I was at the existing SC about a week ago, and there was no additional markings or construction, so I wouldn’t expect any expansion to be complete for months. I’m not really planning to return via Coeur d’Alene because I can go through Spokane. Anybody really needing this SC should charge at Liberty Lake (amazing new service center) then just top up at Coeur d’Alene. If you’re going via non-Interstate routes (e.g., highway 2 Newport, Sandpoint, Kalispell, etc.), well, then you know what you’re doing anyway and don’t need anything from this thread.
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Supercharger - Coeur d'Alene, ID (LIVE Feb 2015, 6 V2 + 8 V3 stalls)
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Mrbrock
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It's weird because Blackstone doesn't do site checks. They do installs. Why would they put in a locate request if they weren't planning to start soon? Maybe they got called somewhere else with higher priority or weather but they are usually onsite within a week of a locate request. Usually quite dependable which is why this is so odd.
Mrbrock
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Looks like it was refiled today. Thats now 5 active dig tickets in the last week for Tesla in ID and MT.
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webbbcam
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webbbcam
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Construction on the expansion has started!.
I visited on site with the owner of Blackstone and he says (not officially, of course
) that it will be 8 V3 stalls. The existing transformer is not big enough and will have to be replaced although he said the downtime for the existing 6 V2 stalls will be minimal. His crew will be there for the next 10 days or so.
Mrbrock
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Looks like it's a 5 stall V2 site for now. Did he happen to mention where he would be going in 10 days? They've got 2 or 3 other sites with active dig tickets in the area.Construction on the expansion has started!.
I visited on site with the owner of Blackstone and he says (not officially, of course
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webbbcam
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It’s a 6 stall. The last stall is a pull-in that is currently behind their construction fence. I didn’t think to ask where he was headed next.
Mrbrock
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I know there are 6 stalls there currently. I was pointing at that the one stall is behind the construction fence so it is unusable so the site currently only has 5 accessible stalls.
webbbcam
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nobody willing to talk about where they are going next but they are making good progress in just two days.
Mrbrock
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webbbcam
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Nearly complete. The new striping is done but a very small amount of cubing remains to be poured. All 6 original V2s are available for use.
Waiting for new transformer and activation. Time frame is anyone’s guess.
Wow that was fast! We will be traveling through here on Friday. I HIGHLY doubt these will be activated by then but if they were that would be really nice. Thanks for the update.
coming soon
webbbcam
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8 new stalls are still taped -off.
new curbing has been poured..
It looks to me that a new transformer has been installed. It is taller and sports new paint. The previous one was faded and stained. But I can’t be certain.
Does this have big enough capacity to support six V2s and eight V3s?
new curbing has been poured..
It looks to me that a new transformer has been installed. It is taller and sports new paint. The previous one was faded and stained. But I can’t be certain.
Does this have big enough capacity to support six V2s and eight V3s?
Yes. 6) V2 + 8) V3 is a total load of ~1,200kW and that transformer is rated for ~1,500kW, so there is even ~300kW of capacity left over.
And isn’t there some rule about not running things more than 80% with electrical? I know there is on breakers. 1200 is coincidentally 80% of 1500
Those are conditions in buildings. Electric utilities don't have to follow those exact rules for their supply lines, and can push some edge cases a bit differently.
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