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Supercharger - Incline Village, NV
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I stopped by today on my way home from Reno. Crew was working on the retainer wall for the switchgear, said they will be done within the month.
mspohr
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Progress on this has been slow. They seem to have taken a vacation all summer long.
However, they now must finish by 15 October due to local regulations (they can't dig trenches, cover them, or pave) so hopefully it will be done "real soon now".
mspohr
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The date is set (somewhat arbitrarily) to 10/15. This is to make sure that all trenches are filled and covered and there are no loose piles of dirt or no new piles of dirt if it rains or snows. The purpose is to prevent dirt runoff into the lake to preserve its clarity.
In some years with no precipitation in sight, they might extend the date for a week but that is rare.
We haven't had any precipitation all summer but the forecast now shows a changing weather pattern with wet storms from the South starting to form pretty much on schedule so I doubt there will be an extension. Usually we have wet weather starting in late October.
Looking at the permit online, it looks like they had to resubmit plans, and they were just recently approved. This would explain why they weren't working through most of the summer.
Building Review
Due on 05/24/2018, assigned to Steve LeCam
Marked as Corrections Required on 05/25/2018 by Steve LeCam
Due on 09/25/2018, assigned to SK
Marked as Approved on 09/19/2018 by SK
Also found the plans submitted with the permit application on the TRPA site and it looks like every spot will be 30 minute general parking.Due on 05/24/2018, assigned to Steve LeCam
Marked as Corrections Required on 05/25/2018 by Steve LeCam
Due on 09/25/2018, assigned to SK
Marked as Approved on 09/19/2018 by SK
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Drove up to Incline today to take a peek at the progress since that 10/15 deadline is in a little over a week. Looks like it's going to open Summer 2019 rather than Summer 2018 Tesla says.
mspohr
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As of yesterday, no progress. It won't make it this year. Probably next summer.
No idea what the problem is/was. They got started early in the summer but then everybody went home.
No idea what the problem is/was. They got started early in the summer but then everybody went home.
Looks like they applied and were approved for an extension past the 10/15 deadline. It was approved for "Public Health and Safety" because of that wall. It does look like they are planning on finishing the site during the extension too, so that seems like a bit of a loophole.
Link to permit approval.
Link to permit approval.
From the permit, it sounds like they will run the conduit, pour concrete and then "winterize" the site until May 1, 2019...so maybe they won't have the stalls installed until then?
I definitely don't know anything about permits or construction; but I think the winterization is for any exposed dirt/earth. I think if the conduit is run and everything is covered, they can build out anything above ground during the winter.From the permit, it sounds like they will run the conduit, pour concrete and then "winterize" the site until May 1, 2019...so maybe they won't have the stalls installed until then?
mspohr
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Definitely be good to get that filled in before winter. If they could do that, they could work on the stalls.
They have changed the target opening for the Incline Supercharger to be "more" accurate (hopefully). Also interestingly it says that Mobile Service is available in this area now. It always has (at least for the time I've had my Model 3) but it wasn't really advertised since it was based out of a service center near the Gigafactory and it isn't customer facing.
mspohr
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There is a service center in Reno area but you can't drop your car off there. I had a service from them and they sent a flatbed truck for the car and returned it to my house (I live on the California side of the lake). Neighbor had the same thing.
I saw their mobile service at the Truckee SuperCharger a few months ago.
Good to hear that they are now running mobile service from this location. Should be convenient if I ever need service.
I saw their mobile service at the Truckee SuperCharger a few months ago.
Good to hear that they are now running mobile service from this location. Should be convenient if I ever need service.
Glad to hear it. They were cutting it kind of close there. Too bad they couldn't get all the underground work done in time for the seasonal cut off date, though. At least this installation isn't some vital, massive hole-plugging location. So, having to wait until spring shouldn't be a terrible imposition for anyone.
What's unfortunate is that they had the permit in place last year, so they had basically 7 months or so to actually do something and they didn't.
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