Airbnb owner claims holiday makers running cables out the window is theft if electricity.

  • JasSmith@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    I own a holiday home rental in Denmark. That’s the norm here for holiday homes. Short AirBnB stays don’t do it though. I think it’s the norm in Germany and the Nordics too. Power is much more expensive in Europe than in most places in the U.S., so that might be the reason. Charging your Tesla could cost closer to US$30, depending on time of day and model. Also tenants are using lights and heating and dryers and all kinds of other appliances. So them paying for only what they use encourages efficient energy use which is great for the environment, but also allows us to keep rental prices down. For reference, power for a week’s stay is typically between US$50 in summer up to US$80 in winter.

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      11 months ago

      For reference, power for a week’s stay is typically between US$50 in summer up to US$80 in winter.

      That’s cheap. In Canada, my power bill in the summer is $400 CAD per month and over $600 CAD per month in the winter.

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        11 months ago

        Ouch! Just for comparison, the charge here is typically around 50c CAD per KWh. It was much higher last winter thanks to the Ukraine war, but it’s settled back down. What is yours? We have very high insulation standards so heating costs are not too crazy. We also typically don’t have AC, so costs stay lower in summer.