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Supercharger - Carlsbad, CA (7710 El Camino Real, LIVE 27 Sep 2018, 26 urban stalls)
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The center itself was due to be redone years ago but it halted for some reason. The Equinox gym was put in a few years back, but that was the only construction going on for quite sometime until now. The new SC and facelift on the mall seems to have begun at the same time.
Thanks for the updates. I will be watching. My husband says it will not be finished, but.......maybe by aug .1.
N13MS
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bkp_duke
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End of August, if we are lucky. SDG&E drags their feet on inspections.
Glad to see progress!
Either the architect or Carlsbad planning didn’t want a high retaining wall, so they split up the wall into two parts and put the cabinets between them. Unfortunately, this resulted in the cabinets being elevated over the parking lot.
IMHO, they could have achieved almost the same look, without cabinets staring down onto you, by building a large back retaining wall, and keeping the front wall and setting the cabinets at parking lot level.
This screams of too many cooks in the kitchen. A committee compromise.
At least progress is being made. Love those huge bus bars!
Either the architect or Carlsbad planning didn’t want a high retaining wall, so they split up the wall into two parts and put the cabinets between them. Unfortunately, this resulted in the cabinets being elevated over the parking lot.
IMHO, they could have achieved almost the same look, without cabinets staring down onto you, by building a large back retaining wall, and keeping the front wall and setting the cabinets at parking lot level.
This screams of too many cooks in the kitchen. A committee compromise.
At least progress is being made. Love those huge bus bars!
My original estimate when construction started was mid August, and that still looks doable. Mid to late August depending on how much rework they are required to do and the actual scope of work. There might be more reconstruction required other than what is needed for the Superchargers.
TerranApart
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bkp_duke
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Then tell them to complete my PW inspection so I can get my rebate.
It's not like they have had many Supercharger inspections to perform. Superchargers are pretty scarce in SDG&E territory.
Well, now that you mention it, what are those cabinets in the latest picture with the word UC on them? The 10 Supercharger cabinets are in the back row and the switch cabinets are in the front row. They either have to be more switch cabinets or batteries.
The construction foreman did tell me no solar, but I didn’t ask about batteries.
Too many cooks in the kitchen is par for the course in any coastal SD construction work...
Keep in mind, for any permitted customer electrical project, the local "Authority Having Jurisdiction" (city, county, etc.) is the agency responsible for completing inspections, and advising the utility when approval is granted, so that the project can have a meter installed, and energized from the grid.
bkp_duke
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Yes, but beyond that, with any electricial utility they need "Permission To Operate" (PTO). It is not uncommon to have all city inspections completed, yet PTO has not been granted (this is when they plug in the meter).
