Supercharger - Rocky Hill, CT

[tinkererguy]

Progress!
June 30 2022 at noon, just drove by (with family, sorry no pics), and spotted 3 workers doing wiring. Whole site looks more complete overall, especially with all fencing now removed.

 

[Tdreamer]

Progress!
June 30 2022 at noon, just drove by (with family, sorry no pics), and spotted 3 workers doing wiring. Whole site looks more complete overall, especially with all fencing now removed.

Thanks for the update. Glad to have a progress report as it's been a little while.

Did you happen to notice if the transformer was onsite, and if so, if it looked like there was a feed to the nearby pole? Meter?

 

[tinkererguy]

I was driving by last night at 10pm, again with family, spying the construction site from the road as we passed by. I didn't spot a big dark green transformer near the corner on the pad, nor did I notice a feed wire to the pole.

My family thought my curiosity was a little strange, but my "family" here seems to understand

 

[tinkererguy]

Photo taken by @tinkererguy on Saturday July 2 2022.

Note the empty meter socket and capped conduit on the utility pole, along with the empty transformer pad in the foreground.

Also, all earth moving and trucks are gone.

 

[tinkererguy]

Photo taken by @tinkererguy on Saturday July 2 2022.

Note the empty meter socket and capped conduit on the utility pole, along with the empty transformer pad in the foreground.

Also, all work vehicles are gone.

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[mociaf9]

Lol for the 3rd person usage of your own handle in that post.

 

[tinkererguy]

Lol for the 3rd person usage of your own handle in that post.

Thank you for taking it easy on me, as I certainly deserve some ridicule! Strange that I wound up with two posts. Oh well, my excuse is that using Safari on iOS is an awkward way to post comments and photos to this forum.

 

[mociaf9]

Strange that I wound up with two posts.

There's some issue with posting from phones that causes double posts sometimes. Whenever I see them I just assume that's the problem.

 

[tinkererguy]

Still no transformer, so I don’t think these Corvettes everywhere today count as ICEing

 

[dhkaufman]

... I don’t think these Corvettes everywhere today count as ICEing

Maybe they're all EV conversions?

 

[tinkererguy]

Maybe they're all EV conversions?

 

[tinkererguy]

Someday Corvettes and Teslas can charge here together

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544832813509345286

 

[mociaf9]

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Wow, I didn't realize anyone was doing plug-in hybrid conversions.

 

[tinkererguy]

Rocky Hill Supercharger is now in the news!
WTNH Channel 8, July 12 2022

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546976978686853128

 

[tinkererguy]

See also

CT providing more incentives to get electric cars on the road

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTNH) – Electric vehicles are said to be the future and federal funding could make finding a place to charge much easier. Electric vehicles have long been thought of as luxury ve…

www.wtnh.com

 

[tinkererguy]

…and still no transformer by the way, perhaps supply chain?

https://www.eversource.com/content/docs/default-source/builders-contractors/handout_supply_chain.pdf?sfvrsn=e2828a62_2

 

[tinkererguy]

See also

U.S. power companies face supply-chain crisis this summer

U.S. power companies are facing supply crunches that may hamper their ability to keep the lights on as the nation heads into the heat of summer and the peak hurricane season.

www.reuters.com

 

[juliusa]

See also

CT providing more incentives to get electric cars on the road

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTNH) – Electric vehicles are said to be the future and federal funding could make finding a place to charge much easier. Electric vehicles have long been thought of as luxury ve…

www.wtnh.com

CT doing everything possible to get more EVs on the road....except letting Tesla sell cars in the state.

 

[tinkererguy]

CT doing everything possible to get more EVs on the road....except letting Tesla sell cars in the state.

You make an excellent point. Honestly, it was refreshing to have the news interested in doing a positive story for once, and I was happy to play a part in it, helping the solo reporter by playing cameraman. He genuinely wanted to learn all about EVs, grilling me with 20 minutes of questions. It was actually quite fun.

 

[tinkererguy]

stopped by today, still no transformer (or meter)