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No sign of transformer other than electrical stub mentioned by Ticobird. Among the transformers I have seen it is large (maybe 3 by 3 by 6 feet or larger) and dark green. Usually very near the rest of the supercharger setup although the one in Alexandria, LA, is a half a block away. Without...

Plus EV: From what has been provided recently by the local Memphis bird dogs (thanks!) the construction so far has moved along quite quickly. However, two things have to take place before Memphis' supercharger is activated. The power company has to put in and connect the transformer (this...

I conceded this point earlier in the thread. I also indicated that I wasn't sure what my source was, but that I was sure I hadn't made it up. Finally, a version of this arrangement, according to others in this thread, has been used but very infrequently.

Thanks to both of you for the correction. I am not sure exactly where I got my information (probably from the blog at what is now tesla.com a couple of years ago, but I am not sure). I am sure I didn't just make it up. In any case, the breakdown of the items to be constructed remains the same...

My understanding is that the usually fenced in part of the supercharger site contains inverters to convert the AC from the grid to DC where it is then stored in battery packs. When a car is charged, DC electricity is transferred from the site's battery packs directly into the car's packs. What...

I feel sure I am leaving something out and may not be using correct terms, but here are the basics to watch for when following construction of a supercharger site. There will be cabling laid connecting battery packs to mounts at the location of the individual charging stations. All of that is...

Earlier in this thread someone asked how to bring up the list of superchargers in the current version of the software. When your Tesla is in park or when you tap on the map, a row of icons will appear at the top and a column on the right side. On the side column there will be a lightning bolt...

I certainly hope there will soon be a supercharger to make Nashville to Birmingham easier. But Birmingham will complete I-20 with superchargers from just west of Dallas to the east coast.

I apologize for asking if already asked: have all required construction permits been issued? Sometimes a call to the permit office will reveal who the permit has been issued to. Then a call to whoever was issued the permit may give a rough idea about when construction will start.

Looks close to finished to me although other pictures from other angles would have helped. However, I would expect a Mississippi Power Company truck if the transformer is being worked on. My guess is the transformer is installed and ready. It is pretty clearly pictured behind a tree off to the...

I drove through Monroe on my way from Shreveport to Vicksburg yesterday morning and agree with Doug's comments. Everything looks finished except for there being no fence around the supercharger's battery packs and inverters. There is a fence around a satellite dish which may have nothing to do...

It would be helpful for an owner or otherwise interested individual in Monroe to take the short drive out to Garrett Road and determine the current status of supercharger construction at this location and take a few photographs with his or her telephone. The items which need to be photographed...

Have you checked the city and county permitting offices in the Birmingham area? Just call and ask if a permit has been issued for a Tesla supercharging station. Explain what that is. It is so unusual that the civil servant may have heard about it even if he or she didn't handle the permit...

To give seven examples, in Lake Charles, Mobile, Pearl, Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton Rouge and Slidell there is no fence, unless you are talking about the big 'box' with doors that holds the inverters and battery packs. Fences have been put in in locations where there are safety or ingress and...

I don't do computer searches except to obtain permit office telephone numbers for a particular city or county (parish in Louisiana). I call the offices and talk to the civil servants there. I explain what superchargers are and what Tesla is and who I am (an owner interested in the build out...