Supercharger - Bismarck, ND

[PACEMD]

Turns out that the transformer I showed is for the truck stop not the superchargers. So I was indeed wrong. The supercharger transformer will go on the platform on the left but is not yet installed. I posted new pictures on the Miles City supercharger post. The new work began on 2/17/20. Charging stands may be installed as early as tomorrow and transformer installed and energized as early as next week, or not. The electrician thinks the site to the west will be Forsyth, not Bighorn.

 

[MD-2000]

Odd they've gone from Alexandria to Bismark, skipping Fargo and Jamestown.
Looks like the whole deal there- the "do not stack" are packs of pedestals. (Two to a box so 8 pedestals?)

 

[DanL3]

NO no no,
I think these pictures are of Miles City Montana.
Still good news.

 

[PACEMD]

Right, Miles City and pedestals..........sorry for being unclear...........

 

[lightfoot3b]

Bismarck SC hardware arriving in one hour.

 

[MD-2000]

First Dickinson, now delivering in Bismark. Seems like there's a pattern here.

 

[ressom]

Bismarck supercharger surface hardware has arrived!

 

[MD-2000]

Is the truck empty already? It looks like it could carry equipment for quite a few sites...

 

[VIKING26]

Is the truck empty already? It looks like it could carry equipment for quite a few sites...

Looks pretty empty in the picture.

 

[MarcoRP]

Bismarck supercharger surface hardware has arrived!

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Don’t know for how long they’ve been there, but the stalls have arrived in Bismarck!!!

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[ressom]

Quick Bismarck update. Crew is going full tilt @ 18° F with real-feel of 2° F

Looks like 6 of 8 pedestals are vertical and that they will soon be placing the two inverters (large white monolithic things)

No pics this morning as warm hats were more visible than hard hats. I may be back this afternoon and be able to provide pics.

 

[ressom]

Is the truck empty already? It looks like it could carry equipment for quite a few sites...

Sorry for late reply, yes truck was nearly empty. It is unofficial but I believe one semi trailer carries two full sets of V3 hardware.

 

[MD-2000]

So does this mean Dickinson is finished? Also, before these there was installation work happening in Miles City - does this mean Montana is also done and/or waiting to turn on?

Still hoping Fargo is next and Grand Forks is within sight...

 

[mociaf9]

This company is doing all the I-94 superchargers in ND plus Alexandria & St. Louis Park in MN. The sites in Montana are being done by a different company. So there's no direct connection between progress by one company and that by the other. The only connection between their schedules is that they both need to wait for hardware from Tesla which may become available at similar times.

As for what's next, they'll finish Jamestown and Fargo in some order.

 

[PACEMD]

This company is doing all the I-94 superchargers in ND plus Alexandria & St. Louis Park in MN. The sites in Montana are being done by a different company. So there's no direct connection between progress by one company and that by the other. The only connection between their schedules is that they both need to wait for hardware from Tesla which may become available at similar times.

As for what's next, they'll finish Jamestown and Fargo in some order.

Have you seen any permits for Forsyth, MT? The electric crew in Miles City thought the other Montana I-94 site would be Forsyth. Not Bighorn.

 

[mociaf9]

Have you seen any permits for Forsyth, MT? The electric crew in Miles City thought the other Montana I-94 site would be Forsyth. Not Bighorn.

Closest I came was an old utility location request that might be for the site design of a supercharger in Forsyth. I posted about it HERE. If you want to talk about it, reply in the linked thread.

 

[jordy101]

On the actual tesla map on their website it still shows bighorn as the official site of the supercharger... I'm not sure how accurate that is being they have also said for a few years that i94 would be completed

 

[Landonadon]

Pedestals going up in Bismarck! Got a neat shot of the interior of one of them as well!

 

[Shaq]

Howdy! New to the forums here. Does anyone have any updates on this? Has NcoV caused any delays? Planing on buying a tesla fairly soon, and very curious to see how this goes. I'm up in Minot, so this would certainly help me get around. Thanks.

 

[MD-2000]

A Chademo adapter is always a handy Plan B. It will get you charged in Fargo if they don't have the SC working by then, so you can make it to Alexandria and the real world.