4:14every
- 4:14time
- 4:15I'm
- 4:15on
- 4:15this
- 4:15call,
- 4:15I
- 4:15feel
- 4:15a
- 4:15bit
- 4:16doom
- 4:16and
- 4:16gloomy,
- 4:16Brian.
- 4:17It's
- 4:17not
- 4:17intended
- 4:17to
- 4:17be
- 4:18certainly
- 4:18as
- 4:18business
- 4:19owners
- 4:19and
- 4:19operators,
- 4:20clearly
- 4:20we
- 4:20have
- 4:20to
- 4:21live
- 4:21our
- 4:21life
- 4:21based
- 4:21on,
- 4:22understanding
- 4:22what's
- 4:22coming.
- 4:23RV
- 4:23industry
- 4:23continues
- 4:24to
- 4:24remain
- 4:24healthy,
- 4:24but
- 4:25how
- 4:25do
- 4:25we
- 4:26adjust
- 4:26to
- 4:26trends
- 4:26and
- 4:27those
- 4:27kinds
- 4:27of
- 4:27things,
- 4:29how
- 4:29do
- 4:29you
- 4:29foresee
- 4:30it
- 4:30an
- 4:30extreme
- 4:32swing?
- 4:32We
- 4:33went
- 4:33this
- 4:34really
- 4:34crazy
- 4:35kind
- 4:35of
- 4:36exponential
- 4:37growth
- 4:37and
- 4:37then,
- 4:38suddenly
- 4:38having
- 4:39to
- 4:39change
- 4:40back.
- 4:40The
- 4:41other
- 4:41way
- 4:41I
- 4:41think
- 4:41is,
- 4:42can
- 4:42be
- 4:42challenging
- 4:43for
- 4:44operators
- 4:44and
- 4:45Cara
- 4:45in
- 4:46Canada.
- 4:46Does
- 4:46it,
- 4:47I
- 4:47don't
- 4:47know,
- 4:47but
- 4:47is
- 4:48it
- 4:48the
- 4:48same
- 4:49type
- 4:49of
- 4:50financial
- 4:51condition?
- 4:51Are
- 4:51you
- 4:51experiencing
- 4:52inflation
- 4:53and
- 4:53how
- 4:53does
- 4:53the
- 4:53Canadian
- 4:54government
- 4:54work
- 4:54with,
- 4:55how
- 4:55they
- 4:55drive
- 4:55financing
- 4:56and
- 4:56what
- 4:57is
- 4:57the
- 4:57situation
- 4:57like
- 4:58in
- 4:58Canada?
- 4:59yeah,
- 4:59very
- 4:59similar.
- 5:00We
- 5:00have
- 5:01the
- 5:01bank
- 5:01of
- 5:01Canada,
- 5:02actually.
- 5:02Same
- 5:02thing
- 5:03just
- 5:03yesterday.
- 5:03We
- 5:03had
- 5:04another
- 5:04rate
- 5:05increase.
- 5:05So
- 5:06we
- 5:07are
- 5:07seeing
- 5:08some
- 5:08dynamic
- 5:09here.
- 5:09Inflation
- 5:10is
- 5:10crazy.
- 5:10Creating
- 5:11an
- 5:11interesting
- 5:12Google
- 5:12landscape
- 5:12here
- 5:13as
- 5:13well.
- 5:13I
- 5:13think
- 5:14it's
- 5:14definitely
- 5:15impacting,
- 5:16like
- 5:16you
- 5:16said,
- 5:16the
- 5:17shorter
- 5:17term
- 5:17transient
- 5:18day
- 5:18bookings,
- 5:19we
- 5:20absolutely
- 5:20have
- 5:21been
- 5:21hearing
- 5:21from
- 5:21campgrounds
- 5:22across
- 5:22the
- 5:22country
- 5:23from
- 5:23members
- 5:24of
- 5:24the
- 5:24association
- 5:25that
- 5:25booking
- 5:26numbers
- 5:27while
- 5:27not
- 5:27necessarily
- 5:29they
- 5:30are
- 5:30down,
- 5:30they
- 5:31are
- 5:31happening
- 5:32in.
- 5:32Duration
- 5:33in
- 5:33terms
- 5:33of
- 5:34book,
- 5:34how
- 5:34far
- 5:34out
- 5:35they're
- 5:35booking.
- 5:35So
- 5:35people
- 5:36are
- 5:36booking,
- 5:36less
- 5:37far
- 5:37in
- 5:37advance.
- 5:38I
- 5:38think
- 5:38that's
- 5:38directly
- 5:38related
- 5:39to
- 5:39everyone
- 5:40kind
- 5:40of
- 5:41towing
- 5:42the
- 5:42line
- 5:42and
- 5:42waiting
- 5:42to
- 5:43see
- 5:43what's
- 5:43happening
- 5:44financially
- 5:45in
- 5:45this
- 5:45country
- 5:46and
- 5:46how
- 5:46that
- 5:46will
- 5:46impact
- 5:47their
- 5:47own
- 5:47wallets
- 5:48and
- 5:48their
- 5:48own
- 5:48profit
- 5:48books
- 5:49and
- 5:50their
- 5:50ability
- 5:50to
- 5:50vacation
- 5:51and
- 5:51plan
- 5:51and
- 5:52all
- 5:52of
- 5:52those
- 5:52things.
- 5:53I,
- 5:53there's
- 5:54some
- 5:55sense
- 5:55of
- 5:56where's
- 5:56this
- 5:56gonna
- 5:56go
- 5:57in
- 5:57the
- 5:57next
- 5:58several
- 5:58months?
- 5:58We
- 5:59certainly
- 5:59are
- 5:59having,
- 6:00it's
- 6:00having
- 6:01a
- 6:01broader
- 6:02impact
- 6:02in
- 6:02terms
- 6:03of
- 6:03membership
- 6:04as
- 6:04well.
- 6:04I
- 6:04think,
- 6:04we're
- 6:05seeing
- 6:05things
- 6:05like
- 6:06some
- 6:06of
- 6:06our
- 6:06energy
- 6:07providers
- 6:07and
- 6:07some
- 6:08of
- 6:08our
- 6:08provinces
- 6:08are
- 6:09lifting
- 6:09pricing
- 6:10and
- 6:10things
- 6:10like
- 6:10that.
- 6:11And
- 6:11so
- 6:11that's
- 6:11having
- 6:12some
- 6:12significant
- 6:13impacts
- 6:13on
- 6:13some
- 6:13of
- 6:13our
- 6:14parks
- 6:14that.
- 6:14Maybe
- 6:15had
- 6:15great
- 6:16power
- 6:17pricing
- 6:18and
- 6:18now
- 6:19aren't
- 6:19able
- 6:19to
- 6:19access
- 6:20that
- 6:20competitive
- 6:21level
- 6:21of
- 6:21rate.
- 6:22And
- 6:22so
- 6:22that's
- 6:22obviously
- 6:23impacting
- 6:23bottom
- 6:23line
- 6:24which
- 6:24is
- 6:24tough
- 6:24when
- 6:25we're
- 6:25entering
- 6:25into
- 6:26floor
- 6:27oxygen
- 6:28here
- 6:28at
- 6:28this
- 6:29time
- 6:29of
- 6:29the
- 6:29year.
- 6:30Most
- 6:30of
- 6:30our
- 6:31parks,
- 6:31the
- 6:31vast
- 6:31majority
- 6:32are
- 6:32getting
- 6:32ready
- 6:33to
- 6:33close
- 6:33here
- 6:33in
- 6:34the
- 6:34next
- 6:34few
- 6:35weeks
- 6:35for
- 6:35the
- 6:36winter.
- 6:36But
- 6:37a
- 6:37lot
- 6:37of
- 6:37their
- 6:37expenses
- 6:38persist
- 6:39through
- 6:39those
- 6:39closed
- 6:40months.
- 6:40And
- 6:40being
- 6:41able
- 6:41to
- 6:41plan
- 6:41and
- 6:41sustain
- 6:43expenses
- 6:43when
- 6:43you
- 6:43don't
- 6:44really
- 6:44know
- 6:44what
- 6:44they're
- 6:44going
- 6:44to
- 6:45be
- 6:45is
- 6:45a
- 6:45stressful
- 6:46endeavor,
- 6:46I
- 6:46think.
- 6:47So
- 6:47yeah
- 6:47the
- 6:48inflation
- 6:48stuff
- 6:48is
- 6:48a
- 6:48big
- 6:49hurdle
- 6:49right
- 6:49now.
- 6:50And
- 6:50I
- 6:50agree.
- 6:51I
- 6:51think
- 6:51everyone's
- 6:51just
- 6:52watching
- 6:52and
- 6:53trying
- 6:53to
- 6:54be
- 6:54as
- 6:54adaptable
- 6:55as
- 6:55usual.
- 6:57Yeah,
- 6:58I
- 6:58think
- 6:58normally
- 6:59I
- 6:59use
- 6:59my
- 6:59B
- 7:00necklace
- 7:00if
- 7:01I'm
- 7:01talking
- 7:01about
- 7:01revenue
- 7:01generation,
- 7:02but
- 7:02I
- 7:02think
- 7:02it's
- 7:03appropriate,
- 7:03want
- 7:04where's
- 7:04like
- 7:04bling
- 7:04necklace.
- 7:04I
- 7:05also
- 7:05have
- 7:05one
- 7:05that
- 7:06I
- 7:06also
- 7:06have
- 7:06one
- 7:06that
- 7:06lights
- 7:07up
- 7:07and
- 7:07then
- 7:07normally
- 7:08during
- 7:08budget
- 7:08season,
- 7:09I'll
- 7:09use
- 7:09the
- 7:10magic
- 7:10eightball.
- 7:10So
- 7:11we
- 7:11can
- 7:11say,
- 7:11will
- 7:12the
- 7:12fed
- 7:12raise
- 7:12rates,
- 7:14will
- 7:14the
- 7:14fed
- 7:14raise
- 7:14rates
- 7:15again,
- 7:15in
- 7:15the
- 7:15next
- 7:16month?
- 7:17And
- 7:17let's
- 7:17see
- 7:18what
- 7:18the
- 7:18magic
- 7:18that's
- 7:19best
- 7:19way
- 7:19to
- 7:19trade
- 7:19the
- 7:19stock
- 7:19market
- 7:20with
- 7:20that
- 7:20magic
- 7:20eightball
- 7:21works
- 7:21for
- 7:21me
- 7:21every
- 7:21time.
- 7:21Definitely.
- 7:22And
- 7:22the
- 7:22magic
- 7:22eightball
- 7:23says
- 7:23undetermined
- 7:24at
- 7:24this
- 7:24time.
- 7:25Yeah.
- 7:25Feel
- 7:26like
- 7:26we
- 7:26could
- 7:26go
- 7:26to
- 7:26cnbc.com
- 7:27and
- 7:28determine
- 7:28it
- 7:28pretty
- 7:28quickly.
- 7:29It's
- 7:30yeah.
- 7:31Yep.
- 7:31Yep.
- 7:32And
- 7:32I
- 7:32think
- 7:32isn't
- 7:33isn't
- 7:33your,
- 7:33the
- 7:33prime
- 7:34minister
- 7:34of
- 7:34Canada,
- 7:35isn't
- 7:35he?
- 7:35Wasn't
- 7:35here
- 7:35on
- 7:35the
- 7:35bachelor.
- 7:36Last
- 7:36night
- 7:36that
- 7:37was
- 7:37all
- 7:37the
- 7:37news
- 7:37this
- 7:38morning.
- 7:38Tino
- 7:39looks
- 7:39exactly
- 7:40like
- 7:40Justin
- 7:40Trudeau.
- 7:41So
- 7:41I
- 7:41don't
- 7:41know
- 7:41if
- 7:41you
- 7:41saw
- 7:41that,
- 7:42but
- 7:42yeah,
- 7:43Justin's
- 7:43been
- 7:44in
- 7:44the
- 7:44news
- 7:44quite
- 7:44a
- 7:44bit
- 7:45the
- 7:45last
- 7:45few
- 7:45days.
- 7:46You
- 7:46can
- 7:46sing
- 7:46Bohemian
- 7:47Rhapsody
- 7:47too.
- 7:48That's
- 7:48awesome.
- 7:49Yeah.
- 7:50Anyway,
- 7:51yeah,
- 7:51he
- 7:52I
- 7:52think
- 7:52that's
- 7:53specifically
- 7:53what
- 7:53I'm
- 7:53writing
- 7:54relating
- 7:54to,
- 7:55when
- 7:55I
- 7:55mentioned
- 7:55the
- 7:56political
- 7:56impacts
- 7:57of
- 7:57some
- 7:58things
- 7:58there
- 7:58are
- 7:59moments
- 8:00of,
- 8:01some
- 8:01of
- 8:01the
- 8:02big
- 8:02players
- 8:02are
- 8:02talking
- 8:03about
- 8:03how
- 8:03that
- 8:04excessive
- 8:05spending
- 8:05and
- 8:05things
- 8:05like
- 8:05that
- 8:06at
- 8:06the
- 8:06federal
- 8:06level
- 8:07has
- 8:07really
- 8:07impacted
- 8:08our
- 8:08inflation
- 8:08rates.
- 8:08And
- 8:09there's
- 8:10some
- 8:10back
- 8:10and
- 8:10forth,
- 8:11really
- 8:11happening
- 8:12politically
- 8:12discussions
- 8:13about
- 8:13that
- 8:13stuff.
- 8:14I
- 8:14think
- 8:14that
- 8:14will
- 8:14really
- 8:15fuel
- 8:15any
- 8:16sort
- 8:16of
- 8:16political
- 8:17outcomes
- 8:18in
- 8:18this
- 8:18country,
- 8:18in
- 8:19the
- 8:19coming
- 8:19probably
- 8:20several
- 8:21months.
- 8:21Everyone
- 8:21is
- 8:21very
- 8:22fiscally
- 8:22minded
- 8:22right
- 8:23now
- 8:23with
- 8:23these
- 8:23bank
- 8:24of
- 8:24Canada
- 8:24re
- 8:24hikes
- 8:25and
- 8:25inflation
- 8:26being
- 8:26the
- 8:26way
- 8:26that
- 8:26it
- 8:26is
- 8:27possibly
- 8:27living
- 8:27is
- 8:27way
- 8:28up.
- 8:28And
- 8:29that
- 8:29absolutely
- 8:29will
- 8:30impact
- 8:30our
- 8:30industry,
- 8:31like
- 8:31all
- 8:31the
- 8:31others.
- 8:34Yeah.
- 8:34I
- 8:34think
- 8:35just
- 8:35like
- 8:35you're
- 8:35talking
- 8:36about
- 8:36Mike,
- 8:36like
- 8:36nobody
- 8:36wants
- 8:37to
- 8:37be
- 8:37doom
- 8:37and
- 8:37boom
- 8:37all
- 8:37the
- 8:38time.
- 8:38Nobody
- 8:38really
- 8:38knows
- 8:39what's
- 8:39gonna
- 8:39happen,
- 8:39but
- 8:39the
- 8:40best
- 8:40way
- 8:40is
- 8:40just
- 8:40be
- 8:40prepared
- 8:41for
- 8:41the
- 8:41worst
- 8:42case
- 8:42scenario.
- 8:42And
- 8:43then
- 8:43you're
- 8:43great
- 8:44if
- 8:44it's
- 8:44anywhere
- 8:45above.
- 8:45And
- 8:45I
- 8:45think
- 8:46strategically
- 8:47to
- 8:47pivot
- 8:47and
- 8:48strategize,
- 8:49if
- 8:49you're
- 8:49considering
- 8:50as
- 8:50a
- 8:50Campground
- 8:50owner
- 8:50that
- 8:51maybe
- 8:52you're
- 8:52gonna
- 8:52have
- 8:52less
- 8:53shorter
- 8:53term
- 8:54visitors,
- 8:55maybe
- 8:55you
- 8:55re-strategize
- 8:56some
- 8:56of
- 8:56your
- 8:56longer
- 8:57term
- 8:57pricing
- 8:57and
- 8:58get
- 8:58more
- 8:58competitive
- 8:58on
- 8:59some
- 8:59things
- 8:59or,
- 9:00up
- 9:00some
- 9:00services
- 9:01offerings
- 9:01and
- 9:01things
- 9:02like
- 9:02that.
- 9:02I
- 9:02think
- 9:03we
- 9:03can
- 9:03be
- 9:04considering
- 9:04that,
- 9:04guests
- 9:05may
- 9:05travel
- 9:06shorter
- 9:06distance
- 9:07may
- 9:07prefer
- 9:07to
- 9:08travel
- 9:08shorter
- 9:08distance,
- 9:09maybe
- 9:09new
- 9:09strategist,
- 9:10some
- 9:10of
- 9:10your
- 9:10advertising
- 9:11plans,
- 9:11so
- 9:11that
- 9:11you're
- 9:11doing
- 9:12more
- 9:12domestic,
- 9:13closer
- 9:13to
- 9:13home
- 9:14strategy
- 9:14stuff.
- 9:15We've
- 9:15got
- 9:15a
- 9:15couple
- 9:15of
- 9:15parks
- 9:16here
- 9:16in
- 9:16Alberta
- 9:16that
- 9:16are
- 9:17actually
- 9:17offering,
- 9:18stay
- 9:19close
- 9:19to
- 9:19home
- 9:20rates.
- 9:20So
- 9:21they're
- 9:21offering
- 9:21discounts
- 9:21to
- 9:22people
- 9:22who
- 9:22live
- 9:22within.
- 9:22A
- 9:23hundred
- 9:23kilometers
- 9:23of
- 9:24their
- 9:24park
- 9:24or
- 9:24whatever.
- 9:24I
- 9:25think
- 9:25there's
- 9:25ways
- 9:25to
- 9:25get
- 9:25creative
- 9:26and
- 9:27still
- 9:27people
- 9:28will
- 9:28still
- 9:28camp
- 9:29just
- 9:29their
- 9:29behavior
- 9:30around
- 9:30it,
- 9:30I
- 9:30think
- 9:30will
- 9:31shift
- 9:31with
- 9:32the,
- 9:32with
- 9:32these
- 9:33changes.
- 9:33Yeah,
- 9:33real
- 9:34question.
- 9:34I
- 9:34think
- 9:34the
- 9:34real
- 9:35question
- 9:35is
- 9:36will
- 9:36I
- 9:37throw
- 9:38Cara
- 9:38off
- 9:38with
- 9:39another
- 9:39pop
- 9:39culture
- 9:40and
- 9:40bachelorette
- 9:42reference?
- 9:43I
- 9:43think
- 9:43that's
- 9:43the
- 9:44more
- 9:44important
- 9:44and
- 9:45it
- 9:45says
- 9:46without
- 9:46a
- 9:46doubt,
- 9:50Kara's
- 9:50main
- 9:50job
- 9:51at
- 9:51all
- 9:51times
- 9:52to
- 9:52keep
- 9:52Brian
- 9:53back
- 9:53on
- 9:53track.
- 9:53And
- 9:54today
- 9:55Mike
- 9:55is
- 9:55substituting,
- 9:56I
- 9:56guess
- 9:56from,
- 9:56I
- 9:56know,
- 9:57right
- 9:57man,
- 9:57what
- 9:57happened?
- 9:58Sorry,
- 9:59does
- 9:59take,
- 9:59it
- 9:59does
- 10:00take
- 10:00two
- 10:00to
- 10:00four
- 10:00people
- 10:01to
- 10:01keep
- 10:01me
- 10:01on
- 10:01track
- 10:01every
- 10:01week,
- 10:02usually.
- 10:02Yeah.
- 10:02That's
- 10:03why
- 10:03we
- 10:03have
- 10:03all
- 10:03the
- 10:03guests.
- 10:04Yeah.
- 10:04I'm
- 10:05glad
- 10:05Mike
- 10:05can
- 10:05help
- 10:05you
- 10:06along
- 10:06with
- 10:06the
- 10:07throwing
- 10:07me
- 10:07off.
- 10:08That's
- 10:08good.
- 10:08Poor
- 10:08Dustin
- 10:09Trudeau
- 10:09that
- 10:10I
- 10:10haven't
- 10:10even,
- 10:11I
- 10:11don't
- 10:11watch
- 10:11the
- 10:11bachelorette,
- 10:12but
- 10:12I
- 10:12heard
- 10:12all
- 10:13about
- 10:13it.
- 10:13So
- 10:14he's
- 10:14really
- 10:14been
- 10:14in
- 10:14the
- 10:14news.
- 10:15Oh,
- 10:15I
- 10:15don't
- 10:16watch
- 10:16the
- 10:16bachelorette
- 10:17either
- 10:17with
- 10:17my
- 10:17wife.
- 10:18I
- 10:18heard
- 10:21I'll
- 10:21believe
- 10:21you.
- 10:21This
- 10:22might
- 10:22be
- 10:22the
- 10:22best
- 10:22show
- 10:22we've
- 10:23ever
- 10:23done.
- 10:23I
- 10:23don't
- 10:23know.
- 10:24Like
- 10:24maybe
- 10:24more
- 10:25people
- 10:25will
- 10:25watch
- 10:25this
- 10:25if
- 10:26we're
- 10:26not
- 10:26talking
- 10:26about
- 10:26things
- 10:27related
- 10:27to
- 10:27business.
- 10:28I
- 10:28don't
- 10:28know.
- 10:30Definitely
- 10:31Joe,
- 10:32what's
- 10:32new
- 10:32in
- 10:32your
- 10:32world
- 10:33before
- 10:33we
- 10:33talk
- 10:33to
- 10:33Mike
- 10:34about
- 10:35power
- 10:35and
- 10:35all
- 10:35those
- 10:36interest
- 10:36have
- 10:36a
- 10:36long
- 10:37discussion
- 10:37with
- 10:37Mike.
- 10:38So
- 10:38yeah,
- 10:38nothing
- 10:39too.
- 10:39Nothing
- 10:40too
- 10:40exciting.
- 10:40Or
- 10:41I
- 10:41would
- 10:41say
- 10:42for
- 10:42us
- 10:43the
- 10:43past
- 10:44four
- 10:44years,
- 10:45August
- 10:45and
- 10:45September
- 10:46are
- 10:46basically
- 10:46our
- 10:46slowest
- 10:47times.
- 10:47The
- 10:48campgrounds
- 10:48that
- 10:49are
- 10:49in
- 10:49season
- 10:49are
- 10:49winding
- 10:50down
- 10:50the
- 10:50Campground
- 10:51that
- 10:51are
- 10:51outta
- 10:51season
- 10:51still
- 10:52haven't
- 10:52really
- 10:52started
- 10:52winding
- 10:53up.
- 10:53This
- 10:53tends
- 10:54to
- 10:54be
- 10:54our
- 10:54slow
- 10:54time,
- 10:54but
- 10:54it's
- 10:55starting
- 10:55to
- 10:55ramp
- 10:55up.
- 10:55Now
- 10:56we're
- 10:56starting
- 10:56to
- 10:56get
- 10:56some
- 10:57new
- 10:57things
- 10:57in
- 10:58we're.
- 10:58I
- 10:58can't
- 10:59really
- 10:59say
- 10:59what
- 11:00we're
- 11:00doing,
- 11:00but
- 11:00we
- 11:00have
- 11:01some
- 11:01bigger
- 11:01releases
- 11:02coming
- 11:03in
- 11:03October
- 11:05for
- 11:05our
- 11:05customers.
- 11:06We'll
- 11:06tell
- 11:06you
- 11:06next
- 11:07on.
- 11:08So
- 11:08just
- 11:10I'll
- 11:10keep
- 11:11secret.
- 11:11I
- 11:11promise
- 11:13with
- 11:13you
- 11:13and
- 11:14all
- 11:14of
- 11:14your
- 11:141
- 11:15million
- 11:15friends,
- 11:16correct?
- 11:17I
- 11:17think
- 11:17rose
- 11:17already
- 11:18posted
- 11:18it
- 11:18online.
- 11:18So
- 11:19she
- 11:19might
- 11:21rose
- 11:21gets
- 11:22that
- 11:22these
- 11:22timeline.
- 11:23She
- 11:23will
- 11:23always
- 11:23scoop
- 11:24Brian.
- 11:25Yeah,
- 11:26that's
- 11:26perfect.
- 11:27I'm
- 11:27glad.
- 11:27Joe,
- 11:27are
- 11:28guys
- 11:28going
- 11:29to
- 11:29shows
- 11:29and
- 11:30stuff?
- 11:30This
- 11:30call?
- 11:31Yeah.
- 11:31For
- 11:31sure
- 11:32we're
- 11:32gonna
- 11:32be
- 11:32at
- 11:33the
- 11:33glamping
- 11:33show
- 11:33coming
- 11:34up.
- 11:34Cool.
- 11:35We
- 11:35will
- 11:35be
- 11:35at
- 11:35AR
- 11:36we
- 11:36are
- 11:36not
- 11:37going
- 11:37to
- 11:37be
- 11:37incognito
- 11:39train
- 11:39show
- 11:39busters,
- 11:40like
- 11:40Brian.
- 11:41And
- 11:41we'll
- 11:41be
- 11:42going
- 11:42to
- 11:42New
- 11:43York
- 11:43for
- 11:43sure.
- 11:44COE
- 11:44and
- 11:45we're
- 11:45looking
- 11:45into
- 11:45Pennsylvania.
- 11:46Oh.
- 11:47And
- 11:47definitely
- 11:47we're
- 11:47going
- 11:48to
- 11:48Campex
- 11:49in
- 11:49Ontario.
- 11:49Amazing
- 11:50sound
- 11:51like
- 11:51a
- 11:51bad
- 11:51thing,
- 11:52Joe.
- 11:52I'm
- 11:52not
- 11:52an
- 11:53Ingo
- 11:53meter
- 11:53trade
- 11:53boat
- 11:54show,
- 11:54but
- 11:54I
- 11:54was
- 11:54invited
- 11:54to
- 11:55the
- 11:55GL
- 11:55show.
- 11:55I'm
- 11:55gonna
- 11:55the
- 11:55glam
- 11:56show.
- 11:56We're
- 11:56gonna
- 11:56do
- 11:56awesome
- 11:57things
- 11:57down
- 11:57there.
- 11:58Cara
- 11:58invited
- 11:59me
- 11:59RV
- 12:00MC
- 12:00hasnt
- 12:00got
- 12:00back
- 12:00to
- 12:00me
- 12:00yet,
- 12:01but
- 12:01we're
- 12:01gonna
- 12:01go
- 12:01to
- 12:01expo
- 12:02the
- 12:02expo
- 12:03pass.
- 12:04Hey,
- 12:05we
- 12:05we've
- 12:05done
- 12:05that
- 12:05before,
- 12:06too,
- 12:06before
- 12:06we
- 12:06actually
- 12:07had
- 12:07a
- 12:07product,
- 12:07we
- 12:08wanted
- 12:08to
- 12:08scout
- 12:08the
- 12:09industry
- 12:09a
- 12:09little
- 12:09bit.
- 12:09And
- 12:10so
- 12:10we
- 12:10did
- 12:10Raleigh,
- 12:11I
- 12:11don't
- 12:11know,
- 12:11five
- 12:12or
- 12:12six
- 12:12years
- 12:12ago
- 12:13rose
- 12:13and
- 12:13I
- 12:13came
- 12:13as
- 12:14expo
- 12:14only.
- 12:15And
- 12:15it
- 12:15was,
- 12:16even
- 12:16not
- 12:16going
- 12:16to
- 12:17the
- 12:17sessions
- 12:18you
- 12:18get
- 12:18a
- 12:18lot
- 12:18of
- 12:18insight
- 12:19into
- 12:19what's
- 12:19going
- 12:19on,
- 12:20so
- 12:20it
- 12:20was
- 12:21still
- 12:21worthwhile.
- 12:21And
- 12:22so
- 12:22yeah,
- 12:22trade
- 12:22show
- 12:22season
- 12:23is
- 12:23upon
- 12:23us
- 12:23and
- 12:24very
- 12:24busy.
- 12:25Yeah,
- 12:25I
- 12:25think
- 12:26one
- 12:26thing
- 12:26is
- 12:26I
- 12:26just
- 12:26wanted
- 12:27from
- 12:27a
- 12:27cover
- 12:28from
- 12:28a
- 12:28Modern
- 12:28Campground
- 12:29perspective,
- 12:29I
- 12:29just
- 12:29don't
- 12:29have
- 12:30the
- 12:30time
- 12:30to
- 12:30do
- 12:30the
- 12:30foods
- 12:31and
- 12:31all
- 12:31that
- 12:31stuff
- 12:31like
- 12:31I
- 12:31used
- 12:31to.
- 12:32So
- 12:33is
- 12:33Campex
- 12:34what
- 12:34used
- 12:34to
- 12:34be
- 12:35the
- 12:35Canadian
- 12:35outdoor
- 12:35conference?
- 12:36Is
- 12:36it
- 12:36the
- 12:36same
- 12:36thing?
- 12:38No,
- 12:38Campex
- 12:38is
- 12:39Ontario.
- 12:40Ontario's
- 12:41show
- 12:42specifically
- 12:43to
- 12:43that
- 12:43in
- 12:43province.
- 12:44Canada's
- 12:44national
- 12:45show
- 12:45will
- 12:46not
- 12:46be
- 12:46until
- 12:47the
- 12:47new
- 12:47year
- 12:48and
- 12:48is
- 12:49likely
- 12:49looking
- 12:50to
- 12:50be
- 12:50entirely
- 12:51virtual,
- 12:51still
- 12:52nationally.
- 12:52Yeah,
- 12:53some
- 12:53hurdles,
- 12:54some
- 12:55of
- 12:55that
- 12:55still
- 12:55for
- 12:55sure.
- 12:56Mike,
- 12:56it's
- 12:56basically
- 12:57their
- 12:57state
- 12:58show
- 12:58for
- 12:58Ontario.
- 12:59So
- 13:00it's
- 13:00the
- 13:00Ontario
- 13:01private
- 13:01Campground
- 13:01owners
- 13:02association,
- 13:02I
- 13:02believe.
- 13:03Yeah,
- 13:03they
- 13:04are
- 13:04now
- 13:04called
- 13:04Camping
- 13:05in
- 13:05Ontario.
- 13:06But
- 13:06used
- 13:06to
- 13:06be
- 13:06PCA
- 13:07they
- 13:07have
- 13:07a
- 13:08really
- 13:08robust
- 13:09membership
- 13:09based.
- 13:10And
- 13:10it's
- 13:11a
- 13:11really
- 13:11well
- 13:11put
- 13:11together
- 13:12conference.
- 13:12Lots
- 13:12of
- 13:12people
- 13:13go,
- 13:13I
- 13:13was
- 13:13there
- 13:13for
- 13:13a
- 13:13couple
- 13:14years
- 13:14before
- 13:14the
- 13:14pandemic
- 13:15so
- 13:15yeah.
- 13:15I
- 13:15would
- 13:15encourage
- 13:16you
- 13:16to
- 13:16go
- 13:16if
- 13:16you
- 13:17have
- 13:17the
- 13:17opportunity.
- 13:18Yeah.
- 13:18It's
- 13:19a
- 13:19great
- 13:19event
- 13:19heard
- 13:20I've
- 13:20I
- 13:20was
- 13:21planning
- 13:21on
- 13:21going
- 13:21to
- 13:21the
- 13:21Canadian
- 13:22outdoor
- 13:22one,
- 13:22but
- 13:23if
- 13:23it's
- 13:23virtual,
- 13:24then
- 13:24I
- 13:24can't
- 13:25do
- 13:25that.
- 13:26Yeah.
- 13:27Travel.
- 13:27It's
- 13:27quite
- 13:27expensive
- 13:28to
- 13:28get
- 13:28to
- 13:28your
- 13:28computer,
- 13:29Mike.
- 13:29I
- 13:29understand.
- 13:30Yeah.
- 13:32inflation
- 13:33turning
- 13:33us
- 13:33well.
- 13:33Yeah.
- 13:34For
- 13:34now
- 13:35there's
- 13:35still
- 13:35some
- 13:36limitations
- 13:36on
- 13:36us
- 13:37nationally
- 13:37which
- 13:37are
- 13:37dictating
- 13:38some
- 13:38of
- 13:38those
- 13:38choices,
- 13:39but
- 13:39we
- 13:39look
- 13:39forward
- 13:40to
- 13:40the
- 13:40future
- 13:40and
- 13:40then
- 13:41in
- 13:41person
- 13:41event
- 13:42nationally,
- 13:43I
- 13:43can't
- 13:43wait
- 13:43for.
- 13:44Yeah,
- 13:45for
- 13:45sure.
- 13:45Good
- 13:45things
- 13:45take
- 13:46time
- 13:46to
- 13:46build,
- 13:46so
- 13:47we'd
- 13:47rather
- 13:47take
- 13:47our
- 13:47time
- 13:48or
- 13:48you
- 13:48guys
- 13:48rather
- 13:48take
- 13:49your
- 13:49time
- 13:49and
- 13:49put
- 13:49someone
- 13:50that's
- 13:50fantastic
- 13:50instead
- 13:51of
- 13:51just
- 13:51good,
- 13:52right?
- 13:52Yeah.
- 13:52And
- 13:52we
- 13:53do
- 13:53have
- 13:53a
- 13:53couple
- 13:53of
- 13:53the
- 13:53provinces,
- 13:54like
- 13:54Camping
- 13:55in
- 13:55Ontario
- 13:55BC
- 13:56lodging
- 13:56camp
- 13:57Campground
- 13:57association
- 13:58has
- 13:58an
- 13:58event
- 13:58next
- 13:58month.
- 13:59So
- 13:59some
- 13:59of
- 13:59our
- 13:59provinces
- 14:00are
- 14:00doing
- 14:00some
- 14:00really
- 14:01cool
- 14:01stuff.
- 14:01And
- 14:02certainly
- 14:02we
- 14:02would
- 14:02never
- 14:02wanna
- 14:03overshadow
- 14:04or
- 14:04steal
- 14:04any
- 14:04thunder
- 14:05on
- 14:05those
- 14:05fronts
- 14:05too.
- 14:05So
- 14:06we're
- 14:06very
- 14:06supportive
- 14:06of
- 14:06those
- 14:07events.
- 14:07Shane
- 14:07and
- 14:08I
- 14:08will
- 14:08be
- 14:08attending
- 14:08in
- 14:08DC
- 14:09and
- 14:09I'm
- 14:09super
- 14:10excited
- 14:10to
- 14:10see
- 14:10how
- 14:11that
- 14:11event
- 14:11comes
- 14:11together.
- 14:12It'll
- 14:12be
- 14:12the
- 14:12first
- 14:13hybrid
- 14:14in
- 14:14person,
- 14:15virtual
- 14:15thing
- 14:15up
- 14:15here.
- 14:16And
- 14:16so
- 14:16I'm
- 14:17cannot
- 14:17wait
- 14:18to
- 14:18see
- 14:18how
- 14:18that
- 14:18comes
- 14:19together
- 14:19and
- 14:19how
- 14:19we
- 14:19can
- 14:19all
- 14:19gather.
- 14:20I
- 14:20think
- 14:20it's
- 14:20the
- 14:20first
- 14:21one
- 14:21in
- 14:21the
- 14:21industry.
- 14:21Like
- 14:22I
- 14:22don't
- 14:22think
- 14:22any
- 14:22of
- 14:22the
- 14:23us
- 14:23associations
- 14:24have
- 14:24also
- 14:24done
- 14:24virtual
- 14:25alongside
- 14:26their
- 14:26back
- 14:27to
- 14:27in-person.
- 14:29I
- 14:29haven't
- 14:30seen
- 14:30any
- 14:30and
- 14:31I'm
- 14:31sorry
- 14:31that
- 14:31I
- 14:32forgot
- 14:32to
- 14:32mention
- 14:32that
- 14:32one.
- 14:32I
- 14:33was
- 14:33thinking
- 14:33of
- 14:33the
- 14:33ones
- 14:33that
- 14:34we're
- 14:34traveling
- 14:34for.
- 14:34So
- 14:35we'll
- 14:35also
- 14:35be
- 14:36exhibit
- 14:37I
- 14:37forgot
- 14:37it
- 14:37too.
- 14:38So
- 14:39I'll
- 14:39I'm
- 14:39and
- 14:39I'm
- 14:40the
- 14:40MC
- 14:40of
- 14:40the
- 14:40conference.
- 14:44Yeah.
- 14:45Yeah,
- 14:46no
- 14:46I'm
- 14:46super
- 14:46excited
- 14:47for
- 14:47the
- 14:47one
- 14:47in
- 14:48BC.
- 14:48There's
- 14:48a
- 14:48lot
- 14:48of
- 14:49really
- 14:49great
- 14:49operators
- 14:49out
- 14:50there
- 14:50that
- 14:50I
- 14:50haven't
- 14:50had
- 14:50the
- 14:51chance
- 14:51to,
- 14:51shake
- 14:51hands
- 14:52with
- 14:52in
- 14:52a
- 14:52few
- 14:53years.
- 14:53I'm
- 14:53excited
- 14:54to
- 14:54see
- 14:54everybody
- 14:55in
- 14:55the
- 14:55room
- 14:56and
- 14:56via
- 14:56the
- 14:56screens
- 14:57for
- 14:57that
- 14:57one.
- 14:58For
- 14:58sure.
- 14:58Can't
- 14:58wait,
- 14:59Mike,
- 14:59you
- 15:00should
- 15:00come
- 15:00to
- 15:00the
- 15:00BC
- 15:00one.
- 15:01Yeah,
- 15:04send
- 15:04me
- 15:04the
- 15:04link.
- 15:04Not,
- 15:05Mike,
- 15:05we're
- 15:05both
- 15:05Mike's.
- 15:06Yeah.
- 15:06Mics.
- 15:07You
- 15:07come
- 15:07too,
- 15:08Mike,
- 15:08I
- 15:08guess
- 15:08we
- 15:08can
- 15:09see
- 15:10you
- 15:10twice.
- 15:10If
- 15:11we
- 15:11have
- 15:11to
- 15:11see
- 15:11Arabic
- 15:12and
- 15:12there
- 15:12that's
- 15:12fine.
- 15:13I'll
- 15:13deal
- 15:13with
- 15:13it.
- 15:13But
- 15:13no.
- 15:14Mike,
- 15:14do
- 15:14you
- 15:14sell,
- 15:15tell
- 15:15us
- 15:15about
- 15:15so
- 15:15let's
- 15:16dive
- 15:16into
- 15:16wild
- 15:16energy
- 15:17for
- 15:17a
- 15:17minute.
- 15:17Do
- 15:17you
- 15:17do
- 15:17operations
- 15:18in
- 15:18Canada?
- 15:19We
- 15:19are
- 15:20close
- 15:20we're
- 15:21in.
- 15:21We
- 15:21have
- 15:21to
- 15:21go
- 15:21through
- 15:22certification
- 15:22with
- 15:23measurement
- 15:23Canada.
- 15:24And
- 15:24that
- 15:25is
- 15:25a
- 15:25lengthy
- 15:26process,
- 15:27but
- 15:27we've
- 15:27started
- 15:28that
- 15:28process
- 15:28and
- 15:29we
- 15:29hope
- 15:29to
- 15:29be
- 15:30able
- 15:30to
- 15:31sell
- 15:31and
- 15:31install
- 15:32in
- 15:32the
- 15:32spring.
- 15:33So
- 15:33we
- 15:33will
- 15:34be
- 15:34at
- 15:34the
- 15:34Ontario
- 15:35show.
- 15:37Yeah.
- 15:37And
- 15:37then
- 15:37hopefully
- 15:38we'll
- 15:38get
- 15:38approved
- 15:39to
- 15:39sell
- 15:39and
- 15:40install
- 15:40in
- 15:40the
- 15:40spring.
- 15:40Tell
- 15:41us
- 15:41about
- 15:41wild
- 15:41energy,
- 15:42right?
- 15:42So
- 15:42we've
- 15:42heard
- 15:42a
- 15:42lot
- 15:42about
- 15:43you.
- 15:43You've
- 15:43been
- 15:43all
- 15:43over
- 15:43social
- 15:43media,
- 15:44heard
- 15:44a
- 15:44lot
- 15:44of
- 15:44good
- 15:44things
- 15:45from
- 15:45good
- 15:45people.
- 15:46I
- 15:46think
- 15:46Mike
- 15:46is
- 15:46one
- 15:46of
- 15:46your
- 15:46supporters,
- 15:47the
- 15:47other
- 15:47Mike,
- 15:48I
- 15:48don't
- 15:48know
- 15:49Mike
- 15:49and
- 15:49Mikey
- 15:50or
- 15:50I
- 15:50thought
- 15:50we
- 15:50were
- 15:50here
- 15:51to
- 15:51harm
- 15:51wrestle
- 15:51on
- 15:51this
- 15:52show.
- 15:54Yeah,
- 15:54go
- 15:54ahead.
- 15:57We
- 15:57can
- 15:57have
- 15:57a
- 15:57discussion.
- 15:58I'm
- 15:58ready.
- 16:01yeah.
- 16:02But
- 16:02yeah.
- 16:02Tell
- 16:02us
- 16:02about
- 16:03wild
- 16:03energy.
- 16:03What
- 16:03sets
- 16:04you
- 16:04guys
- 16:04apart?
- 16:04What
- 16:04makes
- 16:04you
- 16:04different?
- 16:05Why
- 16:05did
- 16:05you
- 16:05enter
- 16:05the
- 16:05space
- 16:06kind
- 16:06of
- 16:06your
- 16:06whole
- 16:06little
- 16:07brief
- 16:07background
- 16:07if
- 16:08you
- 16:08want.
- 16:08Yeah.
- 16:09So
- 16:09just
- 16:09to
- 16:09expand
- 16:10on
- 16:10entering
- 16:10the
- 16:10space
- 16:11my
- 16:11background
- 16:12is
- 16:12a,
- 16:12is
- 16:12technology.
- 16:13I've
- 16:13been
- 16:13a
- 16:13chief
- 16:14technology
- 16:14officer
- 16:15in
- 16:15healthcare,
- 16:15financial
- 16:16services.
- 16:17This
- 16:17is
- 16:17actually
- 16:17my
- 16:17second
- 16:18startup
- 16:18company.
- 16:19Although
- 16:19I've
- 16:19never
- 16:19done
- 16:20hardware
- 16:20before,
- 16:20so
- 16:21I've
- 16:21learned
- 16:21a
- 16:21little,
- 16:21a
- 16:22thing
- 16:22or
- 16:22two
- 16:22about
- 16:23building
- 16:23hardware.
- 16:23It's
- 16:23a
- 16:24little
- 16:24bit
- 16:24more
- 16:24difficult
- 16:24than
- 16:25software.
- 16:25Anytime
- 16:25there's
- 16:26a
- 16:26mistake
- 16:26in
- 16:26this
- 16:26hardware,
- 16:27you
- 16:27gotta
- 16:27go
- 16:27back
- 16:27to
- 16:27manufacturing
- 16:28and
- 16:28that's
- 16:29a
- 16:29little
- 16:29bit
- 16:29painful.
- 16:30So
- 16:30we've
- 16:30learned
- 16:30a
- 16:30few
- 16:30things
- 16:31along
- 16:31the
- 16:31way.
- 16:32And
- 16:33and
- 16:33I
- 16:33can
- 16:33say
- 16:33that
- 16:33businesses
- 16:34changed
- 16:34significantly
- 16:35over
- 16:35the
- 16:35last
- 16:36TW
- 16:3612
- 16:36months
- 16:37even.
- 16:37We
- 16:37are
- 16:37learning
- 16:38more
- 16:38and
- 16:38more
- 16:38things
- 16:39from
- 16:39our
- 16:39owners
- 16:39and
- 16:40our
- 16:40partners
- 16:40about
- 16:41what
- 16:41we
- 16:41can
- 16:41do
- 16:41with
- 16:42the
- 16:42technology
- 16:42and
- 16:42the
- 16:42data.
- 16:43So
- 16:44we
- 16:44initially
- 16:44start
- 16:44off
- 16:45just
- 16:45as
- 16:45I
- 16:45would
- 16:45say,
- 16:46a
- 16:46meter
- 16:46reading
- 16:47company,
- 16:47we're
- 16:47gonna
- 16:48automate
- 16:48the
- 16:48meter
- 16:49reading
- 16:50and
- 16:50and
- 16:50we're
- 16:51accumulating
- 16:51so
- 16:52much
- 16:52data
- 16:52from
- 16:52these
- 16:53meters
- 16:53that
- 16:53now
- 16:54we're
- 16:54starting
- 16:54to
- 16:54gain
- 16:55insights
- 16:56and
- 16:56use
- 16:56that
- 16:56data
- 16:57in
- 16:57different
- 16:57ways.
- 16:58So
- 16:58we
- 16:58monitor
- 16:58the
- 16:59meters
- 16:59to
- 16:59make
- 16:59sure
- 16:59there's
- 16:59no
- 17:00issues
- 17:01at
- 17:01the
- 17:01camp
- 17:01site.
- 17:02We
- 17:02do
- 17:02that
- 17:02with
- 17:02new,
- 17:03a
- 17:03lot
- 17:03of
- 17:03new
- 17:03builds.
- 17:04So
- 17:04interesting
- 17:04story.
- 17:05There
- 17:05is
- 17:05we
- 17:05were
- 17:05working
- 17:06with
- 17:06a
- 17:06new
- 17:06build,
- 17:07put
- 17:07in
- 17:07all
- 17:07of
- 17:07our
- 17:07meters
- 17:08before
- 17:08they
- 17:08opened.
- 17:09And,
- 17:09they
- 17:09energized
- 17:10the
- 17:10park
- 17:10and,
- 17:1130
- 17:11of
- 17:11their
- 17:12a
- 17:12hundred
- 17:12sites
- 17:12were
- 17:13bad.
- 17:13They
- 17:13had
- 17:14issues
- 17:14with
- 17:14the
- 17:14electrical.
- 17:15And
- 17:15so
- 17:15they
- 17:16wouldn't
- 17:16have
- 17:16known
- 17:16that
- 17:17without
- 17:17the
- 17:17data
- 17:18that
- 17:18we
- 17:18were
- 17:18getting
- 17:18back,
- 17:19they
- 17:19had
- 17:19voltage
- 17:20issues
- 17:20on
- 17:20the
- 17:20lines
- 17:21in
- 17:21those
- 17:21sites.
- 17:22So
- 17:22that
- 17:22proactively
- 17:23allowed
- 17:23them
- 17:23to
- 17:23fix
- 17:24that
- 17:24before
- 17:25they
- 17:25officially
- 17:25opened
- 17:25the
- 17:26park.
- 17:26And
- 17:26so
- 17:26we
- 17:26see
- 17:26that
- 17:27occasionally,
- 17:27throughout
- 17:28parks
- 17:28that
- 17:28we're
- 17:28monitoring,
- 17:29we'll
- 17:29see
- 17:29voltage
- 17:30issues.
- 17:31And,
- 17:31our
- 17:31staff
- 17:32calls
- 17:32them
- 17:32and
- 17:33says,
- 17:33Hey,
- 17:33we've
- 17:33got
- 17:33a
- 17:34problem
- 17:34with
- 17:34site
- 17:3435
- 17:35out
- 17:35there.
- 17:35And
- 17:36they
- 17:36can
- 17:36proactively
- 17:37service
- 17:37those
- 17:37before
- 17:38it
- 17:38impacts
- 17:39a
- 17:39reservation
- 17:39or
- 17:39a
- 17:40customer.
- 17:40We're
- 17:40using
- 17:41the
- 17:41data
- 17:41now
- 17:41to
- 17:41spot
- 17:42high
- 17:43energy
- 17:43usage.
- 17:44So
- 17:44we
- 17:44found
- 17:45some
- 17:45interesting
- 17:45things
- 17:46as
- 17:46we
- 17:46put
- 17:46meters
- 17:46in
- 17:47and
- 17:47we
- 17:47can
- 17:47see
- 17:47what's
- 17:47going
- 17:48on.
- 17:48I
- 17:48can
- 17:48tell
- 17:49every
- 17:49time
- 17:49an
- 17:49EV
- 17:49plugs
- 17:50in,
- 17:50as
- 17:50an
- 17:50example,
- 17:51we
- 17:51get
- 17:51a
- 17:51high
- 17:51energy
- 17:52alert
- 17:52on
- 17:52this
- 17:52side.
- 17:53And
- 17:53we
- 17:53communicate
- 17:54again
- 17:54with
- 17:54our
- 17:54customers
- 17:55to
- 17:55say,
- 17:55Hey,
- 17:56are
- 17:56you
- 17:56built
- 17:56for
- 17:57EVs?
- 17:57Are
- 17:57you
- 17:57expecting
- 17:58that
- 17:58kinda
- 17:58load?
- 17:58Is
- 17:59it
- 17:59a
- 17:59single
- 17:59run?
- 18:00Is
- 18:00it
- 18:00a
- 18:00Daisy
- 18:00chain
- 18:01run
- 18:01in
- 18:01your
- 18:01park
- 18:02that
- 18:02can
- 18:02handle
- 18:02that
- 18:02type
- 18:03of
- 18:03thing.
- 18:03So
- 18:04getting
- 18:04a
- 18:04little
- 18:04bit
- 18:04more
- 18:04consultative
- 18:05with
- 18:05them
- 18:06and
- 18:06using
- 18:06that
- 18:07data
- 18:07to
- 18:07help
- 18:07them
- 18:08operate
- 18:08their
- 18:08parks.
- 18:09And
- 18:10then
- 18:10we
- 18:10know
- 18:10which
- 18:10parks
- 18:10can't
- 18:11handle
- 18:11that
- 18:11type
- 18:11of
- 18:11load.
- 18:12So
- 18:12when
- 18:12we
- 18:12see
- 18:12an
- 18:13alert,
- 18:13we
- 18:13let
- 18:13them
- 18:14know
- 18:14so
- 18:14that
- 18:14they
- 18:14can
- 18:14address
- 18:15it.
- 18:15So
- 18:15it's
- 18:15an
- 18:15opportunity
- 18:16to
- 18:16communicate
- 18:17with
- 18:17the
- 18:17customer
- 18:18about
- 18:18expectations
- 18:19of
- 18:19service
- 18:20in
- 18:20the
- 18:20park.
- 18:21And
- 18:21we're
- 18:21doing
- 18:21more
- 18:21on,
- 18:22I
- 18:22would
- 18:22say
- 18:22on
- 18:22the
- 18:22consulting
- 18:23side
- 18:23with
- 18:23new
- 18:24park
- 18:24builds
- 18:24what
- 18:25they
- 18:25should
- 18:25plan
- 18:25for
- 18:25and
- 18:26what
- 18:26they
- 18:26should
- 18:26do.
- 18:26We
- 18:26work
- 18:27with
- 18:27a
- 18:27company
- 18:27called
- 18:27electrical
- 18:28works,
- 18:28which
- 18:28is
- 18:29also
- 18:29based
- 18:29here
- 18:29in
- 18:29Florida,
- 18:30but
- 18:30they're
- 18:31licensed
- 18:31in
- 18:3113,
- 18:3215
- 18:32states.
- 18:33So
- 18:33they've
- 18:33been
- 18:33a
- 18:33great
- 18:34partner
- 18:34and
- 18:34resourced
- 18:35us
- 18:35on
- 18:35design
- 18:36build.
- 18:36And
- 18:37so
- 18:37we
- 18:37create
- 18:37data
- 18:38and
- 18:38they
- 18:38trade
- 18:38design,
- 18:39secrets
- 18:39on
- 18:39what
- 18:39they
- 18:40do
- 18:40when
- 18:40they
- 18:40build
- 18:41parks.
- 18:42So
- 18:42all
- 18:42that
- 18:43to
- 18:43say
- 18:43that
- 18:43our
- 18:43technology
- 18:44has
- 18:44continued
- 18:45to
- 18:45change
- 18:45and
- 18:45we
- 18:45keep
- 18:46investing
- 18:46in
- 18:46it
- 18:47portals
- 18:48and
- 18:48interfaces
- 18:48and
- 18:49integrations
- 18:49with
- 18:49the
- 18:50PMs
- 18:50systems
- 18:51out
- 18:51there
- 18:51so
- 18:51that
- 18:51we
- 18:51can
- 18:52do
- 18:52billing
- 18:52better
- 18:53and
- 18:54communicate
- 18:54with
- 18:54the
- 18:54customer
- 18:55better
- 18:55on
- 18:55what
- 18:55their
- 18:55usage
- 18:56is.
- 18:56So
- 18:56a
- 18:56lot
- 18:56of
- 18:56changes
- 18:57in
- 18:57the
- 18:57last
- 18:5712
- 18:57months,
- 18:58for
- 18:58sure.
- 18:59So
- 18:59I
- 18:59am
- 19:00curious,
- 19:00one
- 19:00thing
- 19:00you
- 19:01touched
- 19:01on,
- 19:01and
- 19:01obviously
- 19:01there's
- 19:02a
- 19:02lot,
- 19:02you
- 19:02touched
- 19:02on
- 19:02that
- 19:02we
- 19:02wanna
- 19:03follow
- 19:03up
- 19:03with
- 19:03I'm
- 19:03sure.
- 19:03Kara
- 19:04has
- 19:04questions.
- 19:04Mike,
- 19:05get
- 19:05to
- 19:05talk
- 19:05to,
- 19:05some
- 19:05different
- 19:06things.
- 19:06Or
- 19:06Mikey,
- 19:07whatever
- 19:07we're
- 19:07calling
- 19:07it.
- 19:07But
- 19:08Mike
- 19:08Sorenson,
- 19:09Mike
- 19:09S
- 19:09you
- 19:10mentioned
- 19:10that
- 19:10the
- 19:11electrical
- 19:11voltage
- 19:11issues
- 19:12that
- 19:12you
- 19:12were
- 19:12helping
- 19:12to
- 19:12uncover,
- 19:13how
- 19:13common
- 19:13are
- 19:13these
- 19:13at
- 19:14parks?
- 19:14Can
- 19:14they
- 19:14be
- 19:14traced
- 19:15back
- 19:15to
- 19:15the
- 19:15contractor
- 19:16you
- 19:16choose
- 19:16just
- 19:16not
- 19:17building
- 19:17up
- 19:18to
- 19:18standard
- 19:18or
- 19:19do
- 19:19they
- 19:19recur
- 19:20based
- 19:20on
- 19:20wear
- 19:21and
- 19:21tear
- 19:21or
- 19:23yeah,
- 19:23a
- 19:24lot
- 19:24of
- 19:24different
- 19:24factors
- 19:24there.
- 19:25So
- 19:25the
- 19:25number
- 19:26of
- 19:26camp
- 19:27sites
- 19:27that
- 19:27you
- 19:27have
- 19:28strung
- 19:28together
- 19:28can
- 19:28affect
- 19:29your
- 19:29voltage
- 19:29load.
- 19:30When
- 19:30you
- 19:30have
- 19:30a
- 19:31high
- 19:31load
- 19:31on
- 19:32all
- 19:32these
- 19:32sites
- 19:32that
- 19:33drops
- 19:33voltage.
- 19:34And
- 19:34then
- 19:35to
- 19:35your
- 19:35point,
- 19:35where
- 19:35and
- 19:35tear,
- 19:36if
- 19:36the
- 19:36cable
- 19:37in
- 19:37the
- 19:37ground
- 19:37was
- 19:37put
- 19:37in
- 19:38as
- 19:38direct
- 19:38burial
- 19:39cable,
- 19:39it's
- 19:39not
- 19:40as
- 19:40protected.
- 19:41So
- 19:41if
- 19:41you
- 19:42do,
- 19:42if
- 19:42you've
- 19:42got
- 19:42land,
- 19:43re
- 19:43landscape
- 19:43something,
- 19:44or
- 19:44somebody
- 19:44put
- 19:45a
- 19:45wifi
- 19:45pole
- 19:45in
- 19:46a
- 19:46lot
- 19:46of
- 19:46times
- 19:46you
- 19:46can
- 19:46Nick
- 19:47those
- 19:47cables
- 19:47and
- 19:48now
- 19:48you
- 19:48get
- 19:48groundwater
- 19:48getting
- 19:49into
- 19:49them.
- 19:50And
- 19:50so
- 19:50over
- 19:51time
- 19:51you
- 19:51start
- 19:51seeing
- 19:52degradation
- 19:53of
- 19:53one
- 19:53of
- 19:53the
- 19:53legs
- 19:54of
- 19:54service
- 19:54out
- 19:54to
- 19:55the
- 19:55campsite.
- 19:55So
- 19:56number
- 19:56of
- 19:56different
- 19:56reasons,
- 19:57and
- 19:57it.
- 19:58It
- 19:58does
- 19:58pop
- 19:58up.
- 19:59We've
- 19:59probably
- 19:59seen
- 20:00it
- 20:00at
- 20:005%
- 20:01of
- 20:01our
- 20:01customers,
- 20:02every
- 20:02year
- 20:02we
- 20:02see
- 20:02something
- 20:03different,
- 20:03it
- 20:03pops
- 20:04up.
- 20:06Now,
- 20:06when
- 20:06you
- 20:06say
- 20:07wear
- 20:07and
- 20:07tear
- 20:07over
- 20:08a
- 20:08certain
- 20:08number
- 20:08of
- 20:08years
- 20:08is
- 20:09there
- 20:09a,
- 20:10I
- 20:10assume
- 20:10it's
- 20:11expensive
- 20:11to
- 20:11redig
- 20:12this
- 20:12stuff
- 20:12up
- 20:12and
- 20:12redo
- 20:12it,
- 20:13but
- 20:13is
- 20:13there
- 20:13a
- 20:13blueprint
- 20:14or
- 20:14a
- 20:14best
- 20:14case
- 20:14you
- 20:15give
- 20:15to
- 20:15somebody
- 20:15who's
- 20:15developing
- 20:16or
- 20:16renovating
- 20:16a
- 20:16park
- 20:17to,
- 20:17to
- 20:17do
- 20:17this,
- 20:18even
- 20:18though
- 20:18it
- 20:18costs
- 20:18more
- 20:19because
- 20:19it
- 20:19will
- 20:19protect
- 20:19you
- 20:20for
- 20:20X
- 20:20number
- 20:20of
- 20:20years
- 20:20or
- 20:22yeah.
- 20:22That
- 20:22I
- 20:22would
- 20:22defer
- 20:23a
- 20:23question
- 20:23like
- 20:23that
- 20:24to
- 20:24an
- 20:24electrical
- 20:24contractor.
- 20:26I
- 20:26didn't
- 20:26know
- 20:26how
- 20:26involved
- 20:26you
- 20:27were
- 20:27with
- 20:27I'll
- 20:27let
- 20:27you
- 20:27to
- 20:28work.
- 20:28Would
- 20:28be
- 20:29better
- 20:29able
- 20:29to
- 20:29answer
- 20:29a
- 20:30question
- 20:30like
- 20:30that.
- 20:30But
- 20:31I
- 20:31can
- 20:31tell
- 20:31you,
- 20:31we
- 20:32see
- 20:32more
- 20:32issues
- 20:33with
- 20:33direct
- 20:33burial
- 20:34cable
- 20:34than
- 20:34if
- 20:34they
- 20:35put
- 20:35it
- 20:35in
- 20:35conduit.
- 20:35That's
- 20:36for
- 20:36sure.
- 20:37Yeah.
- 20:38We'll
- 20:38have
- 20:38to
- 20:38do
- 20:38that,
- 20:39Cara,
- 20:39sometime
- 20:39have
- 20:40somebody
- 20:40on
- 20:40that
- 20:40can
- 20:40talk
- 20:40about
- 20:41that
- 20:41kind
- 20:41of
- 20:41thing.
- 20:41Cause
- 20:41I
- 20:41think
- 20:41it's
- 20:41interesting
- 20:42for
- 20:42operators
- 20:43to
- 20:43be
- 20:43educated
- 20:43on
- 20:43this
- 20:44kinda
- 20:44thing.
- 20:45Yes,
- 20:45absolutely.
- 20:46I
- 20:47had
- 20:47to
- 20:47that
- 20:47point,
- 20:47I
- 20:48had
- 20:48one,
- 20:48I
- 20:48was
- 20:48just
- 20:48talking
- 20:49to
- 20:49a
- 20:49contractor
- 20:50the
- 20:50other
- 20:50day.
- 20:50He
- 20:50says
- 20:50I
- 20:50won't
- 20:51do
- 20:51it
- 20:51anymore.
- 20:51I
- 20:51won't
- 20:51put
- 20:51direct
- 20:52burial
- 20:52cable.
- 20:53So
- 20:53they
- 20:53ask
- 20:54me
- 20:54to
- 20:54do
- 20:54that.
- 20:54I
- 20:54tell
- 20:54'em
- 20:55to
- 20:55go
- 20:55find
- 20:55a
- 20:55different
- 20:55contractor.
- 20:56It's
- 20:56just
- 20:56not
- 20:56worth
- 20:57it
- 20:57to
- 20:57have
- 20:57my
- 20:57reputation,
- 20:58my
- 20:58license
- 20:59on
- 20:59the
- 20:59line
- 21:00to,
- 21:00take
- 21:01that
- 21:01kind
- 21:01of
- 21:01a
- 21:01shortcut.
- 21:02But
- 21:02we
- 21:02still
- 21:02see
- 21:02parks
- 21:03doing
- 21:03it.
- 21:03And,
- 21:03I
- 21:04think
- 21:04it
- 21:04depends
- 21:04on
- 21:04the
- 21:04terrain
- 21:05and
- 21:05the
- 21:05weather
- 21:06and
- 21:06wetness.
- 21:06And
- 21:06again,
- 21:07a
- 21:08planner
- 21:08would
- 21:08know
- 21:08that
- 21:08better
- 21:09than
- 21:09I
- 21:09would
- 21:11now
- 21:11do
- 21:11you,
- 21:12and
- 21:12from
- 21:13a
- 21:13monitoring
- 21:13standpoint,
- 21:14obviously
- 21:14all
- 21:14the
- 21:14things
- 21:14you've
- 21:15touched
- 21:15on
- 21:15are
- 21:15great,
- 21:16right?
- 21:16From
- 21:16an
- 21:16operator
- 21:17standpoint,
- 21:17they
- 21:17can
- 21:17see
- 21:18the
- 21:18spikes
- 21:18and
- 21:19energy
- 21:19in
- 21:19the
- 21:19electrical
- 21:19vehicle
- 21:20usage
- 21:20and,
- 21:21stop
- 21:21these
- 21:21people
- 21:21or
- 21:22charge
- 21:22with
- 21:22people
- 21:22more
- 21:22or
- 21:23whatever
- 21:23they
- 21:23wanna
- 21:23do
- 21:24as
- 21:24a
- 21:24reaction
- 21:25or
- 21:25a
- 21:25proactive
- 21:25step.
- 21:26Are
- 21:26there
- 21:26ways
- 21:26that
- 21:26you
- 21:26think
- 21:27down
- 21:27the
- 21:27line,
- 21:27or
- 21:27maybe
- 21:27you
- 21:28do
- 21:28this
- 21:28already,
- 21:28that
- 21:28this
- 21:29could
- 21:29also
- 21:29benefit
- 21:29consumers
- 21:30from
- 21:30maybe
- 21:30they
- 21:31wanna
- 21:31watch
- 21:31their
- 21:31energy
- 21:32standpoint
- 21:32from
- 21:32a
- 21:33meter,
- 21:33like
- 21:33a
- 21:33seasonal
- 21:33perspective?
- 21:34Yeah.
- 21:35AB
- 21:35absolutely.
- 21:36And
- 21:36that's
- 21:36a
- 21:36great
- 21:36point.
- 21:37One
- 21:37of
- 21:37the
- 21:37things
- 21:38we
- 21:38did
- 21:38release
- 21:38this
- 21:39year
- 21:39was
- 21:39a
- 21:39consumer
- 21:39portal
- 21:40where
- 21:41they
- 21:41can
- 21:41watch
- 21:41their
- 21:41own
- 21:42meter
- 21:42and
- 21:42see
- 21:42their
- 21:42consumption,
- 21:43cuz
- 21:43they.
- 21:43They
- 21:44inevitably
- 21:45doubt,
- 21:45doubt,
- 21:46oh,
- 21:46I
- 21:46shouldn't
- 21:46be
- 21:46charged
- 21:47that
- 21:47much
- 21:47for
- 21:47my
- 21:47electricity.
- 21:48So
- 21:48now
- 21:48we
- 21:48give
- 21:49all
- 21:49the
- 21:49data,
- 21:50they
- 21:50can
- 21:50see
- 21:50exactly
- 21:51when
- 21:51they
- 21:51use
- 21:51it.
- 21:52And
- 21:52seasonal's
- 21:52a
- 21:52great
- 21:53pointer.
- 21:53You
- 21:53know
- 21:53what
- 21:53I
- 21:54call
- 21:54a
- 21:54weekender,
- 21:55they'll
- 21:55say,
- 21:55oh,
- 21:55I
- 21:55wasn't
- 21:56here
- 21:56all
- 21:56week.
- 21:56We
- 21:56can
- 21:56tell
- 21:57that
- 21:57they
- 21:57left
- 21:57their
- 21:57air
- 21:58conditioning
- 21:58at
- 21:58yeah.
- 21:59You
- 21:59left
- 21:59in
- 21:59a
- 21:59hurry
- 22:00on
- 22:00Sunday
- 22:00night
- 22:00and
- 22:00you
- 22:00left
- 22:01your
- 22:01air
- 22:01conditioning
- 22:01on
- 22:01all
- 22:01week.
- 22:02And
- 22:02here's
- 22:02the
- 22:02data
- 22:03to
- 22:03back
- 22:03it
- 22:03up
- 22:03and
- 22:03what
- 22:04was
- 22:04going
- 22:04on.
- 22:05So
- 22:05it
- 22:05does
- 22:06get
- 22:06them
- 22:06better
- 22:06insight.
- 22:07And
- 22:07I'll
- 22:07tell
- 22:08you
- 22:08at
- 22:08the
- 22:08parks
- 22:08where
- 22:09we
- 22:09put
- 22:09metering
- 22:09in
- 22:10for
- 22:10the
- 22:10first
- 22:10time
- 22:11we
- 22:11see
- 22:12the
- 22:12usage
- 22:12in
- 22:12the
- 22:12demand
- 22:13drop
- 22:13by
- 22:13about
- 22:1425
- 22:14to
- 22:1430%
- 22:15consistently.
- 22:16If
- 22:16you
- 22:17go
- 22:17from
- 22:17a
- 22:17non
- 22:17metered
- 22:18park
- 22:18to
- 22:18a
- 22:18metered
- 22:18park
- 22:19the
- 22:19overall
- 22:19energy
- 22:20usage
- 22:20drops
- 22:2130%.
- 22:22It's
- 22:22pretty
- 22:23amazing
- 22:23that
- 22:23it's
- 22:23pretty
- 22:24consistent
- 22:25and
- 22:25that's
- 22:25really
- 22:25that's
- 22:26conservation.
- 22:26Right
- 22:27there.
- 22:27They're
- 22:27conserving
- 22:28a
- 22:28lot
- 22:28of
- 22:28energy.
- 22:29It
- 22:29is
- 22:29less
- 22:29wear
- 22:29and
- 22:30tear
- 22:30on,
- 22:30on
- 22:30the
- 22:31electrical
- 22:31infrastructure.
- 22:32It
- 22:32actually
- 22:32gives
- 22:33you
- 22:33more
- 22:33capacity
- 22:34for
- 22:34things
- 22:34like
- 22:35EVs
- 22:35and
- 22:35electric
- 22:36RV.
- 22:36And
- 22:36that's
- 22:36all
- 22:37because
- 22:37you've
- 22:37shifted
- 22:38the
- 22:38accountability
- 22:38to
- 22:38the
- 22:38consumer.
- 22:39Now
- 22:39they're
- 22:40responsible
- 22:40for
- 22:40what
- 22:41they
- 22:41use.
- 22:42Exactly.
- 22:43I
- 22:43was
- 22:43gonna
- 22:43ask
- 22:43about
- 22:44EVs,
- 22:44are
- 22:44you
- 22:45seeing
- 22:45Campground
- 22:46starting
- 22:46to
- 22:46shift
- 22:47to
- 22:48servicing
- 22:48them
- 22:49and
- 22:49does
- 22:50that
- 22:50impact,
- 22:50consumption?
- 22:51Are
- 22:51you
- 22:52seeing
- 22:52consumption
- 22:52being
- 22:53impacted
- 22:53by
- 22:53that
- 22:53yet?
- 22:54AB
- 22:54yeah,
- 22:55absolutely.
- 22:55So
- 22:56we
- 22:56are
- 22:56seeing,
- 22:57because
- 22:57we
- 22:57can
- 22:58see
- 22:58all
- 22:58these
- 22:58sites
- 22:58now
- 22:59we're
- 22:59seeing
- 22:59more
- 22:59EVs
- 23:00pop
- 23:00up.
- 23:00we
- 23:00see
- 23:01them
- 23:01stay
- 23:01for
- 23:02longer
- 23:02period
- 23:02of
- 23:02time
- 23:03and
- 23:04the
- 23:04consumption
- 23:04is
- 23:05double
- 23:05on
- 23:06average.
- 23:06So
- 23:07what
- 23:07we've
- 23:07seen
- 23:08is
- 23:08a
- 23:08normal
- 23:08camper
- 23:09that
- 23:09St.
- 23:09Campground
- 23:10versus
- 23:10somebody
- 23:10with
- 23:10an
- 23:11EV
- 23:11it's
- 23:12double
- 23:12the
- 23:12use
- 23:12of
- 23:12if
- 23:13you
- 23:13have
- 23:13one
- 23:13of
- 23:13those
- 23:13things.
- 23:14And
- 23:15I
- 23:15think
- 23:15that
- 23:15is
- 23:15something
- 23:15to
- 23:15plan
- 23:16for
- 23:16when
- 23:17we
- 23:17start
- 23:17seeing
- 23:18electric
- 23:18RV
- 23:18show
- 23:19up.
- 23:19So
- 23:20that
- 23:20electric
- 23:20RV
- 23:21is
- 23:21gonna
- 23:21be
- 23:21very
- 23:22similar.
- 23:22It
- 23:23has
- 23:23one
- 23:23cable
- 23:24coming
- 23:24outta
- 23:24the
- 23:24RV.
- 23:25It's
- 23:25used
- 23:26to
- 23:26recharge
- 23:26the
- 23:27chassis
- 23:27battery
- 23:28and
- 23:28that
- 23:28same
- 23:28battery
- 23:29is
- 23:29used
- 23:29for
- 23:29all
- 23:29the
- 23:29appliances,
- 23:30all
- 23:31the
- 23:31heat,
- 23:31all
- 23:31the
- 23:31air
- 23:31condition.
- 23:32So
- 23:32we'll
- 23:32definitely
- 23:33see
- 23:33more
- 23:33demand
- 23:34from
- 23:34electric
- 23:34RVs
- 23:35than
- 23:35a
- 23:35typical
- 23:36RV
- 23:36that
- 23:36has
- 23:37a
- 23:37mix
- 23:37of
- 23:37propane
- 23:38and
- 23:38electric
- 23:42uses.
- 23:42Oh,
- 23:43I'm
- 23:43sorry.
- 23:43Go
- 23:43ahead,
- 23:44Cara,
- 23:44please.
- 23:44Yeah,
- 23:45I'm
- 23:45just
- 23:45wondering
- 23:46if
- 23:46you
- 23:46are
- 23:46seeing
- 23:47it's
- 23:48forgive
- 23:48me,
- 23:48cuz
- 23:49typically
- 23:50Canada's
- 23:50a
- 23:50little
- 23:50bit
- 23:51behind
- 23:51what's
- 23:51happening
- 23:52in
- 23:52the
- 23:52states.
- 23:52And
- 23:52so
- 23:52I'm
- 23:53always
- 23:53interested
- 23:54in
- 23:54paying
- 23:55attention
- 23:55to
- 23:55title
- 23:56down
- 23:56there.
- 23:56Are
- 23:56you
- 23:57seeing
- 23:57parks
- 23:58start
- 23:58to
- 23:58shift
- 23:58to
- 23:58More
- 23:59and
- 23:59more
- 23:59to
- 23:59a
- 23:59hundred
- 24:00amp
- 24:00service
- 24:00or
- 24:01are
- 24:01we
- 24:01still
- 24:0250
- 24:02amp
- 24:02and
- 24:02it
- 24:03away
- 24:04here?
- 24:04Yeah
- 24:04that's
- 24:05a
- 24:05great
- 24:05question.
- 24:05And
- 24:06it's
- 24:06one
- 24:06that's
- 24:06often
- 24:06misunderstood,
- 24:07I
- 24:07would
- 24:07say
- 24:08so
- 24:08most
- 24:08pedestal
- 24:09have
- 24:09a
- 24:0950,
- 24:1030
- 24:10and
- 24:10a
- 24:1020.
- 24:11And
- 24:12and
- 24:12so
- 24:12it's
- 24:13really
- 24:13about
- 24:13the
- 24:13service
- 24:14coming
- 24:14into
- 24:14the
- 24:14pedestal.
- 24:15Whether
- 24:15you
- 24:15can
- 24:15take
- 24:16a
- 24:16full
- 24:16hundred
- 24:16amps,
- 24:17those
- 24:17pedestals
- 24:18a
- 24:1850,
- 24:1830,
- 24:1820
- 24:19is
- 24:19rated
- 24:19for
- 24:19a
- 24:19hundred
- 24:20amps.
- 24:20And
- 24:20the
- 24:20realistic
- 24:21load
- 24:21that
- 24:21you
- 24:21can
- 24:21put
- 24:22on
- 24:22one
- 24:22of
- 24:22those,
- 24:22this
- 24:22is
- 24:22about
- 24:2380
- 24:23amps,
- 24:24but
- 24:24that
- 24:24does
- 24:25depend
- 24:25on
- 24:25the
- 24:25wiring
- 24:25back
- 24:26to
- 24:26the
- 24:27main
- 24:27circuit
- 24:27breaker
- 24:28and
- 24:28obviously
- 24:28the
- 24:28panel
- 24:29boards.
- 24:29So
- 24:30most
- 24:30of
- 24:30the
- 24:30parks
- 24:31we
- 24:31work
- 24:31with
- 24:31do
- 24:32have
- 24:32a
- 24:32hundred
- 24:32amp
- 24:33capabil
- 24:33capability
- 24:34to
- 24:34the
- 24:34PA
- 24:35to
- 24:35the
- 24:35pedestals.
- 24:35We
- 24:36do
- 24:36have
- 24:36a
- 24:36couple
- 24:36of
- 24:37parks
- 24:37and
- 24:37even
- 24:37one
- 24:37new
- 24:38build
- 24:38park
- 24:38where
- 24:38they
- 24:39only
- 24:39put
- 24:3950
- 24:39and
- 24:40they
- 24:40are
- 24:40struggling
- 24:41even
- 24:41in
- 24:41their
- 24:41first
- 24:41year
- 24:42of
- 24:42operation.
- 24:43So
- 24:43they
- 24:43only
- 24:43ran
- 24:44smaller
- 24:45wire,
- 24:4550
- 24:46amps
- 24:46to
- 24:46the
- 24:46pedestal.
- 24:47And
- 24:48we've
- 24:48seen
- 24:48a
- 24:48couple
- 24:49of
- 24:49EVs
- 24:49pop
- 24:49in
- 24:50there
- 24:50and
- 24:50they
- 24:50trip
- 24:51breakers.
- 24:52No
- 24:52doubt
- 24:52about
- 24:52it
- 24:52because
- 24:53they
- 24:53didn't
- 24:53put
- 24:53as
- 24:53much
- 24:54capacity
- 24:54in
- 24:54the
- 24:54ground.
- 24:57Can
- 24:57you
- 24:57and
- 24:57Mike
- 24:58and
- 24:58I,
- 24:58and
- 24:58you
- 24:58can
- 24:58say
- 24:58no,
- 24:59cuz
- 24:59I
- 24:59just
- 24:59don't
- 24:59know
- 24:59if
- 25:00you
- 25:00can
- 25:00speak
- 25:00to
- 25:00this,
- 25:00but
- 25:01can
- 25:01you
- 25:01speak
- 25:01to
- 25:01the
- 25:02higher
- 25:02electricity
- 25:03rates
- 25:03and
- 25:03how
- 25:03those
- 25:03are
- 25:03impacting
- 25:04park
- 25:04owners
- 25:04or
- 25:04no,
- 25:05I
- 25:05can.
- 25:06Yes.
- 25:06That's
- 25:06a
- 25:06good
- 25:07segue
- 25:07as
- 25:07well.
- 25:08We
- 25:08saw
- 25:09electric
- 25:09rates
- 25:09shift
- 25:10substantially
- 25:10this
- 25:11year.
- 25:11So
- 25:11we
- 25:12have
- 25:12customer
- 25:12in
- 25:12new
- 25:12Hampshire's
- 25:13rates
- 25:13went
- 25:14up
- 25:1438%
- 25:15and
- 25:16that
- 25:16just
- 25:16happened
- 25:16in
- 25:16the
- 25:16fall
- 25:17and
- 25:17it's
- 25:17expected
- 25:18to
- 25:18run
- 25:18through
- 25:18the
- 25:19spring
- 25:20and
- 25:20they
- 25:20may
- 25:21sustain
- 25:21it,
- 25:21but
- 25:21they've
- 25:21only
- 25:22committed
- 25:22communicated
- 25:23that
- 25:23rate
- 25:23increases
- 25:24six
- 25:24months
- 25:24at
- 25:24this
- 25:25point.
- 25:25But
- 25:26it's,
- 25:26that
- 25:26was
- 25:26the
- 25:2638%
- 25:27Florida.
- 25:28We
- 25:28had
- 25:28a
- 25:2813%
- 25:29increase
- 25:30in
- 25:30our
- 25:30rates.
- 25:32And
- 25:32then
- 25:32I'm
- 25:33looking
- 25:33at
- 25:33my
- 25:33board
- 25:33here.
- 25:34Oh,
- 25:34I'm
- 25:34wrong.
- 25:35New
- 25:35Hampshire
- 25:35is
- 25:35double
- 25:36New
- 25:36Hampshire
- 25:36doubled.
- 25:37It
- 25:37was
- 25:37Louisiana
- 25:38that
- 25:38went
- 25:38up
- 25:3838%
- 25:39California
- 25:40their
- 25:40rates
- 25:41have
- 25:41gone
- 25:41up.
- 25:41In
- 25:41fact,
- 25:42their
- 25:42peak
- 25:42rate
- 25:43they're
- 25:43what's
- 25:43concerning
- 25:44people
- 25:44in
- 25:44California.
- 25:45So
- 25:46middle
- 25:46of
- 25:46the
- 25:46day
- 25:46peak
- 25:47rate,
- 25:47that
- 25:47could
- 25:47be
- 25:48double
- 25:48or
- 25:48even
- 25:48triple
- 25:49for
- 25:49those
- 25:49hours.
- 25:49And
- 25:50we've
- 25:50been
- 25:50asked
- 25:50to
- 25:50provide,
- 25:51get
- 25:51more
- 25:52sophisticated
- 25:52on
- 25:53the
- 25:53billing
- 25:53of
- 25:53electricity
- 25:54during
- 25:54peak
- 25:54energy
- 25:55hours.
- 25:55Because
- 25:55a
- 25:55lot
- 25:56of
- 25:56operators
- 25:56will
- 25:56set
- 25:56their
- 25:57charge
- 25:58recapture
- 25:58at
- 25:5915
- 25:59cents
- 25:59a
- 25:59kilowatt.
- 26:00If
- 26:00it's
- 26:00closer
- 26:00to
- 26:00a
- 26:00dollar
- 26:01on
- 26:01your
- 26:01peak
- 26:02rate
- 26:03you're
- 26:03losing
- 26:03out
- 26:03on
- 26:03a
- 26:03huge
- 26:04chunk
- 26:04of
- 26:05cost
- 26:05recapture
- 26:05if
- 26:06you're
- 26:06not
- 26:06dynamically
- 26:07capturing
- 26:08that
- 26:09and
- 26:09rebuilding
- 26:09that
- 26:10back
- 26:10to
- 26:10the
- 26:10customer.
- 26:10So
- 26:10we'll
- 26:11have
- 26:11to
- 26:11get
- 26:11more
- 26:11sophisticated
- 26:12with
- 26:12our
- 26:13data
- 26:13and
- 26:14how
- 26:14we
- 26:14pass
- 26:15that
- 26:15back
- 26:15to
- 26:15the
- 26:15PMSs
- 26:16for
- 26:16re
- 26:17rebuilding
- 26:17the
- 26:17consumer
- 26:18because
- 26:18of
- 26:18all
- 26:19these
- 26:19rate
- 26:19changes
- 26:20and
- 26:20throughout
- 26:20the
- 26:20day,
- 26:21Do
- 26:22you
- 26:22feel
- 26:22like
- 26:22there's
- 26:23a
- 26:23point
- 26:23where,
- 26:23and
- 26:24I
- 26:24wanna
- 26:24let
- 26:24Kara
- 26:24talk
- 26:25about
- 26:25what's
- 26:25happening
- 26:25in
- 26:25Alberta
- 26:26too
- 26:26briefly
- 26:26in
- 26:26a
- 26:26second,
- 26:27if
- 26:27she
- 26:27wants
- 26:27to
- 26:27share.
- 26:27But
- 26:27do
- 26:27you
- 26:28think
- 26:28there's
- 26:28a
- 26:28point
- 26:28where
- 26:28this
- 26:29impacts
- 26:30rate
- 26:30decision
- 26:31making
- 26:31other
- 26:31than
- 26:31just
- 26:32seasonals,
- 26:32but
- 26:32overnight,
- 26:33is
- 26:33there
- 26:33a
- 26:33point
- 26:33where
- 26:33I,
- 26:34as
- 26:34a
- 26:34park
- 26:34owner
- 26:34instead
- 26:35of
- 26:35my
- 26:35two,
- 26:35$5,
- 26:36$10
- 26:37a
- 26:37night
- 26:37increase,
- 26:38do
- 26:38I
- 26:38have
- 26:38to
- 26:38raise
- 26:39it
- 26:391520?
- 26:40Yeah.
- 26:41No,
- 26:41you
- 26:41wouldn't
- 26:41do
- 26:41that
- 26:42necessarily,
- 26:42but
- 26:43I
- 26:43think
- 26:43what
- 26:43we'll
- 26:43see
- 26:43is
- 26:44the
- 26:44shift
- 26:44from
- 26:45this
- 26:45flat
- 26:46rate
- 26:46on
- 26:46a
- 26:46transient
- 26:47or
- 26:47an
- 26:47overnight
- 26:47to
- 26:48flat
- 26:48rate
- 26:49plus
- 26:49electricity.
- 26:50So
- 26:51they'll
- 26:51break
- 26:51that
- 26:51component
- 26:52out.
- 26:52Otherwise
- 26:52you're
- 26:53just
- 26:53eating
- 26:53into
- 26:53your
- 26:54profit
- 26:54margin.
- 26:54When
- 26:54the
- 26:54energy's
- 26:55up,
- 26:55you
- 26:55made
- 26:56less
- 26:56profit.
- 26:56If
- 26:56the
- 26:56consumer
- 26:57came
- 26:57with
- 26:57the
- 26:57Navy,
- 26:58you
- 26:58made
- 26:58less
- 26:59proper,
- 26:59maybe
- 26:59you
- 26:59even
- 26:59lost
- 27:00because
- 27:00they
- 27:01shoot
- 27:01up
- 27:01so
- 27:01much
- 27:01energy.
- 27:02So
- 27:02we
- 27:03are
- 27:03seeing
- 27:03that,
- 27:04that
- 27:05electricity
- 27:05is
- 27:05now
- 27:05being
- 27:05charged
- 27:06on
- 27:06shorter
- 27:06and
- 27:06shorter
- 27:07stay.
- 27:07People
- 27:07are
- 27:07moving
- 27:08from
- 27:08monthly
- 27:08to
- 27:0910
- 27:09days
- 27:10or
- 27:10longer,
- 27:11and
- 27:11that
- 27:11we
- 27:12have
- 27:12some
- 27:12parks
- 27:12along
- 27:12the
- 27:12interstate
- 27:13that
- 27:13are
- 27:13looking
- 27:14to
- 27:14do
- 27:14daily
- 27:15charge,
- 27:15recapturing
- 27:15electricity.
- 27:17but,
- 27:17so
- 27:17my
- 27:17question
- 27:18is
- 27:18how
- 27:18do
- 27:18you
- 27:18offset
- 27:19that
- 27:19in
- 27:19the
- 27:19mind
- 27:19of
- 27:19the
- 27:19consumer?
- 27:20Because
- 27:20I
- 27:20agree
- 27:21with
- 27:21you
- 27:21that
- 27:21there
- 27:21needs
- 27:21to
- 27:22be
- 27:22a
- 27:22way
- 27:22for
- 27:22these
- 27:22parks
- 27:23to,
- 27:23to
- 27:23somehow
- 27:24offset
- 27:24this,
- 27:24especially
- 27:25with
- 27:25these
- 27:25dramatic
- 27:25increases,
- 27:26we're
- 27:26seeing
- 27:26in
- 27:26states
- 27:27and
- 27:27in
- 27:27provinces
- 27:28and
- 27:28really
- 27:28everywhere
- 27:28in
- 27:29the
- 27:29world
- 27:29natural
- 27:29gas
- 27:29and
- 27:30everything
- 27:30else.
- 27:31But
- 27:31how
- 27:31do
- 27:31you
- 27:31offset
- 27:31that
- 27:32from
- 27:32a
- 27:32marketing
- 27:32perspective?
- 27:33Because
- 27:33these
- 27:33consumers
- 27:34are
- 27:34not,
- 27:34and
- 27:35have
- 27:35almost
- 27:35never
- 27:36been
- 27:36expected
- 27:36to
- 27:37pay
- 27:37this
- 27:37on
- 27:37an
- 27:37overnight
- 27:38daily
- 27:38rate
- 27:39before.
- 27:40Yeah.
- 27:40It
- 27:40will
- 27:41take
- 27:41a
- 27:41little
- 27:41bit
- 27:41of
- 27:41time.
- 27:42And
- 27:42the
- 27:42industry
- 27:42as
- 27:43a
- 27:43whole
- 27:43is
- 27:43part
- 27:44of
- 27:44that
- 27:44education
- 27:44process.
- 27:45We
- 27:45do
- 27:45see
- 27:46it
- 27:46with
- 27:46electric
- 27:46vehicles.
- 27:47If
- 27:47the
- 27:47owner
- 27:47knows
- 27:47you're
- 27:48coming
- 27:48with
- 27:48an
- 27:48EV
- 27:48and
- 27:49your
- 27:49overnight
- 27:49I've
- 27:49even
- 27:50seen
- 27:50some
- 27:50of
- 27:50those
- 27:51Campground
- 27:52charge
- 27:5325,
- 27:53or
- 27:54even
- 27:54I've
- 27:54seen
- 27:54a
- 27:54$50
- 27:55a
- 27:55day
- 27:56additional
- 27:56charge
- 27:57because
- 27:57you
- 27:57brought
- 27:57an
- 27:58EV
- 27:58so
- 27:58folks
- 27:59that
- 27:59have
- 28:00electric
- 28:00vehicles
- 28:00are
- 28:00starting
- 28:01to
- 28:01hear
- 28:01about
- 28:01this
- 28:01already.
- 28:03From
- 28:03wild
- 28:03energy.
- 28:04You're
- 28:04actually,
- 28:04we're
- 28:04actually
- 28:05gonna
- 28:05put
- 28:05time
- 28:05and
- 28:06energy
- 28:06into
- 28:06helping
- 28:07our
- 28:07customers
- 28:07with
- 28:08that
- 28:08marketing
- 28:08effort.
- 28:09So
- 28:09pamphlets
- 28:10and
- 28:10brochures,
- 28:11and
- 28:11this
- 28:11is
- 28:11why
- 28:11you
- 28:11recharging
- 28:12for
- 28:12electric,
- 28:13and
- 28:13this
- 28:13is
- 28:13what
- 28:13it
- 28:13means
- 28:14and
- 28:14you
- 28:14know
- 28:14how
- 28:14conservation's
- 28:15involved.
- 28:16So
- 28:16the
- 28:17education
- 28:17is
- 28:17an
- 28:17important
- 28:18aspect
- 28:19of
- 28:19it.
- 28:20And
- 28:20then
- 28:20we
- 28:20are
- 28:20finding
- 28:21that
- 28:21consumers
- 28:22are
- 28:23already
- 28:23aware
- 28:23of
- 28:23it.
- 28:23So
- 28:24they
- 28:24are
- 28:24starting
- 28:25to
- 28:25be
- 28:25aware
- 28:25that,
- 28:25Hey,
- 28:26I'm
- 28:26paying
- 28:26for
- 28:26that
- 28:26guy.
- 28:27Who's
- 28:27charging
- 28:27the
- 28:28EV
- 28:28oh,
- 28:28wait
- 28:28a
- 28:28minute.
- 28:29I'm
- 28:29paying
- 28:29for
- 28:29the
- 28:29guy.
- 28:30Who's
- 28:30got
- 28:30the
- 28:30big
- 28:30pre
- 28:31bus
- 28:31and
- 28:32I've
- 28:32only
- 28:32got
- 28:32this
- 28:3215
- 28:33foot
- 28:33travel
- 28:33trailer.
- 28:34So
- 28:34the
- 28:35consumers
- 28:35are
- 28:35becoming
- 28:36a
- 28:36little
- 28:36bit
- 28:36more
- 28:36savvy
- 28:37on
- 28:38that.
- 28:38Electricity
- 28:39is
- 28:39part
- 28:39of
- 28:39that
- 28:40rate
- 28:40that
- 28:40they're
- 28:40paying
- 28:41and
- 28:41they're
- 28:42subsidizing
- 28:42the
- 28:42folks
- 28:43that
- 28:43are
- 28:43using
- 28:43more
- 28:44energy.
- 28:44So
- 28:44I
- 28:44think
- 28:44I
- 28:44don't
- 28:45disagree
- 28:45with
- 28:45you
- 28:45and
- 28:45I'm
- 28:46just
- 28:46gonna
- 28:46play
- 28:46a
- 28:46little
- 28:47bit
- 28:47of
- 28:47hardball
- 28:47with
- 28:47you
- 28:47for
- 28:48a
- 28:48second.
- 28:48Cause,
- 28:48cause
- 28:49I
- 28:49understand
- 28:49absolutely
- 28:50the
- 28:50electrical
- 28:50vehicle,
- 28:51right?
- 28:51There's
- 28:52no
- 28:52question.
- 28:52If
- 28:52you
- 28:52have
- 28:52an
- 28:52electrical
- 28:53vehicle,
- 28:53that's
- 28:53a
- 28:53very
- 28:54clear
- 28:54link
- 28:54between
- 28:54I
- 28:55need
- 28:55to
- 28:55pay
- 28:55more.
- 28:55This
- 28:56car
- 28:56is
- 28:56drawing
- 28:56where
- 28:56it
- 28:57wasn't
- 28:57drawing
- 28:57it
- 28:57before,
- 28:58but
- 28:58for
- 28:58the
- 28:58people
- 28:58who
- 28:58are
- 28:59doing
- 28:59the
- 28:59same
- 28:59thing
- 28:59that
- 28:59they've
- 29:00always
- 29:00done
- 29:00and
- 29:00coming
- 29:01into
- 29:01the
- 29:01overnight
- 29:01sites,
- 29:02yes,
- 29:02that's
- 29:03a
- 29:03little
- 29:03bit
- 29:03of
- 29:03education,
- 29:04but
- 29:04that's
- 29:04the
- 29:04same
- 29:04thing
- 29:05as
- 29:05the
- 29:05people
- 29:05who
- 29:05used
- 29:06to
- 29:06and
- 29:06still
- 29:06do
- 29:07in
- 29:07some
- 29:07cases
- 29:07break
- 29:07apart,
- 29:08the,
- 29:08this
- 29:09cabin
- 29:09includes
- 29:09screw
- 29:09people.
- 29:10And
- 29:10if
- 29:10you
- 29:10have
- 29:10three,
- 29:11then
- 29:11we're
- 29:11gonna
- 29:11charge
- 29:11you
- 29:11extra.
- 29:12And
- 29:12some
- 29:12people
- 29:13will
- 29:13like
- 29:13that.
- 29:13And
- 29:14a
- 29:14lot
- 29:14of
- 29:14people
- 29:14will
- 29:15hate
- 29:15that.
- 29:15And
- 29:15so
- 29:16how
- 29:16do
- 29:16I
- 29:16offset
- 29:17that
- 29:17negative
- 29:18negativity
- 29:18from
- 29:19an
- 29:19owner's
- 29:19perspective
- 29:20when
- 29:20the
- 29:20park
- 29:20down
- 29:21my
- 29:21street
- 29:21isn't
- 29:21doing
- 29:21it.
- 29:22Yeah.
- 29:23Yep.
- 29:23And
- 29:23it's
- 29:24funny,
- 29:24we
- 29:24find
- 29:24the
- 29:24biggest
- 29:25complainers
- 29:25are
- 29:25the
- 29:25biggest
- 29:26abusers
- 29:28if
- 29:28they
- 29:28go
- 29:28hand
- 29:28in
- 29:29hand.
- 29:29So
- 29:29when
- 29:29we
- 29:29start
- 29:30putting
- 29:30meters
- 29:31in
- 29:31charging
- 29:31seasonals,
- 29:32even
- 29:32it's
- 29:32the
- 29:32guy
- 29:32with
- 29:33the
- 29:33big
- 29:33fifth
- 29:33wheel
- 29:34that
- 29:34has
- 29:34the
- 29:34three
- 29:34air
- 29:34conditioners
- 29:35that
- 29:35keeps
- 29:35his
- 29:35door
- 29:36open
- 29:36all
- 29:36day.
- 29:37And
- 29:37has
- 29:37it
- 29:37set
- 29:37to
- 29:3762?
- 29:38He's
- 29:38the
- 29:38one
- 29:38that's
- 29:39complaining
- 29:39the
- 29:39loudest
- 29:39about
- 29:40his
- 29:40bill.
- 29:40So
- 29:40you're
- 29:41absolutely
- 29:41right.
- 29:42That
- 29:42there
- 29:42are
- 29:42gonna
- 29:42be
- 29:43complainers
- 29:43out
- 29:43there.
- 29:44The
- 29:44kind
- 29:44of
- 29:44the
- 29:44analogy
- 29:45is
- 29:45you
- 29:45don't
- 29:45give
- 29:45everybody
- 29:45free
- 29:46firewood.
- 29:46You
- 29:46don't
- 29:46let,
- 29:47'em
- 29:47come
- 29:47into
- 29:47your
- 29:47camp
- 29:47store
- 29:48to
- 29:48pick
- 29:48out
- 29:48candy
- 29:49bars
- 29:49every
- 29:49day.
- 29:50They're
- 29:50only
- 29:50a
- 29:50dollar.
- 29:51So
- 29:51it
- 29:51is
- 29:52changing
- 29:52the
- 29:52mind,
- 29:53the
- 29:53consumer
- 29:53that
- 29:54you
- 29:54don't
- 29:54get
- 29:55things
- 29:55for
- 29:55free
- 29:56that
- 29:56you're
- 29:56consuming
- 29:57or
- 29:57using.
- 29:58And
- 29:58yeah,
- 29:59and
- 29:59I'm
- 29:59not
- 30:00saying
- 30:00I'm
- 30:00playing
- 30:00devil's
- 30:01advocate,
- 30:01I'm
- 30:01not
- 30:01saying
- 30:02I'm
- 30:02against
- 30:02what
- 30:02you're
- 30:03doing
- 30:03or
- 30:03for
- 30:03it.
- 30:03I
- 30:03don't
- 30:04know
- 30:04enough
- 30:04about
- 30:04it.
- 30:04I'm
- 30:05just
- 30:05simply
- 30:05saying,
- 30:06I
- 30:06think
- 30:06there's
- 30:06a
- 30:06difference
- 30:06between
- 30:07a
- 30:07candy
- 30:07bar.
- 30:07That's
- 30:07always
- 30:08cost
- 30:08and
- 30:08fire
- 30:09with
- 30:09it's
- 30:09always
- 30:09cost
- 30:09versus
- 30:10they've
- 30:10got
- 30:10something
- 30:11for
- 30:11free
- 30:11and
- 30:11now
- 30:11all
- 30:12of
- 30:12a
- 30:12sudden
- 30:12you're
- 30:12gonna
- 30:12charge
- 30:13for
- 30:13it.
- 30:13Yeah.
- 30:14I
- 30:14think
- 30:14it's
- 30:15valuable
- 30:16to
- 30:16try
- 30:16to
- 30:16help
- 30:17the
- 30:17consumer
- 30:17understand
- 30:18that
- 30:18it's
- 30:18never
- 30:19been
- 30:19free.
- 30:21yeah.
- 30:22There
- 30:22are
- 30:22some
- 30:23barriers
- 30:23to
- 30:23this
- 30:24on
- 30:25the
- 30:25other
- 30:25end
- 30:25where
- 30:26I
- 30:26know
- 30:27lots
- 30:27of
- 30:27jurisdictions
- 30:28limit
- 30:29the
- 30:29ability
- 30:29to
- 30:30resell
- 30:30power.
- 30:31And
- 30:31a
- 30:31lot
- 30:31of
- 30:31Campground
- 30:32have
- 30:32avoided
- 30:33going
- 30:34there
- 30:34because
- 30:34of
- 30:34that,
- 30:35because
- 30:35of
- 30:35the
- 30:35concern
- 30:36about.
- 30:36Getting
- 30:37in
- 30:37trouble
- 30:37for
- 30:37power
- 30:38resale.
- 30:38There's
- 30:39a
- 30:39lot
- 30:39of
- 30:39gray
- 30:39area,
- 30:40I
- 30:40think
- 30:40regulation,
- 30:41isn't
- 30:41clear
- 30:42oftentimes
- 30:43about
- 30:43the
- 30:43fact
- 30:44that
- 30:44it's
- 30:44typically
- 30:45actually
- 30:45you
- 30:45can't
- 30:46resale
- 30:46power
- 30:47for
- 30:47a
- 30:47profit.
- 30:47That's
- 30:47right.
- 30:48And
- 30:48so
- 30:48that
- 30:49part
- 30:49get
- 30:49gets
- 30:50missed.
- 30:50So
- 30:51I,
- 30:51I
- 30:51think
- 30:52broadly
- 30:52it's
- 30:52an
- 30:53education
- 30:53component.
- 30:54I
- 30:54do
- 30:54think
- 30:55given
- 30:55that
- 30:55we're
- 30:55seeing
- 30:56this
- 30:56massive
- 30:57kind
- 30:57of
- 30:57societal
- 30:58expectation
- 31:00to
- 31:01shift
- 31:02your
- 31:02energy
- 31:03consumption
- 31:04behavior
- 31:05on
- 31:05a
- 31:05societal
- 31:06overall
- 31:07level,
- 31:08I
- 31:08think
- 31:08consumers
- 31:09are.
- 31:10More
- 31:12receptive
- 31:13to
- 31:14learning
- 31:15about
- 31:15shifting
- 31:16their
- 31:16behavior,
- 31:17because
- 31:17we're
- 31:17seeing
- 31:18it
- 31:18in
- 31:18this
- 31:18societal
- 31:19way.
- 31:20If
- 31:20it
- 31:20was
- 31:21just
- 31:22our
- 31:22industry,
- 31:22just
- 31:23the
- 31:23campers,
- 31:24just
- 31:24the
- 31:26right.
- 31:26Then
- 31:26I
- 31:27think
- 31:27it
- 31:27would
- 31:27be
- 31:27a
- 31:28bigger
- 31:28hurdle.
- 31:29But
- 31:29given
- 31:29that
- 31:30in
- 31:30a,
- 31:31in
- 31:31an
- 31:31overall,
- 31:33almost
- 31:33global
- 31:35yeah.
- 31:35Level,
- 31:36we
- 31:36have
- 31:36this
- 31:37expectation
- 31:38to
- 31:38start
- 31:38shifting
- 31:39the
- 31:39way
- 31:39we
- 31:40consume
- 31:40and
- 31:41perceive
- 31:41our
- 31:42energy
- 31:42use
- 31:42and
- 31:43be
- 31:43more
- 31:43responsible
- 31:44about
- 31:44it.
- 31:44And
- 31:44I
- 31:44really
- 31:45think
- 31:45that
- 31:45is,
- 31:46is
- 31:46the
- 31:47catalyst
- 31:48for
- 31:49shifting
- 31:49perspective
- 31:50from
- 31:51on,
- 31:51at
- 31:51the
- 31:51consumer
- 31:52level.
- 31:53Yeah.
- 31:53We're
- 31:53certainly
- 31:53benefiting
- 31:54from
- 31:54that.
- 31:54As
- 31:55you
- 31:55mentioned,
- 31:55the
- 31:55awareness
- 31:56of
- 31:56the
- 31:56energy
- 31:57grid
- 31:57and
- 31:57the
- 31:58cost
- 31:58of
- 31:58energy
- 31:59and
- 31:59the
- 31:59shift
- 31:59to
- 31:59electric
- 32:00vehicles,
- 32:00it
- 32:00is
- 32:01in
- 32:01the
- 32:01forefront
- 32:01of
- 32:02every
- 32:02new
- 32:02you
- 32:02can't.
- 32:03Go
- 32:03to
- 32:03a
- 32:03news
- 32:04channel
- 32:04or
- 32:04a
- 32:04news
- 32:04story
- 32:05without
- 32:05seeing
- 32:05something
- 32:06energy
- 32:06related.
- 32:07And
- 32:07so
- 32:08the
- 32:08consumer
- 32:08is
- 32:08Dr.
- 32:09Is
- 32:09into
- 32:09it,
- 32:09whether
- 32:09you
- 32:09like
- 32:10it
- 32:10or
- 32:10not
- 32:10at
- 32:10this
- 32:10point,
- 32:11most
- 32:11of
- 32:11it
- 32:11comes
- 32:11down
- 32:11to
- 32:11messaging.
- 32:12So
- 32:12it
- 32:12just
- 32:12depends
- 32:13on
- 32:13the
- 32:13messaging
- 32:13and
- 32:14the
- 32:14type
- 32:14of
- 32:14clientele
- 32:14you
- 32:15have.
- 32:15If
- 32:15you're
- 32:15in
- 32:15certain
- 32:16areas,
- 32:16you're
- 32:16going
- 32:17to
- 32:17the
- 32:17messaging
- 32:18around
- 32:19it
- 32:19is
- 32:19going
- 32:19to
- 32:19be
- 32:19the
- 32:19conservation
- 32:20aspect.
- 32:21if
- 32:21you're
- 32:21in
- 32:21other
- 32:21areas,
- 32:22it
- 32:22might
- 32:22be
- 32:23the
- 32:23EV
- 32:23aspect
- 32:24and
- 32:24in
- 32:24other
- 32:24areas
- 32:25it
- 32:25might
- 32:25be,
- 32:26Hey,
- 32:26most
- 32:27of
- 32:27our
- 32:27campers
- 32:28don't
- 32:28use
- 32:29that
- 32:29much
- 32:29electricity,
- 32:30but
- 32:30they're
- 32:30subsidizing
- 32:30the
- 32:31other
- 32:31campers
- 32:31and
- 32:32messaging
- 32:32it
- 32:32in
- 32:32a
- 32:32way
- 32:33that
- 32:33smooth
- 32:34over
- 32:34the
- 32:34majority
- 32:34of
- 32:34your
- 32:35detractors,
- 32:35you're
- 32:36always
- 32:36gonna
- 32:36have
- 32:36some,
- 32:36and
- 32:36like
- 32:36Mike
- 32:37said,
- 32:37sometimes
- 32:38this
- 32:38is
- 32:38gonna
- 32:38be
- 32:38the
- 32:38worst
- 32:39the
- 32:39worst
- 32:39offenders.
- 32:40They're
- 32:40also
- 32:40driving
- 32:41couple
- 32:41million
- 32:41dollar
- 32:42rings,
- 32:43right?
- 32:44Yeah.
- 32:45And
- 32:45Joe,
- 32:46that's
- 32:46a
- 32:46great
- 32:46point.
- 32:46And
- 32:46I
- 32:46wanted
- 32:47to,
- 32:47and
- 32:47I
- 32:47know
- 32:47it's
- 32:47hard
- 32:47to
- 32:48get
- 32:48you
- 32:48in
- 32:48here
- 32:48into
- 32:49this
- 32:49conversation,
- 32:49but
- 32:49I
- 32:49think
- 32:50we
- 32:50can,
- 32:50from
- 32:50a
- 32:50campers
- 32:51perspective,
- 32:51if
- 32:51you're
- 32:51willing
- 32:51to
- 32:51share,
- 32:52like
- 32:52how
- 32:52do
- 32:52you
- 32:52handle
- 32:53that?
- 32:53How
- 32:54would
- 32:54you
- 32:54look
- 32:54at
- 32:54something
- 32:54like
- 32:55that
- 32:55from
- 32:55a
- 32:55campers
- 32:55perspective?
- 32:56Do
- 32:56you
- 32:56plan
- 32:57ahead?
- 32:57Do
- 32:57you
- 32:57already
- 32:58try
- 32:58to
- 32:58conserve
- 32:58or
- 32:59how
- 32:59does
- 32:59that
- 32:59work
- 32:59for
- 32:59you
- 32:59and
- 33:00your
- 33:00family?
- 33:00I
- 33:00don't
- 33:00know,
- 33:01actually
- 33:02we
- 33:02ever
- 33:02ran
- 33:03into
- 33:03it.
- 33:03So
- 33:03we're
- 33:03not
- 33:03seasonal
- 33:04campers,
- 33:04so
- 33:04we've
- 33:04never
- 33:05ran
- 33:05into
- 33:06that
- 33:06sort
- 33:07of
- 33:07start
- 33:07charging
- 33:07on
- 33:07a
- 33:07daily
- 33:08rate
- 33:08when
- 33:08you
- 33:08were
- 33:08traveling
- 33:09with
- 33:09your
- 33:09family,
- 33:09right?
- 33:09Yeah.
- 33:10And
- 33:10it
- 33:10would
- 33:10be
- 33:10on,
- 33:11and
- 33:11it
- 33:11would
- 33:11obviously
- 33:11depend
- 33:12on
- 33:12the
- 33:12messaging.
- 33:12It's
- 33:13that
- 33:13now
- 33:13my
- 33:14expectation
- 33:15would
- 33:15be
- 33:16that
- 33:16their
- 33:17base
- 33:17price
- 33:17would
- 33:18be
- 33:18lower
- 33:19than
- 33:19the
- 33:19Campground
- 33:20around
- 33:20them.
- 33:20Unless
- 33:21they're,
- 33:21unless
- 33:21it's
- 33:21obviously
- 33:22a
- 33:22resort
- 33:22where
- 33:23the
- 33:23campgrounds
- 33:23around
- 33:24them
- 33:24are
- 33:24campgrounds.
- 33:24But
- 33:25my
- 33:25expectation
- 33:25would
- 33:25be
- 33:25that
- 33:26their
- 33:26base
- 33:26price
- 33:26would
- 33:26be
- 33:26a
- 33:26little
- 33:27bit
- 33:27lower.
- 33:27And
- 33:27then,
- 33:28then
- 33:28we
- 33:28were
- 33:28paying
- 33:29for
- 33:29the
- 33:29electricity
- 33:30separate.
- 33:31And
- 33:31so
- 33:32to
- 33:33us,
- 33:33I
- 33:33think
- 33:34we
- 33:34would,
- 33:35I
- 33:35think
- 33:35we
- 33:35would
- 33:35really
- 33:36okay
- 33:36with
- 33:36it.
- 33:36I'm
- 33:37not
- 33:37100%
- 33:38positive.
- 33:38Again,
- 33:38it
- 33:38depends
- 33:39on
- 33:39the
- 33:39messaging.
- 33:39If
- 33:39it
- 33:39would
- 33:39just
- 33:40happen
- 33:40and
- 33:40it
- 33:40was
- 33:40an
- 33:40extra
- 33:41charge
- 33:41that.
- 33:41When
- 33:41they
- 33:41go
- 33:42and
- 33:42I
- 33:42go
- 33:42and
- 33:42I
- 33:42book
- 33:43and
- 33:43it
- 33:43doesn't
- 33:44maybe
- 33:44has
- 33:44a
- 33:44line
- 33:45in
- 33:45the
- 33:45disclaimer
- 33:46saying
- 33:46you'll
- 33:47be
- 33:47building
- 33:47for
- 33:47your
- 33:47electricity.
- 33:48And
- 33:49then
- 33:49I
- 33:49go
- 33:49and
- 33:49I
- 33:49check
- 33:50out
- 33:50and
- 33:50there's
- 33:50an
- 33:50extra,
- 33:50a
- 33:50hundred
- 33:51dollars
- 33:51charge
- 33:51on
- 33:51there
- 33:52for
- 33:52the,
- 33:52three
- 33:52or
- 33:52four
- 33:53days
- 33:53that
- 33:53I
- 33:53was
- 33:53there.
- 33:54I
- 33:54would
- 33:54not
- 33:55be
- 33:55a
- 33:55happy
- 33:55camper,
- 33:56literally.
- 33:56Yeah.
- 33:56Is
- 33:57there
- 33:57a
- 33:57scenario
- 33:57you
- 33:58could
- 33:58foresee
- 33:58where
- 33:59it
- 33:59may
- 33:59impact
- 34:00your
- 34:00decision
- 34:01of
- 34:01where
- 34:01to
- 34:01stay
- 34:03us
- 34:04in
- 34:04particular?
- 34:04No.
- 34:05I
- 34:05don't,
- 34:05we
- 34:05are
- 34:06traveling
- 34:06a
- 34:06lot
- 34:06of
- 34:06times
- 34:07for
- 34:07different
- 34:07reasons
- 34:08and
- 34:08it
- 34:09probably
- 34:09would
- 34:10not,
- 34:11but
- 34:11even
- 34:11if
- 34:11I
- 34:11were
- 34:11traveling
- 34:12normally
- 34:12as
- 34:12long
- 34:13as
- 34:13those
- 34:14kind
- 34:14of
- 34:14offsets
- 34:14were,
- 34:15the
- 34:15messaging
- 34:16was
- 34:16good
- 34:16and
- 34:16the.
- 34:18Of
- 34:18pricing
- 34:19worked
- 34:19out
- 34:19I
- 34:19don't
- 34:20think
- 34:20it
- 34:20would,
- 34:20I
- 34:21don't
- 34:21think
- 34:21it
- 34:21would
- 34:21matter
- 34:21to
- 34:21us
- 34:22very
- 34:22much.
- 34:23So
- 34:23that's
- 34:23the
- 34:24in
- 34:25regards
- 34:25to
- 34:25conservation,
- 34:26right?
- 34:27We
- 34:27can,
- 34:27I'm
- 34:28sorry,
- 34:28I
- 34:28didn't
- 34:28interrupt
- 34:28you.
- 34:28Go
- 34:28ahead.
- 34:29Finish.
- 34:29I
- 34:29apologize.
- 34:30was
- 34:30gonna
- 34:30say,
- 34:30and
- 34:30in
- 34:30regards
- 34:31to
- 34:31conservation
- 34:32in
- 34:32obviously
- 34:32dependent
- 34:33on
- 34:33how
- 34:34much,
- 34:35how
- 34:35transparent
- 34:36that
- 34:36is
- 34:36to
- 34:36us,
- 34:37if
- 34:37if
- 34:38we
- 34:38don't
- 34:38see
- 34:39in
- 34:39front
- 34:39of
- 34:39us,
- 34:40how
- 34:40much
- 34:40we're
- 34:40using
- 34:41it's
- 34:41hard
- 34:41to,
- 34:42it's
- 34:42hard
- 34:42to
- 34:42know,
- 34:42none
- 34:43of
- 34:43us
- 34:43really
- 34:43have
- 34:43that
- 34:43much
- 34:44insight,
- 34:44right?
- 34:45Most
- 34:45people
- 34:45aren't
- 34:45running
- 34:46with
- 34:46with
- 34:46a
- 34:47meter
- 34:47at
- 34:47all
- 34:47times,
- 34:48and
- 34:48in
- 34:48tracking
- 34:49how
- 34:49much
- 34:49they're
- 34:49using,
- 34:49because
- 34:50as
- 34:50Mike
- 34:51said,
- 34:51it's
- 34:51free.
- 34:52And
- 34:52so
- 34:52that's
- 34:52something
- 34:53very
- 34:53new.
- 34:54One
- 34:54of
- 34:54the
- 34:54things
- 34:54I
- 34:54think
- 34:54we
- 34:55will
- 34:55with
- 34:55though
- 34:56is
- 34:57how
- 34:57many
- 34:58camp
- 34:58campers
- 34:58now
- 34:59are
- 34:59coming
- 34:59solar
- 35:00equipped
- 35:01and
- 35:01have
- 35:01solar
- 35:02onboard.
- 35:03But
- 35:03they're
- 35:03still
- 35:03hooking
- 35:04up
- 35:04because
- 35:04it's
- 35:04easier
- 35:05they're
- 35:05they,
- 35:05they
- 35:05don't
- 35:06have
- 35:06to
- 35:06have
- 35:06their
- 35:06solar
- 35:06panels
- 35:07being
- 35:07used.
- 35:07And
- 35:07now
- 35:08those
- 35:08people
- 35:09might
- 35:09not
- 35:09even
- 35:09hook
- 35:09up,
- 35:10they'll
- 35:10pay
- 35:10for
- 35:10your,
- 35:10the
- 35:10site
- 35:11and
- 35:11not
- 35:12hook
- 35:12up
- 35:12because
- 35:12they're
- 35:13now
- 35:13getting
- 35:13a
- 35:13cheaper
- 35:14site.
- 35:14And
- 35:14just
- 35:15using
- 35:15what's
- 35:15on
- 35:15board
- 35:16to
- 35:16power
- 35:16everything.
- 35:17And
- 35:17you,
- 35:17it's
- 35:17an
- 35:17interesting
- 35:18segue
- 35:18actually.
- 35:18And
- 35:19I
- 35:19don't
- 35:19know,
- 35:19again,
- 35:19I
- 35:20have
- 35:20all
- 35:20these
- 35:20questions
- 35:20for
- 35:20Mike
- 35:21that
- 35:21you
- 35:21probably
- 35:21can't
- 35:21answer,
- 35:21but
- 35:22maybe
- 35:22you
- 35:22can
- 35:22we
- 35:23need
- 35:23a
- 35:23solar
- 35:23person
- 35:23on
- 35:23this
- 35:24show
- 35:24too,
- 35:24but
- 35:25from
- 35:25a
- 35:25solar
- 35:25perspective,
- 35:26Mike,
- 35:26this
- 35:26data
- 35:26you're
- 35:26collecting
- 35:27is
- 35:27it
- 35:27possible
- 35:28for
- 35:28you
- 35:28to
- 35:28infer
- 35:28or
- 35:29tell
- 35:29a
- 35:29Campground,
- 35:30like
- 35:30maybe
- 35:30it's
- 35:30cost
- 35:30effective
- 35:31now
- 35:31this
- 35:31usage
- 35:32or
- 35:32this
- 35:32output
- 35:32to
- 35:33switch
- 35:33to
- 35:33solar
- 35:34or
- 35:34put
- 35:34some
- 35:34on
- 35:34your
- 35:34land?
- 35:35Yeah
- 35:35they,
- 35:36we're
- 35:37when
- 35:37we
- 35:37talk
- 35:37about
- 35:37Campground
- 35:38power
- 35:38usage,
- 35:38it's
- 35:39megawatts,
- 35:40those
- 35:40Campground
- 35:41are
- 35:41burning
- 35:42a
- 35:42lot
- 35:42of
- 35:42power.
- 35:43And
- 35:43so
- 35:43to
- 35:43put
- 35:44a
- 35:44solar
- 35:44array
- 35:45in
- 35:45that's
- 35:45that
- 35:46big
- 35:46would
- 35:46takes
- 35:47a
- 35:47lot
- 35:48and
- 35:48a
- 35:48lot
- 35:48of
- 35:48capital
- 35:48expense
- 35:49have
- 35:49a
- 35:49couple
- 35:50that
- 35:50have
- 35:50some
- 35:51solar
- 35:51energy.
- 35:52And
- 35:52I
- 35:52would
- 35:52say
- 35:52that
- 35:53they're
- 35:53offsetting
- 35:54their
- 35:54own
- 35:54usage.
- 35:55So
- 35:55they're
- 35:55offsetting
- 35:56their
- 35:56buildings
- 35:57and
- 35:57their
- 35:57pools
- 35:58and
- 35:58their,
- 35:58they're
- 35:58able
- 35:58to
- 35:58offset
- 35:59their
- 35:59own
- 35:59costs
- 35:59with
- 36:00a
- 36:00smaller
- 36:00solar
- 36:01array.
- 36:01But
- 36:01they're
- 36:01to
- 36:02build
- 36:02one
- 36:02big
- 36:02enough
- 36:02to
- 36:02power
- 36:03Campground
- 36:04you'd
- 36:04need
- 36:05a
- 36:05big
- 36:05field
- 36:06and
- 36:06a
- 36:06lot
- 36:07of
- 36:07equipment.
- 36:08Yeah,
- 36:09absolutely.
- 36:09I'd
- 36:09be
- 36:09interested
- 36:10to
- 36:10hear
- 36:10given
- 36:11that
- 36:11Mike
- 36:12and
- 36:12Joe
- 36:12are
- 36:12both
- 36:12on
- 36:13the
- 36:13call,
- 36:13how
- 36:14your,
- 36:14how
- 36:15your
- 36:15two
- 36:16businesses
- 36:16could
- 36:17integrate.
- 36:18Do
- 36:18you
- 36:18foresee
- 36:18an
- 36:18opportunity
- 36:19potentially
- 36:20where
- 36:21something
- 36:21like
- 36:22at
- 36:22my
- 36:22community,
- 36:23in
- 36:23one
- 36:23of
- 36:23the
- 36:23parks
- 36:24could
- 36:24integrate
- 36:26wild
- 36:26energies,
- 36:27consumer
- 36:27dashboard
- 36:28in
- 36:29their
- 36:29app
- 36:29or
- 36:29something
- 36:30like
- 36:30that.
- 36:31I've
- 36:31got
- 36:32two
- 36:32ideas,
- 36:32but
- 36:32they're
- 36:33not
- 36:33good.
- 36:33So
- 36:33you
- 36:33guys
- 36:34go
- 36:34first?
- 36:34Yeah.
- 36:35I'll
- 36:35let
- 36:35Joe
- 36:35speak
- 36:36of
- 36:36that
- 36:36first.
- 36:36Yeah.
- 36:37So
- 36:37actually
- 36:37Mike
- 36:38and
- 36:38I
- 36:38have
- 36:38talked
- 36:39about
- 36:39it
- 36:39a
- 36:39little
- 36:39bit.
- 36:39The
- 36:39way
- 36:40they
- 36:40have
- 36:40Mike
- 36:40has
- 36:41a
- 36:41website
- 36:41where
- 36:42already
- 36:42that
- 36:42people
- 36:43can
- 36:43go
- 36:43and
- 36:43put
- 36:44Put
- 36:44in
- 36:44their
- 36:44meter
- 36:45number
- 36:45and
- 36:45get
- 36:45it.
- 36:45The
- 36:46easy
- 36:46and
- 36:46simple
- 36:46thing
- 36:47is
- 36:47putting
- 36:47it
- 36:47in
- 36:47front
- 36:48of
- 36:48them.
- 36:48For
- 36:48customers
- 36:49that
- 36:49we
- 36:49would
- 36:49share,
- 36:50they
- 36:50would
- 36:50have
- 36:51an,
- 36:51without
- 36:51us
- 36:51doing
- 36:52any
- 36:52extra
- 36:52work
- 36:52right
- 36:53now,
- 36:53they
- 36:53would
- 36:54have
- 36:54an
- 36:54easy
- 36:54way
- 36:54to
- 36:54go.
- 36:55And
- 36:55here's
- 36:56the
- 36:56site,
- 36:57here's
- 36:57the
- 36:57instructions
- 36:58on
- 36:58how
- 36:58you
- 36:58go
- 36:59and
- 36:59put
- 37:00the
- 37:00number
- 37:00in,
- 37:00where
- 37:00you
- 37:01find
- 37:01that
- 37:01number
- 37:01on
- 37:01the
- 37:01meter
- 37:02base,
- 37:02and
- 37:02then
- 37:02you
- 37:03can
- 37:03see
- 37:03it
- 37:03and
- 37:03then,
- 37:03and
- 37:04we'll
- 37:04stay
- 37:04with
- 37:04you
- 37:04and
- 37:05you
- 37:05see
- 37:05it
- 37:05throughout
- 37:05your
- 37:05stay.
- 37:06But
- 37:06we're,
- 37:06we
- 37:07also
- 37:07talked
- 37:07about
- 37:07some
- 37:08other
- 37:08ways.
- 37:08We
- 37:09might
- 37:09be
- 37:09able
- 37:09to
- 37:10leverage
- 37:10that
- 37:10in
- 37:10terms
- 37:11of
- 37:11making
- 37:11it
- 37:11easier,
- 37:13you
- 37:13scan
- 37:14your
- 37:14meter
- 37:14base
- 37:15or
- 37:15do
- 37:16integrate
- 37:16with
- 37:16some
- 37:16PMs
- 37:17systems.
- 37:18I'm
- 37:18not
- 37:18positive
- 37:18that
- 37:19we
- 37:19would
- 37:19be
- 37:19able
- 37:19to
- 37:19know,
- 37:20but
- 37:20if
- 37:21we
- 37:21can
- 37:21know.
- 37:22From
- 37:22their
- 37:22site
- 37:23number
- 37:23in
- 37:24further
- 37:24meter
- 37:25base,
- 37:25and
- 37:26then
- 37:26from
- 37:26their
- 37:26meter
- 37:26base
- 37:27connect
- 37:27directly
- 37:27to
- 37:27Mike
- 37:28and
- 37:28just
- 37:28show
- 37:28at
- 37:28real
- 37:28time,
- 37:29that's
- 37:29that's
- 37:30what
- 37:30we
- 37:30would
- 37:30like
- 37:30to
- 37:30do.
- 37:31But
- 37:31it
- 37:31is
- 37:31gonna
- 37:31require
- 37:32communication
- 37:33between
- 37:33us
- 37:34PMs
- 37:35systems
- 37:35and
- 37:36Mike.
- 37:36And
- 37:36so
- 37:37it's
- 37:37a
- 37:37little
- 37:37more
- 37:37complex
- 37:38and
- 37:38just
- 37:38what's
- 37:39available
- 37:39in
- 37:40those
- 37:40PMs
- 37:40cuz
- 37:41you
- 37:41know,
- 37:41the
- 37:42meter
- 37:42based
- 37:42members
- 37:42are
- 37:43typically
- 37:43gonna
- 37:43be
- 37:43custom
- 37:44fields
- 37:44in
- 37:44those
- 37:45PMs
- 37:45systems.
- 37:46And
- 37:46so
- 37:46it's
- 37:46whether
- 37:47or
- 37:47not
- 37:47those
- 37:47would
- 37:48even
- 37:48put
- 37:48it
- 37:48out
- 37:49via
- 37:49API
- 37:49for
- 37:50us
- 37:50to
- 37:50get
- 37:50that
- 37:51information.
- 37:51But
- 37:51that's
- 37:52been
- 37:52interesting.
- 37:52That's
- 37:53go
- 37:53ahead,
- 37:53Cara,
- 37:54for
- 37:54us.
- 37:54No,
- 37:55I
- 37:55was
- 37:55just
- 37:55gonna
- 37:55say,
- 37:55I
- 37:55know
- 37:56for
- 37:56me
- 37:56as
- 37:56a
- 37:56former
- 37:57operator,
- 37:58like
- 37:58I
- 37:58would
- 37:58love
- 37:59to
- 37:59see
- 37:59that
- 37:59kind
- 38:00of
- 38:00integration
- 38:01and
- 38:01automation
- 38:02in
- 38:02my
- 38:02tools.
- 38:03No
- 38:04yeah.
- 38:05Cuz
- 38:05I
- 38:05think
- 38:05that's
- 38:05the
- 38:05ultimate
- 38:06answer
- 38:06like
- 38:06you're
- 38:06talking
- 38:07about
- 38:07is
- 38:07putting
- 38:07it
- 38:07in
- 38:07front
- 38:07of
- 38:08them.
- 38:08Is
- 38:08making
- 38:08it
- 38:08seamless
- 38:09so
- 38:09you
- 38:09can
- 38:09open
- 38:09up
- 38:09your
- 38:10app
- 38:10and
- 38:10here's
- 38:10your
- 38:11stay
- 38:11detailed.
- 38:12And
- 38:12here's
- 38:13your
- 38:13meter
- 38:13number,
- 38:13but
- 38:14your
- 38:14current
- 38:14energy
- 38:15usage
- 38:15that
- 38:15maybe
- 38:15you
- 38:15can
- 38:16monitor
- 38:16throughout
- 38:16your
- 38:17system.
- 38:17And
- 38:17I
- 38:17think
- 38:17that
- 38:18convenience
- 38:18would
- 38:18allow
- 38:19people
- 38:19to
- 38:19bring
- 38:19more
- 38:19awareness
- 38:20to
- 38:20it.
- 38:20And
- 38:20I
- 38:20think
- 38:21that
- 38:21the
- 38:21majority
- 38:21of
- 38:22people
- 38:22that
- 38:22would
- 38:23probably
- 38:23adjust
- 38:24their
- 38:24power
- 38:25consumption
- 38:25based
- 38:26on
- 38:26that,
- 38:26whether
- 38:26they're
- 38:26being
- 38:26charged
- 38:27for
- 38:27it
- 38:27or
- 38:27not
- 38:27is
- 38:28a
- 38:28different
- 38:28story.
- 38:29I
- 38:29think
- 38:29there's
- 38:29gonna
- 38:29be
- 38:29a
- 38:29lot
- 38:30of
- 38:30people
- 38:30who
- 38:30would
- 38:30do
- 38:30it
- 38:30just
- 38:30based
- 38:31on
- 38:31knowing
- 38:31it.
- 38:32And
- 38:32then
- 38:32more
- 38:32people
- 38:32obviously
- 38:33charge
- 38:34daily,
- 38:34overnight
- 38:34rates
- 38:35as
- 38:35well.
- 38:35And
- 38:35I
- 38:35think
- 38:35it
- 38:36eliminates
- 38:36the
- 38:36possibility
- 38:37of
- 38:37that
- 38:38surprise
- 38:38hundred
- 38:39dollars
- 38:39charge
- 38:39or
- 38:40whatever,
- 38:41maybe
- 38:41not
- 38:41eliminate,
- 38:41but
- 38:42it
- 38:42reduces
- 38:42the
- 38:43possibility
- 38:43of
- 38:43it
- 38:43right
- 38:45engaged.
- 38:46And
- 38:46you've
- 38:47had
- 38:47several
- 38:47touchpoints
- 38:48and
- 38:48you
- 38:48told
- 38:49them
- 38:49at
- 38:49checking
- 38:50and
- 38:50they
- 38:50have
- 38:50the
- 38:50access
- 38:51to
- 38:51the
- 38:51app
- 38:51and
- 38:52all
- 38:52of
- 38:52these
- 38:52things,
- 38:52the
- 38:53possibility
- 38:54of
- 38:54them
- 38:54being,
- 38:54feeling
- 38:55blindsided
- 38:55by
- 38:55a.
- 38:56Is
- 38:56reduced
- 38:56for
- 38:56sure.
- 38:57And
- 38:57not
- 38:57saying
- 38:57this
- 38:58is
- 38:58something
- 38:58we
- 38:58would
- 38:58do.
- 38:59But
- 38:59the
- 38:59possibilities
- 39:00are
- 39:00there
- 39:00that,
- 39:01it
- 39:01could
- 39:01be
- 39:01that
- 39:01Mike
- 39:02Mike's
- 39:02system
- 39:03has
- 39:03enough
- 39:03data
- 39:04and
- 39:04has
- 39:04an
- 39:04algorithm
- 39:04now
- 39:05that
- 39:05knows
- 39:05Hey,
- 39:05nothing
- 39:06else
- 39:06has
- 39:06been
- 39:06turned
- 39:07on
- 39:07and
- 39:07off
- 39:07except
- 39:08the
- 39:08air
- 39:08conditioner.
- 39:09And
- 39:09it's
- 39:09middle
- 39:10of
- 39:10the
- 39:10day.
- 39:11Nothing
- 39:11else
- 39:11has
- 39:11been
- 39:12done.
- 39:13You
- 39:13could
- 39:13send
- 39:13a
- 39:13notification
- 39:14out
- 39:14to
- 39:14those
- 39:14people
- 39:15saying,
- 39:15Hey,
- 39:15you're
- 39:15not
- 39:15there
- 39:16tomorrow.
- 39:17If
- 39:17you're
- 39:17doing
- 39:18the
- 39:18same
- 39:18thing,
- 39:18turn
- 39:19off
- 39:19your
- 39:19AC
- 39:20or
- 39:20move
- 39:21your
- 39:21AC
- 39:21up
- 39:22to
- 39:22save
- 39:22money
- 39:23for
- 39:23today.
- 39:23Because
- 39:23when
- 39:24you're
- 39:24Camping,
- 39:24you
- 39:24spend
- 39:24half
- 39:25the
- 39:25time
- 39:25or
- 39:26more
- 39:26away
- 39:27from
- 39:27the
- 39:27RV,
- 39:28unless
- 39:28you
- 39:29have.
- 39:30Then
- 39:30AC
- 39:30just
- 39:31runs.
- 39:31Now
- 39:31you
- 39:32can't
- 39:32turn
- 39:32it
- 39:32off
- 39:32if
- 39:32you're
- 39:33in
- 39:33Florida
- 39:33in
- 39:33the
- 39:33middle
- 39:33of
- 39:34summer,
- 39:34because
- 39:34okay.
- 39:35If
- 39:35you
- 39:35have
- 39:35any
- 39:35chocolate
- 39:36and
- 39:36your
- 39:36egg,
- 39:37it's
- 39:37not
- 39:37going
- 39:37to
- 39:37be
- 39:37chocolate
- 39:38anymore,
- 39:38but
- 39:38you
- 39:38could
- 39:38at
- 39:38least
- 39:39turn
- 39:39things
- 39:39up
- 39:40or
- 39:40do
- 39:40something
- 39:41else
- 39:41to
- 39:41conserve.
- 39:41And
- 39:42again,
- 39:42it's
- 39:43one
- 39:43of
- 39:43those
- 39:43things
- 39:43that
- 39:44right
- 39:44now,
- 39:44it's
- 39:44not
- 39:45in
- 39:45the
- 39:45forefront
- 39:45of
- 39:45my
- 39:45mind.
- 39:46It
- 39:46would
- 39:46be
- 39:47if
- 39:48I
- 39:48was
- 39:48paying
- 39:48that
- 39:48those
- 39:49rates.
- 39:50Yeah.
- 39:50And
- 39:50you
- 39:50guys
- 39:50are
- 39:50touching
- 39:51on
- 39:51an
- 39:51important
- 39:51point
- 39:52that
- 39:52we
- 39:52hope
- 39:52to
- 39:52do
- 39:53with
- 39:53either
- 39:53one
- 39:53of
- 39:54the
- 39:54PSS
- 39:54or
- 39:54Joe
- 39:55or
- 39:55somebody
- 39:55is
- 39:55more
- 39:56communication
- 39:57to
- 39:57the
- 39:57end
- 39:57consumer.
- 39:58So
- 39:58we
- 39:58do
- 39:58have
- 39:58data
- 39:59about
- 39:59the
- 39:59average
- 40:00in
- 40:00the
- 40:00park,
- 40:01or,
- 40:01Hey,
- 40:01it's
- 40:01gonna
- 40:01be
- 40:02a
- 40:02hot
- 40:02day
- 40:02today.
- 40:03These
- 40:03are
- 40:03things
- 40:04you
- 40:04could
- 40:04do
- 40:04to
- 40:04conserve.
- 40:05So
- 40:05giving
- 40:05the
- 40:06consumer
- 40:06the
- 40:06option
- 40:07to
- 40:07sign
- 40:07up
- 40:07for
- 40:07those
- 40:07types
- 40:08of
- 40:08alerts
- 40:08or
- 40:09hear
- 40:09those
- 40:09types
- 40:09of
- 40:09messages,
- 40:10or
- 40:10know
- 40:10when
- 40:11they're
- 40:11over
- 40:11the
- 40:11average.
- 40:12I
- 40:12think
- 40:12the
- 40:12communication
- 40:13through
- 40:13an
- 40:13app
- 40:14or
- 40:14through,
- 40:15another
- 40:15means
- 40:15is
- 40:16an
- 40:16important
- 40:16thing
- 40:16that
- 40:16we'll
- 40:16look
- 40:17to
- 40:17do
- 40:17in
- 40:17the
- 40:17future.
- 40:18Absolutely.
- 40:19And
- 40:19this,
- 40:19see,
- 40:19this
- 40:19brings
- 40:20me
- 40:20to
- 40:20my
- 40:20bad
- 40:20ideas,
- 40:21which
- 40:21we
- 40:21really
- 40:22need
- 40:22a
- 40:22lawyer
- 40:22on
- 40:22the
- 40:22show
- 40:23for,
- 40:23but
- 40:24I
- 40:24feel
- 40:24like
- 40:24communication.
- 40:25Number
- 40:25one,
- 40:25I
- 40:25agree
- 40:25with
- 40:26you
- 40:26right
- 40:26before
- 40:26I
- 40:26get
- 40:26to
- 40:26this
- 40:27ridiculous.
- 40:28But
- 40:28I
- 40:28think
- 40:28the
- 40:29communication
- 40:29is
- 40:29right,
- 40:29like
- 40:30again,
- 40:31we've
- 40:31talked
- 40:31about
- 40:31making
- 40:31the
- 40:31consumer
- 40:32aware
- 40:32and
- 40:32they'll
- 40:33probably
- 40:33do
- 40:33a
- 40:33better
- 40:33job
- 40:34and
- 40:34do
- 40:34that,
- 40:35but
- 40:35there,
- 40:35there
- 40:35could
- 40:36be,
- 40:36you
- 40:36could
- 40:36have
- 40:36a
- 40:36consumer
- 40:37ranking
- 40:37system.
- 40:37Like
- 40:38I
- 40:38wanna
- 40:38save
- 40:38birth
- 40:39to,
- 40:39I
- 40:39want
- 40:40everyone
- 40:40to
- 40:40die
- 40:40in
- 40:40global
- 40:41warming.
- 40:41And
- 40:41you
- 40:41could
- 40:41just
- 40:42rank
- 40:42the
- 40:42consumer
- 40:42basement
- 40:43energy
- 40:43usage
- 40:44during
- 40:44their
- 40:44day.
- 40:44You
- 40:45could
- 40:45send
- 40:45them
- 40:45push
- 40:45notifications
- 40:46that
- 40:46are
- 40:46automated,
- 40:47so
- 40:47they
- 40:48read
- 40:48their
- 40:48on
- 40:48and
- 40:49they're
- 40:49hot
- 40:49out.
- 40:49You
- 40:49could
- 40:49send
- 40:50a
- 40:50push
- 40:50notification.
- 40:50That's
- 40:51automated
- 40:51that
- 40:51says,
- 40:52listen,
- 40:52I
- 40:52know
- 40:52it's
- 40:52hot
- 40:52out,
- 40:53but
- 40:53really
- 40:53come
- 40:53on,
- 40:54you
- 40:54could
- 40:54guilt
- 40:55ship
- 40:55them
- 40:55to
- 40:55push
- 40:55message,
- 40:56push
- 40:56notifications,
- 40:57Joe,
- 40:57all
- 40:57those
- 40:57kinds
- 40:58of
- 40:58things.
- 40:58Why
- 40:58not?
- 40:59Why
- 40:59not
- 40:59make
- 41:00everybody
- 41:00I'm
- 41:00a.
- 41:01They
- 41:01can
- 41:01be
- 41:01good
- 41:01push
- 41:01notifications,
- 41:02right?
- 41:02Send
- 41:03them
- 41:03a
- 41:03whole
- 41:03certification
- 41:04where
- 41:04thanks
- 41:04for
- 41:04turning
- 41:04off
- 41:04your
- 41:05ear.
- 41:05Just
- 41:05stay
- 41:06or
- 41:06something.
- 41:06I
- 41:07don't
- 41:07know.
- 41:07Yeah.
- 41:08Whatever
- 41:09you
- 41:09win
- 41:09the
- 41:09conservation
- 41:10award,
- 41:10here's
- 41:10your
- 41:10gift.
- 41:12Yeah.
- 41:12Yes.
- 41:12That's.
- 41:12That's
- 41:13not
- 41:13where
- 41:13you
- 41:14get
- 41:14a
- 41:14free
- 41:14ice
- 41:14cream
- 41:15cone,
- 41:15like
- 41:15legit.
- 41:16This
- 41:16is
- 41:16a
- 41:16terrible
- 41:16idea.
- 41:17But
- 41:17the
- 41:17reward
- 41:18system
- 41:18is
- 41:18not
- 41:18that
- 41:19bad
- 41:19for
- 41:19saving
- 41:20energy.
- 41:21Reward
- 41:21them
- 41:21with
- 41:21things
- 41:22from
- 41:22your
- 41:22store
- 41:22or
- 41:22free
- 41:23stays
- 41:23or
- 41:23discount
- 41:24or
- 41:24whatever
- 41:25you
- 41:25want.
- 41:25Absolutely
- 41:27energy.
- 41:27So
- 41:27that
- 41:27Searl,
- 41:28like
- 41:28even
- 41:28my
- 41:28terrible
- 41:29ideas
- 41:29eventually
- 41:29lead
- 41:30to
- 41:30something.
- 41:30See,
- 41:30I
- 41:31would
- 41:31sponsor
- 41:31that
- 41:32sometimes
- 41:33sponsor
- 41:33it.
- 41:33Mike
- 41:34do
- 41:34it
- 41:35most
- 41:35of
- 41:35the
- 41:35time,
- 41:35not
- 41:36my
- 41:36other
- 41:36terrible
- 41:37idea
- 41:37is
- 41:37they
- 41:37just
- 41:37need
- 41:37to
- 41:38work
- 41:38off.
- 41:38If
- 41:38you
- 41:38can't
- 41:38resell.
- 41:40And
- 41:40maybe
- 41:40this
- 41:40is
- 41:40probably
- 41:41not
- 41:41legal
- 41:41and
- 41:41you
- 41:41should
- 41:41not
- 41:42listen
- 41:42to,
- 41:42I'm
- 41:42saying,
- 41:43could
- 41:43you
- 41:43just
- 41:43have
- 41:43your,
- 41:44could
- 41:44you
- 41:44put
- 41:44the
- 41:44bikes
- 41:45in
- 41:45your
- 41:45fitness
- 41:45room
- 41:46that
- 41:46generate
- 41:46electricity
- 41:47and
- 41:47force
- 41:47your
- 41:47campers
- 41:48to
- 41:48work
- 41:48off
- 41:48their
- 41:49bill?
- 41:50Yeah.
- 41:50And
- 41:50profit
- 41:51that
- 41:51way?
- 41:51Yeah,
- 41:52that's
- 41:52right
- 41:52in
- 41:52the
- 41:52sorry,
- 41:53John,
- 41:53you've
- 41:53got
- 41:5330
- 41:54more
- 41:54minutes
- 41:54pedal
- 41:54faster.
- 41:55If
- 41:55you
- 41:55wanna
- 41:55go
- 41:55to
- 41:55the
- 41:55pool,
- 41:56it
- 41:56closes
- 41:58that
- 41:59idea.
- 42:00It
- 42:00sounds
- 42:00legit.
- 42:01I'm
- 42:01just
- 42:01saying
- 42:01it
- 42:01wouldn't
- 42:01be
- 42:02reselling
- 42:02electricity.
- 42:03It's
- 42:03a
- 42:03profit
- 42:03center.
- 42:04This
- 42:04is
- 42:04what
- 42:04I'm
- 42:04here.
- 42:05Yeah,
- 42:06profit
- 42:06center
- 42:06is
- 42:06a
- 42:06whole
- 42:06new
- 42:07ballgame.
- 42:07Yeah.
- 42:08Yeah,
- 42:08no,
- 42:08I
- 42:08love
- 42:08all
- 42:09of
- 42:09this.
- 42:09I
- 42:09really
- 42:09think
- 42:10this
- 42:10really
- 42:10speaks
- 42:11to,
- 42:12as
- 42:12all,
- 42:12as
- 42:12I
- 42:12say,
- 42:13all
- 42:13the
- 42:13time,
- 42:13the
- 42:13ingenuity
- 42:14of
- 42:14our
- 42:14industry
- 42:15and
- 42:15great
- 42:16things
- 42:16are
- 42:16happening
- 42:17with
- 42:17all
- 42:17of
- 42:18our
- 42:18automations
- 42:18and
- 42:18things
- 42:19like
- 42:19that.
- 42:19I
- 42:19remember
- 42:20in
- 42:20my
- 42:20day
- 42:20when
- 42:21we
- 42:21first
- 42:21installed
- 42:22meters
- 42:23at
- 42:23our
- 42:23sites
- 42:24and
- 42:24having
- 42:24to
- 42:24walk
- 42:25around
- 42:25with
- 42:25a
- 42:25clipboard
- 42:26and
- 42:27note
- 42:27down
- 42:28meter
- 42:29numbers
- 42:29and
- 42:29things
- 42:29like
- 42:30that.
- 42:30Times
- 42:30have
- 42:30really,
- 42:31for
- 42:31sure
- 42:31changed.
- 42:32And
- 42:32that's
- 42:32great
- 42:32to
- 42:33see,
- 42:33I
- 42:33think
- 42:33Brian
- 42:34and
- 42:34I
- 42:34always,
- 42:34I
- 42:35think
- 42:35we
- 42:35get
- 42:35in
- 42:35trouble
- 42:35sometimes
- 42:36for
- 42:36talking
- 42:36about
- 42:36automation
- 42:37too
- 42:37much,
- 42:37but
- 42:38it's
- 42:38a
- 42:38really
- 42:38valuable
- 42:39to
- 42:40enhance
- 42:40efficiency
- 42:41and
- 42:41all
- 42:41of
- 42:41those
- 42:41things.
- 42:42I
- 42:42applaud
- 42:42both.
- 42:43Both
- 42:43of
- 42:43you
- 42:43gentlemen.
- 42:44All
- 42:44three
- 42:44of
- 42:44you
- 42:44actually,
- 42:45for
- 42:45all
- 42:45the
- 42:47I'll
- 42:47give
- 42:47Brian
- 42:48some
- 42:48credit
- 42:48too.
- 42:48But
- 42:49yeah.
- 42:49Some
- 42:49of
- 42:49the
- 42:50ideas
- 42:50are
- 42:50all
- 42:50right.
- 42:51But
- 42:51yeah,
- 42:51I'm
- 42:51super
- 42:51excited
- 42:52to
- 42:52see
- 42:52stuff
- 42:52like
- 42:53this
- 42:53continue
- 42:53to
- 42:53happen.
- 42:54I
- 42:54really
- 42:54think
- 42:54the
- 42:54energy
- 42:55conversation
- 42:57is
- 42:57just,
- 42:58obviously
- 42:58it's
- 42:58everywhere
- 42:59right
- 42:59now.
- 42:59It's
- 42:59top
- 42:59of
- 42:59mind
- 43:00for
- 43:00everybody.
- 43:00And
- 43:00we're
- 43:00having,
- 43:01like
- 43:01I
- 43:01mentioned
- 43:02earlier,
- 43:02some
- 43:02issues
- 43:03with
- 43:03some
- 43:03of
- 43:03the
- 43:03provinces
- 43:04with
- 43:04with
- 43:04providers
- 43:05and
- 43:05pricing
- 43:05and
- 43:06things
- 43:06like
- 43:06that,
- 43:07you
- 43:07expand
- 43:07on
- 43:07that.
- 43:07Cause
- 43:07I've
- 43:08been
- 43:08meaning
- 43:08to
- 43:08ask
- 43:08you,
- 43:08I
- 43:08just
- 43:09haven't
- 43:09had
- 43:09a
- 43:09chance
- 43:09to
- 43:09work
- 43:09in
- 43:09it
- 43:10yet.
- 43:10Yeah.
- 43:10Vaguely
- 43:11or
- 43:11however
- 43:11you
- 43:11need
- 43:11to
- 43:12be.
- 43:12But
- 43:12I
- 43:12think
- 43:12it's
- 43:12an
- 43:12issue
- 43:12that
- 43:12could
- 43:13happen
- 43:13in
- 43:13any
- 43:13state.
- 43:14Yeah.
- 43:14Some
- 43:15of
- 43:15our,
- 43:15we
- 43:15have
- 43:15had
- 43:16some
- 43:16issues
- 43:17with
- 43:17some
- 43:17previous
- 43:18association
- 43:19buying
- 43:19group
- 43:20access
- 43:21to
- 43:21some
- 43:22vendors
- 43:23come
- 43:23apart
- 43:23because
- 43:24of
- 43:24the
- 43:24way
- 43:24the
- 43:25market
- 43:25has
- 43:25been
- 43:26in
- 43:26the,
- 43:26in
- 43:26recent
- 43:27months.
- 43:27And
- 43:27we're
- 43:27in
- 43:28a
- 43:28situation
- 43:28where
- 43:29several
- 43:30members
- 43:30are
- 43:31suddenly
- 43:31facing
- 43:32a
- 43:32pretty
- 43:32significant
- 43:33rate
- 43:33hike
- 43:33because
- 43:34they
- 43:34were
- 43:35covered
- 43:35under
- 43:35this
- 43:36really
- 43:36valuable
- 43:37member
- 43:37program
- 43:37prior.
- 43:38And
- 43:38now
- 43:38suddenly
- 43:39as
- 43:39if
- 43:39not
- 43:40long
- 43:40term,
- 43:40now
- 43:40won't
- 43:40be
- 43:41anymore
- 43:41and
- 43:41are
- 43:42facing
- 43:42the
- 43:42prospect
- 43:42of
- 43:43paying
- 43:43retail
- 43:43and
- 43:44that
- 43:44has
- 43:44significant
- 43:45implications
- 43:46for
- 43:46their
- 43:46bottom
- 43:46line.
- 43:47I
- 43:47think
- 43:47that's
- 43:48something
- 43:48that's
- 43:48a
- 43:49barrier
- 43:49to
- 43:50understanding
- 43:50for
- 43:50some
- 43:51consumers
- 43:52as
- 43:52well
- 43:52is
- 43:53things
- 43:53like
- 43:53that
- 43:54happening
- 43:54at
- 43:55a
- 43:55small
- 43:55business
- 43:55level
- 43:56have
- 43:56significant
- 43:56implications
- 43:57specifically
- 43:58for
- 43:58our
- 43:58seasonal
- 43:59parks
- 43:59who
- 43:59parts
- 44:00flat
- 44:00rate
- 44:00for
- 44:00the
- 44:00season.
- 44:01And
- 44:02typically,
- 44:03charge
- 44:03that
- 44:03price
- 44:04in
- 44:04April
- 44:05or
- 44:05whatever.
- 44:06And
- 44:06then,
- 44:07by
- 44:07the
- 44:07time
- 44:07September
- 44:08or
- 44:08October,
- 44:08it
- 44:08comes
- 44:08around,
- 44:09their
- 44:09expenses
- 44:09could
- 44:09be
- 44:09a
- 44:10completely
- 44:10different
- 44:11ballgame.
- 44:11And
- 44:11certainly
- 44:11that's
- 44:12the,
- 44:12a
- 44:12risk
- 44:13factor
- 44:13that
- 44:13an
- 44:13operator
- 44:14has
- 44:15to,
- 44:15bear
- 44:15when
- 44:15making
- 44:16business
- 44:16decisions.
- 44:17But
- 44:17sometimes
- 44:18it
- 44:18can
- 44:18be
- 44:18extravagant.
- 44:19We
- 44:20have
- 44:20some
- 44:20members
- 44:21suddenly
- 44:21having
- 44:21to
- 44:22recalculate
- 44:22seasonal
- 44:23rates
- 44:23for
- 44:23next
- 44:24year
- 44:24because
- 44:24of
- 44:25this,
- 44:25their
- 44:25direct
- 44:25implications
- 44:27of
- 44:27their
- 44:27power
- 44:27pricing
- 44:27changing
- 44:28so
- 44:28quickly
- 44:29and
- 44:29unexpectedly
- 44:30right
- 44:30after,
- 44:31they
- 44:31made,
- 44:32some
- 44:32of
- 44:32them
- 44:33have
- 44:33done
- 44:33recent
- 44:34rate
- 44:34hike,
- 44:34rate
- 44:34hikes
- 44:35in
- 44:35the
- 44:35prior
- 44:36couple
- 44:36of
- 44:36years.
- 44:37And
- 44:37so
- 44:37now
- 44:37you're
- 44:38talking
- 44:38right
- 44:38again.
- 44:39And
- 44:39so
- 44:40when
- 44:40you
- 44:40risk
- 44:40those
- 44:41consumer
- 44:41upset
- 44:42things
- 44:42we
- 44:42were
- 44:42talking
- 44:43about
- 44:43earlier
- 44:43it
- 44:43does
- 44:44have
- 44:44implica
- 44:44implications
- 44:45across
- 44:45the
- 44:45board
- 44:46for
- 44:46consumers
- 44:47as
- 44:47well.
- 44:47I
- 44:47think
- 44:48and
- 44:48that
- 44:49in
- 44:49this
- 44:49environment
- 44:50where
- 44:50inflation
- 44:50is
- 44:50big
- 44:51and
- 44:51we're
- 44:51all
- 44:51watching
- 44:51our
- 44:52pocket
- 44:52books
- 44:52could
- 44:52have
- 44:53an
- 44:53impact
- 44:53on
- 44:53the
- 44:53industry
- 44:54as
- 44:54a
- 44:54whole
- 44:54and
- 44:55the
- 44:55number
- 44:55of
- 44:55campers
- 44:55we
- 44:56have
- 44:56heading
- 44:56out
- 44:56and
- 44:57all
- 44:57of
- 44:57those
- 44:57things.
- 44:57So
- 44:57we
- 44:58wanna
- 44:58be
- 44:59stay
- 44:59on
- 44:59top
- 44:59of
- 45:00issues
- 45:00like
- 45:00this
- 45:00and
- 45:01pay
- 45:01attention
- 45:02to
- 45:02what's
- 45:02happening.
- 45:03And
- 45:03I
- 45:03really
- 45:03think
- 45:04it
- 45:04does
- 45:04make
- 45:04a
- 45:04big
- 45:04case
- 45:05for
- 45:05the
- 45:06metering
- 45:06conversation.
- 45:07My
- 45:07suggestion
- 45:08for
- 45:08sure,
- 45:09to
- 45:09those
- 45:09couple
- 45:10of
- 45:10parts
- 45:10that
- 45:10have
- 45:10been
- 45:10facing
- 45:11this
- 45:11issue
- 45:11recently
- 45:12is
- 45:12students
- 45:12sell
- 45:13meters
- 45:13and
- 45:13start
- 45:14sharing
- 45:14that
- 45:14information
- 45:14with
- 45:15their
- 45:15guests.
- 45:15I
- 45:16think
- 45:16campers
- 45:16typically
- 45:17was
- 45:17mentioned
- 45:18earlier,
- 45:18don't
- 45:19really
- 45:19notice,
- 45:20or
- 45:20aren't
- 45:21cognitively
- 45:21aware
- 45:22of
- 45:22how
- 45:22much
- 45:23their
- 45:23consumption
- 45:24is.
- 45:24And
- 45:24so
- 45:24giving
- 45:25them
- 45:25that
- 45:25tangible
- 45:26data
- 45:26is
- 45:27so
- 45:27super
- 45:27valuable.
- 45:28I
- 45:28think
- 45:29even
- 45:29if
- 45:29you're
- 45:30just
- 45:30sharing
- 45:31it
- 45:31with
- 45:31them
- 45:31for
- 45:31information
- 45:32purposes
- 45:33but
- 45:33certainly
- 45:33is
- 45:34valuable
- 45:34to
- 45:34the
- 45:34operator
- 45:35to
- 45:35be
- 45:35tracking
- 45:36and
- 45:36charging
- 45:36back
- 45:37for
- 45:37those
- 45:38expenses
- 45:38and
- 45:39motivating,
- 45:39ultimately
- 45:40motivating
- 45:41the
- 45:41consumer
- 45:42to
- 45:42to
- 45:42change
- 45:43their
- 45:43behavior
- 45:44in
- 45:44a
- 45:44positive
- 45:44way
- 45:45for
- 45:45everybody.
- 45:45That's
- 45:45what
- 45:45I
- 45:45was
- 45:45gonna
- 45:46say
- 45:46when
- 45:46you
- 45:46were
- 45:46talking
- 45:46too
- 45:47is
- 45:47even
- 45:47if
- 45:47you
- 45:47don't
- 45:48take
- 45:48action
- 45:48right
- 45:48away
- 45:49to
- 45:49meter
- 45:49overnight
- 45:50sites,
- 45:50if
- 45:50you
- 45:51can
- 45:51figure
- 45:51out
- 45:51a
- 45:51way
- 45:51to
- 45:51monitor
- 45:52it
- 45:52and
- 45:52give
- 45:52that
- 45:53to
- 45:53the
- 45:53customer
- 45:53as
- 45:53a
- 45:54line
- 45:54item,
- 45:54or
- 45:54even
- 45:55a
- 45:55push
- 45:55notification
- 45:55on
- 45:56Joe,
- 45:56that,
- 45:56that
- 45:56says
- 45:56you
- 45:57saved
- 45:57X
- 45:57amount
- 45:57of
- 45:57dollars
- 45:59that
- 45:59you
- 45:59otherwise
- 46:00would've
- 46:00spent
- 46:00on
- 46:00electricity.
- 46:01And
- 46:02then
- 46:02just
- 46:02getting
- 46:02that
- 46:02into
- 46:03the
- 46:03mind
- 46:03and
- 46:03if
- 46:03enough
- 46:03Campground
- 46:04do
- 46:04that,
- 46:04then
- 46:04I
- 46:05think
- 46:05that
- 46:05helps
- 46:05shift
- 46:05the
- 46:05mindset
- 46:06before
- 46:06there's
- 46:06action
- 46:07taken
- 46:07too,
- 46:08right?
- 46:09Yeah.
- 46:09Yeah.
- 46:10I
- 46:10think
- 46:11all
- 46:11these
- 46:11are
- 46:12great
- 46:12ideas.
- 46:12I'd
- 46:12love
- 46:13to
- 46:13see
- 46:13campgrounds
- 46:14continue
- 46:14to,
- 46:15innovate
- 46:15like
- 46:15this
- 46:16and.
- 46:16It
- 46:16definitely
- 46:16will
- 46:16have
- 46:17an
- 46:17impact
- 46:17on
- 46:17the
- 46:17market
- 46:18for
- 46:18sure.
- 46:18Yeah.
- 46:19Carrie,
- 46:19you
- 46:19brought
- 46:19up
- 46:19a
- 46:19good
- 46:19point,
- 46:20which
- 46:20is
- 46:20when
- 46:21you
- 46:21try
- 46:21to
- 46:21factor
- 46:22electricity
- 46:22into
- 46:23your
- 46:23rates
- 46:23and
- 46:24you've
- 46:24sold
- 46:24the
- 46:24spot
- 46:24and
- 46:25you've
- 46:25already
- 46:25locked
- 46:25in
- 46:25that
- 46:26rate,
- 46:26have
- 46:26you
- 46:26locked
- 46:27in
- 46:27next
- 46:27year's
- 46:28electrical
- 46:28increases?
- 46:29Probably
- 46:29not.
- 46:30You
- 46:30might
- 46:30get
- 46:30burned
- 46:31by
- 46:31that
- 46:31and
- 46:32yeah,
- 46:32it's
- 46:33hard
- 46:33to
- 46:33forecast
- 46:33what
- 46:34the
- 46:34rates
- 46:34are
- 46:34gonna
- 46:34be.
- 46:35Yeah.
- 46:36The
- 46:36market
- 46:36has
- 46:36been
- 46:36so
- 46:37volatile.
- 46:38If
- 46:38we
- 46:38continue
- 46:38to
- 46:38see,
- 46:39rate
- 46:39hikes
- 46:40and
- 46:40all
- 46:40these
- 46:40kinds
- 46:40of
- 46:40things
- 46:41happening
- 46:42fiscally,
- 46:42I
- 46:42think
- 46:43it's
- 46:43gonna
- 46:43be
- 46:43harder
- 46:44and
- 46:44harder
- 46:44to
- 46:44make
- 46:45that
- 46:45kind,
- 46:45those
- 46:45kinds
- 46:46of
- 46:46preassessment.
- 46:47And
- 46:48so
- 46:48shifting
- 46:48to
- 46:49a
- 46:49model
- 46:49like
- 46:49this
- 46:49is
- 46:50probably
- 46:50valuable,
- 46:51long
- 46:51term,
- 46:51so
- 46:51that
- 46:52it
- 46:53becomes
- 46:54almost
- 46:55a
- 46:55non-issue
- 46:55like
- 46:55Joe
- 46:55said,
- 46:56maybe
- 46:56your
- 46:56flat
- 46:56rate
- 46:57is
- 46:57your
- 46:57no
- 46:58rate
- 46:58is
- 46:58a
- 46:58bit
- 46:58lower,
- 46:58but
- 46:59your
- 47:00Your
- 47:00variable
- 47:00expenses
- 47:01that
- 47:02are
- 47:02being
- 47:02impacted
- 47:03by
- 47:03consumer
- 47:04behavior
- 47:04are
- 47:05covered
- 47:06on
- 47:06the
- 47:06bottom
- 47:06line
- 47:07side.
- 47:09So
- 47:09one
- 47:09thing
- 47:09I
- 47:10had
- 47:10Mike,
- 47:10it's
- 47:10switching
- 47:11gears
- 47:11a
- 47:11little
- 47:11bit
- 47:12is
- 47:12what
- 47:13does
- 47:13a
- 47:13retrofit
- 47:13look
- 47:14like
- 47:14for
- 47:14you?
- 47:14What
- 47:14is
- 47:15it
- 47:15just
- 47:15changing
- 47:15Mount
- 47:15meter
- 47:16bases
- 47:16or
- 47:17is
- 47:17there
- 47:17more
- 47:18to
- 47:18it
- 47:18for
- 47:18the
- 47:19Campground
- 47:19owner?
- 47:19It's
- 47:20pretty
- 47:20simple.
- 47:20If
- 47:20you
- 47:21already
- 47:21have
- 47:21meters
- 47:22and
- 47:22the
- 47:22cares
- 47:22point
- 47:22you're
- 47:23done
- 47:23with
- 47:23the
- 47:23clipboard
- 47:24and
- 47:24you
- 47:24want
- 47:24to
- 47:24get
- 47:24the
- 47:24data
- 47:25and
- 47:25make
- 47:25billing
- 47:26easier,
- 47:26it
- 47:26is
- 47:26simply
- 47:27pull
- 47:27out
- 47:27the
- 47:28old
- 47:28meter
- 47:28plug
- 47:28in
- 47:28the
- 47:28new
- 47:28meter.
- 47:29It's
- 47:29pretty
- 47:29damn
- 47:30simple.
- 47:30The
- 47:30Campground
- 47:31that
- 47:31don't
- 47:31have
- 47:31meters,
- 47:32it's
- 47:32a
- 47:32little
- 47:32bit
- 47:32more
- 47:32complicated.
- 47:33You
- 47:33have
- 47:33to
- 47:33rewire
- 47:34the
- 47:34pest
- 47:34a
- 47:34little
- 47:34bit,
- 47:35but
- 47:36while
- 47:36that's
- 47:36more
- 47:37work,
- 47:37the
- 47:37return
- 47:38on
- 47:38that
- 47:38investment
- 47:39is
- 47:39ridiculously
- 47:40short.
- 47:40So
- 47:42what's
- 47:42ridiculously
- 47:43short
- 47:43five,
- 47:44it
- 47:44can
- 47:44be
- 47:44four
- 47:45or
- 47:45five
- 47:45months
- 47:45depending
- 47:45on
- 47:46your
- 47:46rates
- 47:46and
- 47:46how
- 47:47much
- 47:47energy
- 47:47you're
- 47:47recovering.
- 47:48Yeah,
- 47:49the
- 47:49quickest
- 47:49you've
- 47:49ever
- 47:50seen
- 47:50somebody
- 47:50do
- 47:50it.
- 47:51Four
- 47:51months.
- 47:53It's
- 47:54new
- 47:54record
- 47:54for
- 47:54you
- 47:54to
- 47:54break
- 47:55Mike.
- 47:55Next
- 47:55time
- 47:55we
- 47:55talk
- 47:56gotta
- 47:56be
- 47:56three
- 47:56and
- 47:56a
- 47:56half
- 47:57California
- 47:58have
- 47:58some
- 47:58options
- 47:59some
- 47:59things
- 47:59in
- 47:59California
- 48:00that
- 48:00might
- 48:00break
- 48:00that
- 48:00record.
- 48:03Yeah,
- 48:03no
- 48:03rush.
- 48:05it
- 48:05is.
- 48:06It
- 48:06is
- 48:06interesting
- 48:07though.
- 48:07Like
- 48:07I
- 48:07think
- 48:07that,
- 48:08I
- 48:08think
- 48:08you're
- 48:08right
- 48:09that
- 48:09the
- 48:09industry
- 48:09maybe
- 48:10end
- 48:10up,
- 48:10ends
- 48:11up
- 48:11moving
- 48:11in
- 48:11this
- 48:11direction
- 48:12and
- 48:12maybe
- 48:12it's
- 48:12a
- 48:12good
- 48:12thing
- 48:13given
- 48:13the
- 48:13power
- 48:13fluctuations
- 48:14and
- 48:14things
- 48:14like
- 48:14that.
- 48:15But
- 48:15I
- 48:15think
- 48:15it's
- 48:15all
- 48:16gonna
- 48:16depend
- 48:16on
- 48:16a
- 48:16lot
- 48:16of
- 48:17timing
- 48:17and
- 48:17marketing
- 48:18and
- 48:18effort.
- 48:18And
- 48:19I
- 48:19think
- 48:19it's
- 48:19also
- 48:19gonna
- 48:19depend
- 48:20on
- 48:20when
- 48:20you
- 48:20decide
- 48:20to
- 48:21deploy
- 48:21this
- 48:21we've
- 48:21talked
- 48:22a
- 48:22lot
- 48:22on
- 48:22this
- 48:22show
- 48:23and
- 48:23at
- 48:23the
- 48:23beginning
- 48:23of
- 48:23the
- 48:23show
- 48:24about
- 48:24how
- 48:25inflation
- 48:25is
- 48:25hitting
- 48:25consumers,
- 48:26and
- 48:26if
- 48:26you're
- 48:26going
- 48:27Camping
- 48:27and
- 48:27you're
- 48:28still
- 48:28budgeting
- 48:28that
- 48:28in,
- 48:29and
- 48:29you
- 48:29can
- 48:30choose
- 48:30between
- 48:30a
- 48:30park
- 48:31that's
- 48:31gonna
- 48:31meteor
- 48:31electricity
- 48:32and
- 48:32one
- 48:32that
- 48:32isn't,
- 48:34it's
- 48:34gonna
- 48:34be
- 48:34tough
- 48:35for
- 48:35a
- 48:35little
- 48:35bit.
- 48:35I'm
- 48:35just
- 48:35saying
- 48:36for
- 48:36parks
- 48:37to
- 48:37decide
- 48:37to
- 48:37implement
- 48:38this,
- 48:38is
- 48:38it
- 48:38impossible?
- 48:39No,
- 48:39but
- 48:40I
- 48:40would
- 48:40make
- 48:40the
- 48:41adverse
- 48:42argument.
- 48:42Brian
- 48:43is
- 48:43if
- 48:43I'm
- 48:44gonna
- 48:44reduce
- 48:44my
- 48:45flat
- 48:45rate
- 48:46here,
- 48:47If
- 48:47I'm
- 48:47currently
- 48:48charging
- 48:48$65
- 48:49a
- 48:49night
- 48:50to
- 48:50stay,
- 48:51and
- 48:51instead
- 48:51I'm
- 48:51gonna
- 48:52charge
- 48:5255
- 48:54plus
- 48:54power.
- 48:55Now
- 48:55the
- 48:55consumer
- 48:56has
- 48:56the
- 48:56ability
- 48:57to
- 48:57alter
- 48:57their
- 48:57behavior
- 48:58to
- 48:58save
- 48:58some
- 48:59money.
- 49:00And
- 49:00I
- 49:00agree
- 49:01with
- 49:01you
- 49:01if
- 49:01that
- 49:01offset
- 49:02is
- 49:02in
- 49:02place.
- 49:03Absolutely.
- 49:03I'm
- 49:03not
- 49:04saying
- 49:04I
- 49:04have
- 49:04the
- 49:04answer,
- 49:05I'm
- 49:05just
- 49:05talking
- 49:05through
- 49:05the
- 49:06options.
- 49:06Exactly.
- 49:06And
- 49:07me
- 49:07too.
- 49:07I
- 49:07think
- 49:07we
- 49:08can
- 49:09see
- 49:09this
- 49:09from
- 49:10multiple
- 49:10angles
- 49:11and
- 49:11as
- 49:11an
- 49:12operator,
- 49:12do
- 49:13you
- 49:13prioritize
- 49:14that
- 49:14ability
- 49:15to
- 49:15impact
- 49:16consumer
- 49:16behavior
- 49:17or
- 49:17at
- 49:17least
- 49:17give
- 49:18them
- 49:18more
- 49:18control
- 49:19over
- 49:19what
- 49:19their
- 49:19expense
- 49:20is
- 49:21or,
- 49:21just
- 49:22repeat
- 49:22your
- 49:22thought.
- 49:23We'll
- 49:23be
- 49:23up
- 49:23to
- 49:24individuals
- 49:24as
- 49:25they
- 49:25go
- 49:25and
- 49:25may
- 49:25take
- 49:26some
- 49:26trial
- 49:26and
- 49:26error
- 49:26stuff.
- 49:27But
- 49:27I
- 49:27think
- 49:27for
- 49:27me
- 49:27as
- 49:28a
- 49:28camper,
- 49:29I
- 49:29love
- 49:29the
- 49:29idea
- 49:30of
- 49:30being
- 49:30able
- 49:30to
- 49:31I'll
- 49:31pay
- 49:31the
- 49:31flat
- 49:32rate
- 49:32and
- 49:32I'll
- 49:32pay
- 49:32extra,
- 49:33cuz
- 49:33I've
- 49:33gotta
- 49:33bring,
- 49:34all
- 49:34my
- 49:34teenage
- 49:35kids,
- 49:35friends
- 49:35with
- 49:36me
- 49:36when
- 49:36I
- 49:36go
- 49:38and
- 49:38I'll
- 49:38pay
- 49:38extra
- 49:39if
- 49:39we
- 49:39use
- 49:40too
- 49:40much
- 49:40power,
- 49:41but
- 49:41if
- 49:41not,
- 49:41I'm
- 49:42happy
- 49:42to
- 49:42get
- 49:42a
- 49:43lower
- 49:43rate.
- 49:44But
- 49:44the
- 49:44question
- 49:45is
- 49:45then
- 49:45is
- 49:45do
- 49:46all
- 49:46Campground.
- 49:47Is
- 49:47you
- 49:47at
- 49:47the
- 49:47Campground
- 49:48owner?
- 49:48Would
- 49:49you
- 49:49automatically
- 49:49lower
- 49:50your
- 49:50rate
- 49:50if
- 49:50you
- 49:50had
- 49:50no
- 49:51other
- 49:51competition
- 49:51in
- 49:51the
- 49:51area?
- 49:51No
- 49:52one
- 49:52was
- 49:52comp
- 49:52competing
- 49:53and
- 49:53you
- 49:53could
- 49:53still
- 49:54charge
- 49:54$65
- 49:55a
- 49:55night
- 49:55and
- 49:55charge
- 49:56electricity,
- 49:57right?
- 49:57Would
- 49:57you
- 49:57automatically
- 49:58lower
- 49:58it?
- 49:58I
- 49:58don't
- 49:59think
- 49:59most
- 49:59Campground
- 49:59would,
- 50:00there
- 50:00are
- 50:00many
- 50:01variables
- 50:01to
- 50:02this
- 50:02kinda,
- 50:03I
- 50:03know
- 50:04we've
- 50:05got
- 50:05one
- 50:05minute
- 50:06in
- 50:0620
- 50:06seconds
- 50:07to
- 50:07talk
- 50:07through.
- 50:07'em
- 50:07all.
- 50:07So
- 50:08shut
- 50:08up
- 50:08and
- 50:09listen
- 50:09to
- 50:09me,
- 50:10it
- 50:10depends
- 50:10entirely
- 50:11on,
- 50:11in
- 50:12my
- 50:12opinion,
- 50:12on
- 50:13your
- 50:13customer
- 50:13base.
- 50:14Your
- 50:15business
- 50:15model.
- 50:16Are
- 50:16you
- 50:16long,
- 50:16typically
- 50:17longer
- 50:17term
- 50:18stay?
- 50:19It
- 50:19also
- 50:19depends
- 50:19on
- 50:19the
- 50:20level
- 50:20of
- 50:20amenities
- 50:20you
- 50:21offer
- 50:21it.
- 50:22There
- 50:22are
- 50:23a
- 50:23variety
- 50:24of
- 50:24that's
- 50:24right.
- 50:25Things
- 50:25happening
- 50:26in
- 50:26that
- 50:26decision.
- 50:27And
- 50:27I
- 50:27think
- 50:27every
- 50:28operator
- 50:28out
- 50:28there
- 50:28is
- 50:29aware
- 50:29of
- 50:29that.
- 50:29They
- 50:30will
- 50:30have
- 50:30to
- 50:30make
- 50:30their
- 50:31decisions.
- 50:32I'm
- 50:32just
- 50:32saying
- 50:32for
- 50:32me
- 50:33as
- 50:33a
- 50:33camper,
- 50:34if
- 50:34I'm
- 50:34concerned
- 50:34about
- 50:35my
- 50:35energy
- 50:35consumption
- 50:36or
- 50:36about
- 50:37binging
- 50:37my
- 50:38pennies,
- 50:39I
- 50:39might
- 50:39choose
- 50:39the
- 50:39Campground
- 50:40who
- 50:40gives
- 50:40me
- 50:41a
- 50:41lower
- 50:41rate
- 50:42and
- 50:42then
- 50:43power
- 50:43on
- 50:43a
- 50:44meter
- 50:44basis
- 50:44so
- 50:45that
- 50:45I
- 50:45can,
- 50:46those
- 50:47are
- 50:47priorities
- 50:48for
- 50:48me
- 50:48as
- 50:49a
- 50:49consumer.
- 50:49And
- 50:49that's
- 50:50a
- 50:50choice
- 50:50I'm
- 50:50gonna
- 50:50make,
- 50:51not
- 50:51all
- 50:51of
- 50:52us
- 50:52Camping
- 50:52are
- 50:52gonna
- 50:53choose
- 50:53or
- 50:53prioritize
- 50:54those
- 50:54same
- 50:54choices.
- 50:55Of
- 50:55course
- 50:55not.
- 50:55Yeah.
- 50:56Yeah.
- 50:56So
- 50:57I
- 50:57think
- 50:58Campground
- 50:58will
- 50:58have
- 50:59the
- 50:59ability
- 50:59to
- 51:00I
- 51:00was
- 51:00safe
- 51:00there's
- 51:01room
- 51:01for
- 51:01many
- 51:02of
- 51:02us
- 51:02in
- 51:02the
- 51:02market.
- 51:03The
- 51:03market
- 51:03will
- 51:04always
- 51:04dictate,
- 51:04but
- 51:05I
- 51:05really
- 51:05think
- 51:06it's
- 51:06a
- 51:06great
- 51:06way
- 51:06to.
- 51:08Strategize
- 51:09going
- 51:10forward
- 51:10in,
- 51:10in
- 51:10the
- 51:11way
- 51:11the
- 51:11environment
- 51:12is
- 51:12right
- 51:12now
- 51:13with
- 51:13both
- 51:13energy
- 51:14and
- 51:14inflation
- 51:15cost
- 51:15of
- 51:15living
- 51:16things,
- 51:16variables
- 51:17for
- 51:17sure.
- 51:19Awesome.
- 51:19Any
- 51:19final
- 51:19thoughts,
- 51:20gentlemen,
- 51:20running
- 51:20outta
- 51:20time
- 51:21here,
- 51:23Joe,
- 51:23Mike,
- 51:24nothing
- 51:25here?
- 51:26No,
- 51:26we
- 51:26could
- 51:27talk
- 51:27about
- 51:27this
- 51:27for
- 51:27quite
- 51:28a
- 51:28while.
- 51:28I
- 51:28think
- 51:28the
- 51:28whole
- 51:29rate
- 51:29design
- 51:29and
- 51:30market
- 51:30capacity
- 51:31and
- 51:31all
- 51:31those
- 51:31dynamics
- 51:32that
- 51:32care
- 51:32about
- 51:33are
- 51:33factors.
- 51:33For
- 51:33sure.
- 51:35Absolutely
- 51:35awesome.
- 51:36And
- 51:36Mike
- 51:36definitely
- 51:36reach
- 51:37out
- 51:37to
- 51:37BC's
- 51:37association
- 51:38too,
- 51:38because
- 51:38I
- 51:38think
- 51:38if
- 51:39you're
- 51:39gonna
- 51:39expand
- 51:39into
- 51:39Canada
- 51:40and
- 51:40you're
- 51:40going
- 51:40to
- 51:40Ontario
- 51:41already,
- 51:41you
- 51:41should
- 51:41definitely
- 51:41talk
- 51:42to
- 51:42Josh
- 51:42over
- 51:42there
- 51:42at
- 51:42BC
- 51:43runs
- 51:43a
- 51:43great
- 51:44association,
- 51:44even
- 51:45if
- 51:45you
- 51:45don't
- 51:45make
- 51:45it
- 51:45to
- 51:45this
- 51:45year's
- 51:45conference.
- 51:46So
- 51:46thank
- 51:46you
- 51:46everybody
- 51:47for
- 51:47joining
- 51:47us.
- 51:47I
- 51:47really
- 51:47appreciate
- 51:48you.
- 51:48You
- 51:48being
- 51:48here
- 51:48for
- 51:48their
- 51:49episode
- 51:49of
- 51:49MC
- 51:49Fireside
- 51:50Chats,
- 51:50it
- 51:50was
- 51:50a
- 51:50great
- 51:50discussion.
- 51:51I
- 51:51think,
- 51:51as
- 51:51Mike
- 51:52said
- 51:52we
- 51:52can
- 51:52have
- 51:52more
- 51:52shows
- 51:52on
- 51:53this
- 51:53and
- 51:53we
- 51:53need
- 51:53to
- 51:53involve
- 51:54the
- 51:54solar
- 51:54guy
- 51:55and
- 51:55a
- 51:55power
- 51:55guy
- 51:55and
- 51:55things
- 51:55like
- 51:56that
- 51:56and
- 51:56close
- 51:56the
- 51:56leap
- 51:57on
- 51:57all
- 51:57this.
- 51:57And
- 51:58there's
- 51:58really
- 51:58endless
- 51:58education
- 51:59we
- 51:59can
- 51:59do
- 51:59in
- 51:59the
- 51:59industry.
- 52:00But
- 52:00Cara,
- 52:00anything
- 52:01you
- 52:01wanna
- 52:01say
- 52:01before
- 52:02we
- 52:02sign
- 52:02off?
- 52:03No,
- 52:03I've
- 52:03flapped
- 52:03my
- 52:04gums
- 52:04enough
- 52:04today.
- 52:06No,
- 52:06I
- 52:06like
- 52:07your
- 52:07valuable
- 52:08insight
- 52:08is
- 52:08always
- 52:08missed
- 52:09here
- 52:09in
- 52:09between
- 52:09my
- 52:10non
- 52:10valuable
- 52:10insight.
- 52:11So
- 52:11it
- 52:11balances
- 52:12the
- 52:12show
- 52:12out,
- 52:12oh,
- 52:13good.
- 52:13Thank
- 52:13you
- 52:13guys.
- 52:13I
- 52:13really
- 52:14appreciate
- 52:14it.
- 52:14Next
- 52:14week,
- 52:15you've
- 52:15got
- 52:15an
- 52:15RV
- 52:15industry
- 52:16focus
- 52:16show.
- 52:16Hopefully
- 52:17we'll
- 52:17have
- 52:17a
- 52:17few
- 52:17people
- 52:17on
- 52:18there
- 52:18that
- 52:18can
- 52:18talk
- 52:18about
- 52:18the
- 52:18RV
- 52:19industry
- 52:19that've
- 52:19been
- 52:19missing
- 52:20over
- 52:20the
- 52:20last
- 52:20few
- 52:20weeks
- 52:21and
- 52:21during
- 52:21the
- 52:21summer
- 52:22for
- 52:22all
- 52:22the
- 52:22commitments
- 52:22that
- 52:22they've
- 52:22had.
- 52:23And
- 52:23I
- 52:23think
- 52:24we're
- 52:24gonna
- 52:24have
- 52:24a
- 52:24fitness
- 52:25guy
- 52:25on
- 52:25to
- 52:25talk
- 52:25about
- 52:26the
- 52:26electric
- 52:26bikes,
- 52:26maybe
- 52:27generating
- 52:27power.
- 52:28If
- 52:28we
- 52:28can
- 52:28find
- 52:28somebody
- 52:29to
- 52:29do
- 52:29that,
- 52:30can't
- 52:30wait
- 52:30if
- 52:30not,
- 52:30and
- 52:30we'll
- 52:30just
- 52:31have
- 52:31the
- 52:31RV.
- 52:32Thank
- 52:32you
- 52:32guys.
- 52:33We'll
- 52:33see
- 52:33you
- 52:33next
- 52:33week.
- 52:34Take
- 52:34care.
- 52:35Thanks,
- 52:36bye.