Love’s Travel Stops operates more than 100 RV-friendly locations across the United States. Managing that many sites requires systems that work without adding labor at the property level, especially when it comes to utilities.

Electricity is one of the most difficult areas to control in an RV environment. Without metering and automation, power is often left on regardless of occupancy, and there is little visibility into how it is being used.

Love’s has started addressing this by deploying a customized Wild Energy metering solution across its RV Travel Stop locations nationwide as part of a broader effort to simplify operations and gain better control over electricity usage.

Remote control at every pedestal  

One of the common issues at remotely operated RV properties is power remaining active at empty sites. Even short gaps between stays can lead to unnecessary usage, and across dozens or hundreds of pedestals, that waste adds up. (Especially at busy travel stops.)

At the center of the rollout are Wild Energy’s disconnecting meters. These meters give Love’s the ability to control power at each RV site remotely, without any staff involvement on site.

By using disconnecting meters, Love’s ensures that power is only available when a site is occupied. If there is no active reservation, the pedestal is off.

Power is tied directly to the reservation system. When a guest checks in, the meter activates. When the stay ends, the meter shuts off.

There is no need for staff to visit the pedestal, flip breakers, or verify whether a site is active. Control happens automatically and remotely.

Across a large network, this removes a significant amount of manual work while also tightening control over when electricity is actually being used.

Remote meter reading with CampLife

Love’s is using CampLife with Wild Energy’s Remote Meter Reading integration to track electricity usage at each site.

Meter reads are captured automatically at check-in and check-out and tied to the reservation. There is no need for staff to walk the property or record readings.

The result is accurate, site-level usage data with no additional workload.

Visibility first, flexibility later  

Love’s is not billing guests for electricity today. The focus is on gaining visibility and control.

With metering in place, Love’s can see how power is used across each site and each stay. That data can be used to understand demand, identify high-usage patterns, and plan infrastructure more effectively.

If Love’s decides to introduce a usage-based model in the future, the system already supports it. The meters are installed, the data is being captured, and everything is tied to reservations.

Built for expansion  

Love's initial smart metering deployments are just the starting point. The same combination of disconnecting meters, remote control, and automated reads can be rolled out across additional locations without changing how sites are managed day to day.

This rollout establishes a consistent, scalable approach to electricity management across Love’s RV network, built around automation and centralized control rather than on-site labor.

As more RV parks and campgrounds look to introduce automation across reservations, check-in, and site management, electricity has remained one of the last manual pieces of the operation. Disconnecting meters solve that.

They allow electric usage to follow the reservation automatically, without adding friction for staff or guests. In that sense, they are becoming a key part of delivering a more streamlined, fully automated RV stay experience.