No, not a new idea. The charge for Harrisburg for a 4 day cluster last spring was $60. FYI, some states have had rate caps on electricity and they are ending. MD did end for instance and those that live there can tell you in no uncertain terms what happened to their electricity costs. PA is ending in 2009 & 2010. During the time there were rate caps the price per ton of coal had tripled. In fact. this past summer barges from China were willing to spend in excess of $175,000 PER DAY to sit in Baltimore's harbor while waiting for the coal to come out of Appalachia. Commercial rates are different than residential....soooooooo....these clusters that rent big building are either paying now or will be soon and they will have to pass the costs along. There's no way the +/- $30 entry fee can be stretched that far.... There is an alternative. Bring a tent, your generator and groom outside. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds In a message dated 12/4/2008 4:48:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, janbraeloch@xxxxxxx writes: I have not heard of other shows charging anything like this. I cannot imagine that grooming a dog would take much electricity, nor that the show cost wouldn't cover it. Am I completely uninformed, or is this a new idea? **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================