Supercharger - Blaine, WA

[mociaf9]

@Doug_G Now that we've gotten confirmation that this is going to be a supercharger, please remove the "(possible)" tag from the thread title. I tried to get this done via reporting the opening post, but no joy. Thanks.

 

[MarcoRP]

This will be the most northern supercharger in the United States until Pembina, ND gets built (in approximately the year 2025).

Or until they build Superchargers at Border Crossings...

 

[Doug_G]

@Doug_G Now that we've gotten confirmation that this is going to be a supercharger, please remove the "(possible)" tag from the thread title. I tried to get this done via reporting the opening post, but no joy. Thanks.

Sure!

 

[Big Earl]

Anything new happening in Blaine? How is construction coming along?

 

[marksvend]

This was posted to the PNW Facebook group yesterday. It looks like pedestals are still not in place yet.

 

[Kuhz]

Does it look abandoned with it being open like that?

Also Auburn has cabinets in but no pedestals. Maybe there is a shortage of them as from what I’ve seen they go in together or pedestals first....

 

[Big Earl]

Does it look abandoned with it being open like that?

Also Auburn has cabinets in but no pedestals. Maybe there is a shortage of them as from what I’ve seen they go in together or pedestals first....

There seems to be a pedestal shortage at the moment. There are several under-construction sites around the country that are waiting for pedestals.

 

[goneskiian]

Maybe they'll all get V3's then! Ha! Hey, we can only hope!

 

[mociaf9]

Maybe they'll all get V3's then! Ha! Hey, we can only hope!

Not really. The V3 superchargers are not a "drop-in replacement" of V2 supercharger hardware. The entire site would need to be redesigned with new engineering, re-permitted, and then rebuilt. What you are suggesting/implying would be like swapping out a regular 120V/15A wall receptacle and putting in a NEMA 14-50 without changing any of the wiring or the circuit breaker. Things just don't work that way.

 

[EV2GM]

I'll update the progress with photos as it happens......

 

[ralph142]

just stopped by, no change since the last set of pictures. its in a nice spot, far side of the parking, unlikely to be iced. lots of stuff to do while you wait, but not the easiest on-off from the freeway.

 

[Poobearcretu]

Hey, guys, I swung by yesterday and didn't see much progress since the 11th. I'll keep everyone updated.

 

[mociaf9]

Hey, guys, I swung by yesterday and didn't see much progress since the 11th. I'll keep everyone updated.

The last picture looks like it's from a tag on a utility transformer. But we haven't seen that in any of the pictures. Where was the hardware that was on?

 

[Poobearcretu]

The last picture looks like it's from a tag on a utility transformer. But we haven't seen that in any of the pictures. Where was the hardware that was on?

Behind the green electricity boxes and the supercharging cabinets, there was a transformer rated at 750kVA for these 14 chargers.

 

[mociaf9]

Behind the green electricity boxes and the supercharging cabinets, there was a transformer rated at 750kVA for these 14 chargers.

Excellent. That's definitely new then and showing progress from previous posts. So, while it looks like the site is still waiting on the charging pedestals that seem to be in such short supply almost everywhere, at least there won't be a long wait for the utility transformer once they do come in.

 

[Kuhz]

Huh. Usually the transformer is the holdup

 

[Tes*la*rosa]

Needed to get some coffee anyways, so I figured I’d pull off the freeway and take a peek while I was in the area. Will nicely bridge the gap between Burlington and Surrey BC when it’s operational.

 

[RobertSeattle]

I got an alert from the (Non Tesla) SuperChargers App about someone charging successfully at 10:26 AM on July 5. Bogus?

 

[Araman0]

Bogus. I was there last Wednesday and still no pedestals installed.

 

[PLUS EV]

Bogus. I was there last Wednesday and still no pedestals installed.

Wednesday was July 3rd.