Supercharger - Norwalk, CT

[Tdreamer]

A project developer in Norwalk, CT is proposing a new mixed use development with an address of 272-280 Main Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851.

The project proposes to include 36 Tesla supercharger stalls as part of the development.

I don't think this has been approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission yet - it will presumably come up for review soon.

 

[tga]

Wow, that's big. Anything approaching 36 stalls anywhere in the northeast? I think Milford w/ 14 is the biggest I've seen.

 

[Tdreamer]

Wow, that's big. Anything approaching 36 stalls anywhere in the northeast? I think Milford w/ 14 is the biggest I've seen.

This is by far the largest in the region. The next nearest is Canton, MA at 20 (still under construction). You can go to supercharge.info and enable a filter by number of stalls to see that. NOTE: Norfolk is not yet on supercharge.info - will add it once it starts going through the Norfolk planning board review process and shows signs of being likely to gain approval.

 

[tga]

This is by far the largest in the region. The next nearest is Canton, MA at 20 (still under construction). You can go to supercharge.info and enable a filter by number of stalls to see that. NOTE: Norfolk is not yet on supercharge.info - will add it once it starts going through the Norfolk planning board review process and shows signs of being likely to gain approval.

Oops. I forgot that Brattleboro and West Lebanon were upgraded from 8 -> 16. And I use them both all the time...

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Oops. I forgot that Brattleboro and West Lebanon were upgraded from 8 -> 16. And I use them both all the time...

The new Augusta NEVI location will be 16, which will be the largest in Maine.

 

[Chewy13]

Ooo. This will be a nice location if it goes through. There's not much on that stretch of the Merritt. The one at TJ's in Stamford is only 150kW and can get busy..

 

[Tdreamer]

This project was presented to the Norwalk Planning Board Wed 3/6/24. This was an initial brief presentation to authorize a traffic study. They will come back at a future date for a full project review and approval. The traffic study was approved. So, the wait continues as this project is not yet approved to move forward. It does sound like a previous larger project at this site was met with a heavy opposition. This project is far smaller. We'll see.

The first question by the Planning Board was about the EV charging, and if it was Level 2. The response was a mixture of Level 2 and Level 3, with the quantity proposed meeting both regulatory requirements and as an amenity to the tenants to draw customers. All three buildings are planned to have rooftop solar. There were questions from the board on how much of the electrical needs would be offset by the solar production - an answer would be provided for the full project review.

 

[cwts]

This is among a bunch that got updated today which do not show the pin on my phone. Am I the only one who’s seeing this?

 

[Tdreamer]

Supercharge.info added a new pin type of "planning". It's use is for sites that have been found as under discussion, but have not necessarily advanced to the point of having an approved permit. This project is one of those. To be clear, your comment about it not showing up on your phone I assume is related to the Tesla mobile app. That app only shows completed/functional supercharger sites.

Visit supercharge.info and look at the map there to see this location, along with lots of others that have been found by Tesla community members that are in planning, permitted, under construction and yes, open too! supercharge.info

 

[eladts]

The response was a mixture of Level 2 and Level 3, with the quantity proposed meeting both regulatory requirements and as an amenity to the tenants to draw customers.

So there won't be 36 supercharger stalls there. The should really be "unkown" options for both the number of stalls and plug type at @supercharge.info.

 

[Tdreamer]

In the initial rendering I counted 36 and I think the details also backed that up (not certain but could check). It was a preliminary drawing annd not a full site design. Obviously things can change and it’s also possible the project might not happen.