When it comes to utility metering, the stakes are high. If you are billing consumers or trying to recover costs in a regulated environment, using the wrong metering solution can lead to legal exposure, financial loss, and operational frustration. A meter that is inaccurate, non-compliant, or poorly supported is not just a minor inconvenience—it is a risk.

If you operate an RV park in Texas and use smart sub-metering, you may be sitting on a major cost-saving opportunity.

According to Texas law (Administrative Code § 3.295), electricity used by long-term tenants — those staying over 30 consecutive days — is exempt from sales tax if they consume over 50% of the electricity measured through a single utility account. This is known as the predominant use exemption.

Wild Energy parks have now surpassed $10 million in recovered utility costs and that number is climbing fast— currently at a rate of more than $18,000 per day.

On average, each park has recaptured over $45,000, simply by implementing metering systems that turn unknown usage into actionable data.

With electric bills regularly approaching $100,000 per year, it’s easy to see how quickly that adds up, especially when utility costs go untracked or unbilled.

Whether you’re still doing manual reads or just starting to think about short-stay electricity recovery, here’s a quick breakdown of how smart utility metering is being used by real parks using Campspot to save time, reduce errors, and increase control.