Supercharger - Morgantown, WV

[MJW43t]

jbumps / Helltown,
Any updates? I would assume its the Charleston crew coming to Morgantown and since it's not up yet, I would guess that Morgantown start of construction is no longer the 2nd week of May.

 

[jbumps]

No activity of any sort that I've noticed. This is the downside to driving by the site no less than twice a day on the way to and from work.

 

[Helltown]

My understanding is that it should start any day

 

[jbumps]

Possible sign of activity to come. Added up what's there and it's within one section of being exactly enough to fence in the construction area outlined on the plans.

 

[jbumps]

And so it begins.

 

[jbumps]

 

[jbumps]

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Kind of an awkward site. As I see it laid out, I'm more surprised Sheetz agreed to partner and endure the congestion that will ensue from losing 9 spots and the general construction bottleneck that is included.

 

[wcolyer]

Does this now count as under construction or do we need to see more?

 

[jbumps]

Does this now count as under construction or do we need to see more?

We've seen plans from Tesla, have approval from the fire Marshall, and have fenced of the area outlined in the approved plans... think we're good here Finally - been a long wait that's going to get longer.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

We've seen plans from Tesla, have approval from the fire Marshall, and have fenced of the area outlined in the approved plans... think we're good here Finally - been a long wait that's going to get longer.

And Blueshift says it's under construction, and that's what really counts.

 

[MogWV]

Not much going on yet. I think it's funny they have a porta potty when there's a bathroom inside Sheetz.

 

[jbumps]

The Morgantown Parking Authority, PARKING INFO - Morgantown Parking Authority (304) 284-7435, has been delightfully accommodating when we have visited our daughter, son-in-law, and grandson in Morgantown. There's a single (level 2?) charger in the Farmer's Market, which is nominally permit parking only. But if you call the Authority, and explain that you need to use the charger, they will tell you when it is ok to park there (typically on Sundays or after hours on other days), and they make a note so you won't get ticketed or towed. The supercharger will be superwelcome, so we can charge in under an hour rather than overnight, but this sure beats trying to charge from a home outlet at 3 miles/hour. I'd suggest registering with plugshare, https://company.plugshare.com/products/drivers/, so we can better co-ordinate use of a very scarce resource.

They've also applied for a destination charger, but have yet to hear back from Tesla.

 

[jbumps]

Forms for the concrete bases are in place and conduit laid. They're disturbing a lot less of the existing area than it appears they did in Charleston.

 

[jbumps]

These showed up over the weekend.

 

[1101011]

These showed up over the weekend.

Congratulations on the recent arrival.

 

[Tripple_T]

These showed up over the weekend.

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These threads are always more exciting when there are local people willing to give regular updates...Keep the hype going...I'm excited all the way in Cincinnati....

Tucker

 

[jbumps]

I also noticed that Tesla is using a local contractor for the work, at least thus far. Is that typical? While I think it's great that they're supporting local companies, I was somewhat under the impression that they had a team of folks that went from site to site to complete the installs.

 

[jrreno]

I also noticed that Tesla is using a local contractor for the work, at least thus far. Is that typical? While I think it's great that they're supporting local companies, I was somewhat under the impression that they had a team of folks that went from site to site to complete the installs.

All the sites are individually bid. Sometimes local contractors , sometimes not.

 

[MogWV]

From today:

 

[jrreno]

From today:

Thanks for the update, pictures are always worth a 1000 words