Supercharger - Rockland, ME

[Gwgan]

A little premature perhaps, but Tesla is receiving federal funds for a Supercharger in Rockland at the Hannaford. 75 Maverick St.

$6M funding boost will bring EV chargers to 12 sites in Maine

The locations range from Brunswick to Houlton, and the new chargers are planned to be in operation next year.

www.mainebiz.biz

 

[Tdreamer]

Thanks for posting. This would be a good location and consistent with the partnership Tesla has had with Hannaford. Probably a little early to acknowledge the sites as permitted, but definitely worth keeping an eye on!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

So now everybody, remember not to vote for Rockland in the Supercharger voting!

The Phase 5 (NEVI) RFP
(RFP EM-011-2023 - Efficiency Maine

https://www.efficiencymaine.com/docs/Phase5_RFP_011_2023_UPDATED_2023-07-28.pdf)

has the following:

1.3 Schedule
Milestone Date/Deadline
RFP Issued 3/23/2023
Bidder’s Informational Webinar #1 4/5/2023
Questions Due 4/19/2023
Responses to Questions Posted 4/26/2023
Bidders’ Information Webinar #2 5/10/2023
Proposals Due 6/22/2023, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (US)
Anticipated Award Date 7/27/2023 UPDATED to 7/31/2023
Anticipated Contract Start 8/31/2023

5. Qualifications, Capacity, and Readiness (5 pages maximum)
...
e. Schedule
Include a timeline for major project milestones, from bid award date through the charging station
“go-live” date. Note where project delays might be expected and what steps will be undertaken
to ensure the project stays on schedule. Applicants should also note issues or conditions that will
need to be resolved before the project can begin. All stations must be complete within 12 months
of contract execution. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the project earlier than 12
months, if possible.

So, if we take Anticipated Contract Start and add 12 months that would be 8/31/2024.

I certainly hope we get all the new chargers built by then, and don't have the same delays we saw for Phase 3, where it took up to (or more for Ellsworth, which still isn't open) 2 years to get chargers installed. (Phase 3 was mid-2021 contract award so more post-COVID impact.)

 

[kayak1]

So now everybody, remember not to vote for Rockland in the Supercharger voting!

Too late. I attempted but it will not let one update our votes.

 

[Tdreamer]

This one may be under construction - asking for clarification on a post seen on Facebook.

 

[Tdreamer]

I've gone ahead and marked this as under construction - would love some additional photos from anyone in the area that helps clarify the number of stalls (8 vs 12?), GPS coordinates of the site additional perspectives on the construction site, etc... Great to see this one underway!

EDIT: looks like a large cardboard crate near the excavation equipment in the far left of the photo above. Very interested to see any content labels on that - it could be charging posts, and if so, it looks a bit large for v3 posts. ie. it could be v4 posts.

 

[Cryptoengineer]

This makes a lot of the Maine coast more accessible.

 

[Gwgan]

We skip Rockland going Belfast to Brunswick so the Camden one will be better for folks going along the coast but not stopping there.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

We skip Rockland going Belfast to Brunswick so the Camden one will be better for folks going along the coast but not stopping there.

I doubt they'll do Camden now.

Yes, not great for all the people who bypass Rockland, or for all the people who'd rather be downtown in Rockland while charging.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

It should be noted that this is still listed as NEVI on Efficiency Maine's site. If it remains NEVI-funded and it's a pure Tesla install, it would need V4 charging charging cabinets for 1000V support, as well as V4 stalls for the payment system.

 

[Tdreamer]

It should be noted that this is still listed as NEVI on Efficiency Maine's site. If it remains NEVI-funded and it's a pure Tesla install, it would need V4 charging charging cabinets for 1000V support, as well as V4 stalls for the payment system.

Exactly - if those cardboard boxes pictured in the left side of the photo are posts, they are likely V4 based on the crate sizes!

 

[AudubonB]

So close....and yet a century and more away.

My g-gparents - my Dad's grandparents - lived on a scratch-acre farm in Tenants Harbor, which lies 12 mi. south on Rte 131 from the SpC. For me to think we can drive there fully on electricity (at least, if we start south of Alaska.....) in our Tesla! My 8- and 9-yo Dad, all by himself in the pre-Depression era, would depart from home in New London CT by train to Boston's South Station, then walk to the docks and board the overnight ferry either directly to Rockland or perhaps disembarking in Portland, to spend the summer working for his grandparents. And return the same way.

Can you imagine any child doing so today?

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

So close....and yet a century and more away.

My g-gparents - my Dad's grandparents - lived on a scratch-acre farm in Tenants Harbor, which lies 12 mi. south on Rte 131 from the SpC. For me to think we can drive there fully on electricity (at least, if we start south of Alaska.....) in our Tesla! My 8- and 9-yo Dad, all by himself in the pre-Depression era, would depart from home in New London CT by train to Boston's South Station, then walk to the docks and board the overnight ferry either directly to Rockland or perhaps disembarking in Portland, to spend the summer working for his grandparents. And return the same way.

Can you imagine any child doing so today?

Maybe a child of Japanese immigrants. An 8 year-old Japanese traveling alone would be a late starter.

 

[AudubonB]

絶対に正しいです!

I even thought of that after posting; should have rewritten it as “…in the US”.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Rockland, ME

Host Type: Grocery Store
Host: Hannaford
Along Primary Interstates: None
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-1
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

US-1

From: Freeport, ME (v2) - 61.8 miles
To: Ellsworth, ME - 64.7 miles
Diversion: 0.5 miles
From: Portland, ME (v2) - 79.1 miles
To: Baileyville, ME (v2) - 188 miles

A much-needed Supercharger on US-1 in Midcoast Maine. (Shame it's at a spot not on the fastest route for most people ...).

This is a location on the NEVI awards list. EV Charging Initiatives - Efficiency Maine so should be a full V4.

 

[Tdreamer]

From Christopher Byrd on Facebook earlier today, confirming v4 posts!

 

[macheboston]

From Christopher Byrd on Facebook earlier today, confirming v4 posts!

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Is that the first v4 in New England north of Connecticut?

 

[Tdreamer]

Is that the first v4 in New England north of Connecticut?

I believe so. FWIW I don't think there are any yet underway in Connecticut either.

 

[macheboston]

I believe so. FWIW I don't think there are any yet underway in Connecticut either.

Thanks. I went back and looked. I was thinking of your comments on the Darien, CT that's still in the planning phase.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

A reminder that Augusta, ME will be a Tesla NEVI site as well, so _maybe_ the crew will move onto that one after Rockland. However, we're already in winter. and Augusta is colder than Rockland, which benefits from the milder coastal weather.