Supercharger - Los Gatos (expanded Jun 2021, 20 Urban stalls)

[PLUS EV]

Numbers on the pedestals (near the bottom where leaves can cover them); construction tape off. Two semi-discrete Tesla techs parked in their Model S’s said the SuperChargers are or will be working soon (they gave both answers). They were doing something on their laptop. They’re likely provisioning it and finishing logs, configurations, paperwork, etc. First testers probably todayish.

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Were the superchargers accessible or was it fenced off? If it's accessible, I would guess it is up and running now.

 

[thecloud]

Two semi-discrete Tesla techs parked in their Model S’

So they were Siamese conjoined twins?
Seriously, this sounds like they are very close to going live.

 

[Flowcell]

Were the superchargers accessible or was it fenced off? If it's accessible, I would guess it is up and running now.

I tried plugging in last night very late and they were not live.

 

[Ulmo]

Were the superchargers accessible or was it fenced off? If it's accessible, I would guess it is up and running now.

It's always been accessible since construction started except when they actually had equipment parked there working on it for a few weeks and a few times when piles of stuff were blocking parts. Accessibility therefore isn't as indicative as it might be in other scenarios.

 

[PLUS EV]

I tried plugging in last night very late and they were not live.

I'm not talking about last night though. Based on Ulmo's description, the Tesla techs tested and numbered the pedestals, so barring any problem they should be live now. I have seen them do this and keep the site fenced off when something else wasn't ready (often paving or painting), but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

 

[HandleX]

Figured it was a long shot, but tried it out this morning. Red ring on one and no ring on the other.

As I was leaving (8:30am) two PG&E trucks were pulling up.

 

[Flowcell]

I'm not talking about last night though. Based on Ulmo's description, the Tesla techs tested and numbered the pedestals, so barring any problem they should be live now. I have seen them do this and keep the site fenced off when something else wasn't ready (often paving or painting), but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

You could be right about the lines and minor paving. They are doing some work and had bags of concrete? Like HandleX I tried again to charge and it wasn’t working at 11:45 AM. There was a very nice Roadster parked close to the chargers!

 

[Flowcell]

Very active today with patching up the parking lot with tarmac. Overheard what looked like a city official getting updated on when the tarmac and parking areas are going to get sealed and new lines painted. That is scheduled to take place this Saturday.

 

[Ulmo]

Very active today with patching up the parking lot with tarmac. Overheard what looked like a city official getting updated on when the tarmac and parking areas are going to get sealed and new lines painted. That is scheduled to take place this Saturday.

Yes. Now they seem mostly done with the black top in the parking lot (but not Highway 9):



Yesterday I noticed too much sunlight. Well, today I think I found out why; this was unnecessary, but I have no idea when or who did this since it’s not anywhere near any of the SuperCharger work, but would have cast shade on the SuperCharger parking spots:

While walking around looking at ditches for blacktop status, I took a better pic of the new PG&E pole tag:

I’ll try to read it:

PG&E 12kV via PB to device ?NANSF#370915, then 255 feet SouthEast to next sectionalizing device.

I believe the ?NANSF#370915 might be the device inside the new underground utility room near the parking lot entrance from Hwy 9, and the next sectionalizing device may be the ABB transformer #T-203566 (which as I look at it has a date of 7/2018; I wonder if that’s when it was manufactured; also, it is still humming, so still powered).


Still no power at the ClipperCreek L2’s. The small 50kVA single phase transformer by the buildings is humming today, but wasn’t yesterday. The Main Disconnect cabinet and the two adjoined also are humming, but it’s faint, so I don’t know if it’s just vibrations from other things or the cabinets themselves that produce the hum.

I cannot discern power hum from SC cabinets 1 through 6 except for SC3, which has a discernible hum and is noticeably warmer than the other cabinets (and close to being in the center position of the row; maybe the pipes coming from the ground just make noise), the latter cooler ones which seem air temperature. Here’s the pic of the back label of SC3:

Presumably SC3 cabinet is for SC charging pedestals 3A and 3B, in case anyone wants to plug in to those tonight, but I don’t see how since they left a dump truck, trailer, and bobcat loader there. That is approximately the pedestals the Tesla crew’s Model S’s were parked at the other day; maybe they turned one on.

 

[Nente]

Just stopped by. They were packing up. I spoke with the foreman. He said everything is done. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday and the power will be turned on at that time.

 

[HandleX]

Went by at about 8pm (Friday) to check it out. Moved a cone (sssshhhh, don't tell) and... nothing, no ring.

 

[Ulmo]

Yes. Now they seem mostly done with the black top in the parking lot (but not Highway 9):
PG&E 12kV via PB to device ?NANSF#370915, then 255 feet SouthEast to next sectionalizing device.

I believe the ?NANSF#370915 might be the device inside the new underground utility room near the parking lot entrance from Hwy 9, and the next sectionalizing device may be the ABB transformer #T-203566 (which as I look at it has a date of 7/2018; I wonder if that’s when it was manufactured; also, it is still humming, so still powered).

I just looked at Google Maps. In person, the underground pit looks like 50 feet from the pole. But on Google Maps, the underground pit not only is over 200 feet, but is also SouthEast of the pole; now, I have changed my mind, and decided that the "next sectionalizing device" is the device in the underground pit.

I also still surmise that whatever is in that pit is the ?NANSF#370915.

I guess walking around on sidewalks changes one's perspective; everything seems smaller than it actually is.

 

[dennis]

Just to be clear the current configuration is 12 72kW Urban Superchargers and 4 J1772 Clippper Creeks. The Tesla contractors also completed all the trenching, conduits and concrete work for a future expansion of 6 additional Superchargers.

 

[gluz24]

Painters finishing the job today with the stalls. Looks great.

 

[Ulmo]

Painters finishing the job today with the stalls. Looks great.

Agreed!



Earlier I posted that Highway 9 final paving had not been done; the asphalt was temporary and already bumpy. Today when I came by, Highway 9 final paving has been completed:



There’s literally nothing visually missing from a complete job, with exception of optional items (for instance, a nice looking security enclosure for cabinetry, or capability expansion (double the number of SuperChargers (for which conduit and footings have already been laid), security surveillance apparatus, or much less likely, battery or solar (neither have been provided for and there’s scant obvious room; as I’ve said before, nearly all the solar opportunities here are in the adjacent businesses fronting Santa Cruz Avenue, both on roofs and over THEIR parking lots, since the government parking lot has nice trees that should never be removed and even if they were stupidly removed would only allow a useless token amount of solar for no net gain at all)).

 

[miimura]

They should fix the blue painted curbs and handicap signage on the wall to reflect the current handicap spaces.

 

[wws]

Just to be clear the current configuration is 12 72kW Urban Superchargers and 4 J1772 Clippper Creeks. The Tesla contractors also completed all the trenching, conduits and concrete work for a future expansion of 6 additional Superchargers.

There are a couple of Clipper Creeks towards the end of the alley by Highway 9 as well - bringing the total to six.

 

[Flowcell]

They have also updated the lighting as well! I’ve driven by the chargers a lot at night and it was never this bright.

 

[Ulmo]

They should fix the blue painted curbs and handicap signage on the wall to reflect the current handicap spaces.

?

 

[dennis]

Correction: The future expansion provision is 8 more Superchargers for a total of 20 once Tesla decides to complete it.