Ron Thornton wrote:
In Virginia, marinas are not allowed to make a profit on electricity.
They can only charge for their cost to distribute plus their cost from
the utility.

That may have to do with the source of their electricity. If it's
supplied by an electric cooperative--which are common in rural areas,
neither the co-op nor its customers are allowed to make a profit...as
you said, they can only pass along their actual costs. I learned about
the differences between public utility power companies and electric
co-ops about 10 years ago when a marina in on Lanier in GA who had been
marking up their power bills to slip holders had to decrease the
price--and, IIRC, also had to credit their accounts for at a portion of
the amounts they'd been over-charging 'em.

I wonder if that goes for water and/or trash too.

Unlikely unless also supplied by a co-op.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html