Beware: EV Charging Issue

[sndral]

The average cost for electricity in my state $0.37. Not printing money at $0.40. Especially when you factor in costs for chargers, installation, repairs etc. granted the national avg. is $0.17. Not sure what FL energy prices are.

I wonder whether the fact that 40% of WDW’s electricity is provided by solar reduces the cost for them.

 

[J-Dog]

The average cost for electricity in my state $0.37. Not printing money at $0.40. Especially when you factor in costs for chargers, installation, repairs etc. granted the national avg. is $0.17. Not sure what FL energy prices are.

$0.37/kwh??? That's crazy.

I'm not in Orlando, but where I live Sumter County Coop is around $0.13/kwh. When I used to live in Eastern Washington state, it was $0.09/kwh.

I couldn't imagine paying 3-4X as much as I do just for electricity.

 

[D-Trick]

I ALWAYS use the Level 3 chargers at Disney Springs, no matter where I am staying on property. There's usually one available, but if I really am desperate-- I'll go in the off hours when Disney Springs is closed. The directional signage will say that the Watermelon Lot is closed, but you can always still drive in 24/7.

I believe they max out at 50kw, which is still decent and way better than Level 2. It's CCS and Chademo so be prepared to have a Tesla adapter. When I picked up a Model 3 at MCO I immediately purchased a CCS adapter from Amazon for a next day locker pickup-- then returned it at Whole Foods on the way back to MCO at the end of my trip. =)

 

[Mle8308]

I have a Tesla and visit Disney a lot. As of April 2026, here’s my advice. Use a tesla fast charger and fill to 60-80% on arrival to area. Very close charging locations to the North, South, and East side of the resorts. Fees are $0.25-0.33 per KWH (about $15).

As far as the resorts, here’s the list: These are listed best to worst in terms of location, ease of use, and cost

1. Wilderness Lodge (chargepoint, $0.35/kwh)
2. Riveria (chargepoint)
3. Poly DVC Tower (chargepoint, separate gated lot, but call-button to security works only if staying in any poly room)
4. Grand Floridian (trickle charge outlets, free, works for a 3 night plus stay. best experience really. plug and forget. listed 4th since the rooms are very expensive.)
5. Coronado springs (chargepoint, not convenient to outer buildings)
6. BAD: Swan Reserve ($40/day to park, and $0.50/kwh chargepoint. price gouging jerks at marriott, always full because there are 2000 rooms on that property. long walk. fees for not moving car quickly. complete PITA imo.)
7. BAD: There were reports of Kadani village Animal Kingdom lodge having trickle charge outlets, but the amperage is very low when I did it. Don’t waste your time.

If you can plan your arrival to have 20% charge, then a few hours at Disney Springs works to fill to 100%. They have fast chargers (like Tesla) on the far west side of the property by Cirque. Don’t love this in the summer since there’s no shade and it’s a decent walk.

Lowest stress is just ‘fill-up’ like you would with a car as you arrive or leave with a supercharger. Use #1-5 only if it’s already convenient to your plans.

The WL lately has only been letting guests who are staying there or who have a dining reservation in to park. The guard told us because there was so much construction going on, a lot of the equipment is in the guest parking lot, limiting spaces for guests of the resort. We asked because the people in front of us were turned away. This was right before the start of the spring break season a few weeks ago (time flies).

 

[Flash_Sloth]

The average cost for electricity in my state $0.37. Not printing money at $0.40. Especially when you factor in costs for chargers, installation, repairs etc. granted the national avg. is $0.17. Not sure what FL energy prices are.

Yikes, $0.37/kWh?! You're getting price gouged.

Maybe I should have said that Disney could price their EV stations at $0.20 more per kWh than their cost. If a normal level 2 EV charger is 240v and 30a, that's 7.2 kW. If an average EV charge-up is for 50 kWh, that's being connected for 7 hours, and $10 profit assuming $0.20/kWh upcharge. If it can rotate through 2 different guests per day, perhaps one during daytime hours and another overnight, that's $20/day.

After a year making $20/day, that's over $7k, which should be plenty to cover purchase price and installation. And these things generally last longer than a year; we've had the same ones at the office for about 10 years now. Yes, there should be some budget for maintenance, but overall EV chargers can make a nice little profit.