Supercharger - Lake Geneva, WI

[Chuq]

Report from the supercharge.info forum:

"The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, WI, USA is installing a 6 stall Supercharger." - comment also reports that works have begun and Tesla equipment is physically onsite.

Lake Geneva is on Tesla's schedule so I have added this to supercharge.info - it would be nice to get some photos though!

Note sure where on the site they are - I've put a dot near the existing destination chargers/Chargepoint chargers for the time being.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Lake Geneva, WI

Along Primary Interstates: None
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-12
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

Every Supercharger helps.

 

[tpm1999]

Lake Geneva is pretty far off of 43, but still a nice go between for the Rockford/Milwaukee route. Anyone want to drive over there and take some pics?

 

[rhummer]

The WI Tesla Facebook group has some pictures, can confirm it's under construction. Cabinets are installed, the stalls are on site.

Being built at the Grand Geneva Resort. The western part of the parking lot, near the tennis courts. Approximately here: Google Maps

 

[MarcoRP]

Photos posted on the iOS Supercharger app (July 5th, Construction is probably finished by now)

 

[glhs272]

Still under construction. Still no transformer yet. Only a few miles from my house.

 

[MattChristian]

I personally know the owner of the electrical contractor on this SC build.

He said the hold-up right now is due to an abandoned 50-year old AT&T phone wire that was discovered underground during trenching/boring. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal except the unused phone wire is encased in lead so dealing with it is an environmental issue that no one wants to disturb.

He's coordinating the lead mitigation and legal permits with the electric utility, land-owner, etc. right now. He needs to encase the lead line in concrete and steel, which is extra cost and time that wasn't planned. I asked him why not just remove the lead wire? He was told no, due to age and contamination concerns it has to stay intact in place.

He wants to get this done ASAP since he's a proud and happy Tesla owner plus his firm won't be paid for their installation work until everything is fully installed and working.

 

[neroden]

I personally know the owner of the electrical contractor on this SC build.

He said the hold-up right now is due to an abandoned 50-year old AT&T phone wire that was discovered underground during trenching/boring. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal except the unused phone wire is encased in lead so dealing with it is an environmental issue that no one wants to disturb.

He's coordinating the lead mitigation and legal permits with the electric utility, land-owner, etc. right now. He needs to encase the lead line in concrete and steel, which is extra cost and time that wasn't planned. I asked him why not just remove the lead wire? He was told no, due to age and contamination concerns it has to stay intact in place.

From what I know about how this is done, you can remove it (and they *should*), but you have to pretty much encase it / wrap it in order to remove it (so that it comes out encased), so it actually costs more than leaving it in place.

It's possible to take it out encased in dirt; this can be done by freezing the ground and cutting it out; but it's quite a project either way. Encase-in-place is cheaper.

 

[danp]

Any word on progress with the lead cable? Stuck in permit hell?

 

[glhs272]

Last time I looked which was about a week ago, there was no progress.

 

[glhs272]

Took another look and there has been some small progress. The landscaping has improved. Also, looks like an additional box has appeared. I was looking for a big green transformer, but haven't seen anything. I am assuming that is still needed...

 

[MattChristian]

I spoke with the master electrician again, his firm was sub-contracted by Tesla and the Resort to install these Superchargers. They made it past the lead mitigation and remediation, which required a lot of paperwork. He said that all of his electrical work is complete. Now just waiting on the local power utility company to install and energize the necessary transformer ("big green box"). They had poured the concrete pad and had to let that sit over a week for proper curing. It's been that long already. The landscaping crew was the same as who did the whole resort to remain consistent and clean looking.

He said that any further delays are up to the utility and Tesla now. There's been a transformer hardware shortage lately, low to no inventory so that part has to be shipped long-distance via freight. I asked if he thought it would be done within one month, he said hoped so since he hasn't been paid for the time and materials. The SC site needs to be 100% complete and fully functional before Tesla pays their sub-contractors including electricians.

 

[tpm1999]

Good news that this is hopefully almost done. Look forward to possibly stopping by on my trips from Rockford to Milwaukee. If Milwaukee ever got a downtown or west suburb supercharger that would help as well.

 

[glhs272]

Yes it looks like all we are waiting for is the transformer.

 

[rhummer]

An update from the WI Tesla Owner and Enthusiasts Group.

“Alliant on site at Grand Geneva. Spoke with them and they said 'should be turned on in two weeks.'”

 

[DMC5180]

Good news that this is hopefully almost done. Look forward to possibly stopping by on my trips from Rockford to Milwaukee. If Milwaukee ever got a downtown or west suburb supercharger that would help as well.

US 12 South of I-43 Is in really horrible condition. I wouldn't bother going down to that SC location unless you absolutely needed too.

 

[theflyer]

US 12 South of I-43 Is in really horrible condition. I wouldn't bother going down to that SC location unless you absolutely needed too.

Any news on this supercharger...will be passing through tonight or tomorrow.

 

[glhs272]

The transformer has been installed. The meter is on and showing numbers. No energy consumed yet. By all appearances this supercharger is complete. It looks like it's just waiting for Tesla to turn it on and commission it.

 

[josephblough]

Glad to see that it's almost up and running. I'm relocating from California to far north McHenry County in Illinois about 15 minutes from the new chargers, so this is welcome news.

 

[theflyer]

Still no power. @Chuq and @tes-s , The pin is in the wrong location. The screenshot below of Google maps shows the exact location of the superchargers (blue dot) in the back of a corner lot.