@lamb ... probably not - what we have seen happen at other sites is the utility will install the transformer and then Tesla will show up to test and ensure it is within specs. If you read through the later Bay City posts you can see that the testing sometimes reveals voltage anomalies that could shut the service down until the voltage is regulated properly (see @ItsNotAboutTheMoney’s post above - it looks like Tesla may be pre-emptively installing regulators).
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Supercharger- Livonia, MI
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Not much has changed since the last time I was by here. They do have all the SC's wired up at this point, but they still do not have the transformer nor are they finished with the wiring to the transformer. That is what they were working on today when I stopped there. One of the guys claimed that the transformer was still a couple weeks away from being installed. That seems to be all that they are waiting on at this point is for DTE to come by and drop that off. Then Tesla does their thing and this one should be good to go.
Actually, the answer to the inspection item is a resounding YES! I stopped by and talked the installation crew today. They said that it does have to be inspected, and to tomsModelS's point, Tesla will come out and test it. Right now, the crew said that the work on site that they are required to do is completed. However, DTE is not ready to install the transformer. They are waiting for some other work to be performed by the city. It sounded to me like DTE and the city both need to put a bit more work in before the transformer can go in. Of course, once the transformer is in then Tesla will come out and perform their inspection as well... again, to all the equipment.
This supercharger was definitely one of the slower ones to get the permits taken care of and to start work... the team that put the equipment in sure as hell worked hard on this though, to catch up. They said that the deadline was Nov 15th I believe. Seems like they made it.
Sure hope it's ready soon!
Visited the site before grocery shopping. It looks nearly complete, but from the previous posts, I guess the transformer is still missing. Had a lot of people slowing to take a look when I was peeking at things. Here's for wishful thinking.
It would have been a nice Halloween treat to be able to charge my car when I stopped in Livonia today. But apparently getting DTE out with the transformer is still the trick that needs to happen first.
Stopped by before noon today and there was no one doing any work here at that time. The barrels are all gone, the pallets are still in place and the only progress I could see was that the housing for the meter is now in place. Obviously still no transformer.
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I happened to be in the area and didn’t realize we already had a report today. So... no news! Got a few nice night shots, though.
I lived near here years ago. It feels a bit surreal to me to sit in the car looking out at a strip mall where I have shopped hundreds of times over the years, often while dreaming of someday owning a Tesla.
I lived near here years ago. It feels a bit surreal to me to sit in the car looking out at a strip mall where I have shopped hundreds of times over the years, often while dreaming of someday owning a Tesla.
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Things have slowed down at this site...which is typical near the end. We need an inspection, a transformer, a meter and Tesla to show up and do their thing. All of that is going to take some time, so likely this one is still weeks away from completion.
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