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Supercharger - Anderson, CA (LIVE 28 Mar 2024, 8 V3 stalls)
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zeptomoby
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You know what’s got me flummoxed about this Supercharger installation? I don’t see any place to put the transformer. I don’t see a concrete pad or conduit.
There is this spot nearby, but I really doubt that it’s a future home of a transformer, because there is no conduit plumbed:
There is this spot nearby, but I really doubt that it’s a future home of a transformer, because there is no conduit plumbed:
Maybe that is what the meeting there today was about. There were like 10 people in a circle talking when I went by today. There was at least one person from PG&E, a PG&E truck was parked there and saw a person wearing a PG&E hardhat. Also saw 2 teslas parked in charging stalls that were part of the meeting groupSome other cars parked there most likely from other meeting participants.
zeptomoby
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Could it be that this location has enough electrical power that a transformer is not needed? I guess time will tell.
Forgot to mention in my prior post that the contractor needs to get wheel stops installed here ASAP. The spots are open to anyone to park in them right now, but there is nothing to prevent vehicles from running into (or backing into) the charging posts.
Forgot to mention in my prior post that the contractor needs to get wheel stops installed here ASAP. The spots are open to anyone to park in them right now, but there is nothing to prevent vehicles from running into (or backing into) the charging posts.
You 100% need a transformer. It's the only way you're going to get 2MW of energy delivered into the cabinets. As far as the bumpers..I THINK, I'll check tonight, they removed them from the Redding one a while back. So not sure if they're going to install them in Anderson or not either
That would be my guess. The approved plans show the transformer being placed behind the cabinets on a concrete pad that hasn't been placed/constructed yet. Hopefully when they did the concrete pad for the cabinets, they stubbed out the necessary conduit and capped it to tie into the transformer in the future.
Talked to the contractor who put in the Anderson site. He said the hold up is due to PG&E. Said that the location for the transformer in the original plan didn't work out due to a huge 3 foot deep concrete slab just under the ground where the transformer was suppose to go. Guess there has been a hang-up in coming up with a new location for the transformer. Guess that might have been the subject of the meeting I saw there a couple of weeks ago. o idea when the Anderson site will go online but everything is ready to go except for the transformer and hooking the power up to the charging cabinets.
Drove past the Anderson site yesterday. Looks like progress is being made to install the transformer. Say where two holds have been dug with orange snow fencing around the holes. I'm guessing one hole is for the transformer platform and the second hole is for the platformfor the equipment that ties into the grid. I plan on going back today to take a closer look
Didn't have a chance to take a picture but this morning when I drove past the Anderson site it looks like a transformer has been placed on the pad and someone was working on the transformer when I drove past. Will try to get down on Thursday to snap some photos.
Yes, its open and works. I stopped last Friday (March 29) before I left town. It showed up on my wife's location when I checked to see if she was till at Safeway in Anderson (she has a Model 3). I went over the next morning to check. It did not show up on the map in my car, so I had no way to precondition as I drove over. I only live about 5 miles from here, so I was just curious to see if it was working. Nice to have another spot in case PGE turns my house off (which hasn't happened for 4 year now...so that's good!). There is still a light pole to install and some other site improvements, but the chargers work. 2 people were icing out 2 stalls when I was there because they had never been used I guess? Anyway......more on the I-5 corridor.
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