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Supercharger - King of Prussia, PA
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Update from 15 minutes ago .. ~ 5:50pm 5/12:
They're still working on wiring (not in pics, but saw on driveby -- a truck on the side / back road and someone working in the big green box). Right now the area is coned off as they're repaving sections of the parking lot.
Saw 4 other Teslas in the 2 minutes I was in the parking lot
They're still working on wiring (not in pics, but saw on driveby -- a truck on the side / back road and someone working in the big green box). Right now the area is coned off as they're repaving sections of the parking lot.
Saw 4 other Teslas in the 2 minutes I was in the parking lot
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I was one of those Teslas!! Here are some updated pictures too. I went up to the workers and asked about updates but they said they can't say anything. They did let me take some pictures of the transformer though. 35,000 volts on the left from the primary wires at the closest pole. Then to a bus bar to the pedistal transformers.
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Greetings fellow local Tesla owner
One thing to add - if you talked to the younger guy working there - he's a big Tesla fanatic, and talked about getting a Tesla as soon as he could. Really cool to see an enthusiast doing the install work too! Hopefully it works out for him!
Syd
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Depends on which feeder level they took the transformer from, and at this level of KW draw, a higher level feed, if available, makes sense.
PECO offers supply voltages of 13.2kv, 33kv, 69kv, 138kv, and 230kv. So I suspect the 35kv is a typo for 33kv, or a rounding of the person saying it. I'm not surprised about a 33kv feeder for this size transformer as that would be a large number of amps at 13.2kv. (Actually I'm sort of surprised it's not a 69kv feed, so I guess that wasn't available, most of the switchgear I've had to work with in a past life was off 69kv PECO feeders.)
Having said that, I'm sure there are still some weird old one-off's in substations in PECO land, as they still even offer 2 phase power in some places in center city (and I don't me split single phase).
PECO offers supply voltages of 13.2kv, 33kv, 69kv, 138kv, and 230kv. So I suspect the 35kv is a typo for 33kv, or a rounding of the person saying it. I'm not surprised about a 33kv feeder for this size transformer as that would be a large number of amps at 13.2kv. (Actually I'm sort of surprised it's not a 69kv feed, so I guess that wasn't available, most of the switchgear I've had to work with in a past life was off 69kv PECO feeders.)
Having said that, I'm sure there are still some weird old one-off's in substations in PECO land, as they still even offer 2 phase power in some places in center city (and I don't me split single phase).
Right? He said didn't really know what it was off of the top of his head. He was a subcontractor out of NYC. Next time I swing by I'll take a closer look. Would make sense it's 33kw the area the chargers are has been build in the past 7 years.
cost of electrical upgrade is absolutely a part of location decision making. they might end up with 3-4-5 viable wawa's or other locations in a small area. if one has easy access to 2mw it gets picked.
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Craig_in_PA
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According to the in-car navigation, they are open today.
Craig_in_PA
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K1Woods
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I see it in the car nav as well. I'm unfortunately not able to go verify in person just yet.
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