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Supercharger - San Antonio, TX
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Chuq
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The excavation is to bring the power from the pole to the pad area. They have not started excavation to any parking lot areas yet, if indeed this is a Supercharger. They could use the same trench for putting in the run to stalls, then pour a new slab near the entrance. They would have to pour new concrete, as there is not room to park cars near the entrance, it would have to be in the current grass area.
It's possible, it is inside the current security fence. They would have to move it or put up a new fence to allow owners to come in off-hours. I don't see a reason for a service-only Supercharger here, but what do I know about it. Maybe they will allow owners in only hours when the Service Center is open until they build a real one close by.
I just looked at one of the inspection items in an open permit
"2/01/18 STILL NEED NEW SECONDARY FEEDER FROM NEW CPS PAD TO NEW 1200 AMP SWITCH.( UNDERGROUND)"
I don't think they would need that much for just the building. Does that indicate Supercharger? I don't know what the current current is for a Supercharger installation.
"2/01/18 STILL NEED NEW SECONDARY FEEDER FROM NEW CPS PAD TO NEW 1200 AMP SWITCH.( UNDERGROUND)"
I don't think they would need that much for just the building. Does that indicate Supercharger? I don't know what the current current is for a Supercharger installation.
I'll just leave this link to amazing photos of the in-progress Sedona, AZ set of 14 urban chargers... Hopefully SA will receive more than six!
I don't think supercharge.info offers any way to distinguish Supercharger type, does it?
I don't think supercharge.info offers any way to distinguish Supercharger type, does it?
Called the Service Center. They denied that they were installing a Supercharger. He said they were "working on our light poles". I said it didn't look like they were working on lights. He said they were doing electrical work.
I'm tending to think I was wrong (this exchange notwithstanding).
1) I don't think they would be able to put in a Supercharger without a separate permit.
2) There is a listing under the current permit to put in a secondary feed.
3) there is no excavation to put conduit next to parking areas.
4) the trench goes from the pole to one pad. If this were a Supercharger, there would be a pad for the transformer and a pad for the Supercharger equipment.
5) the trench heading toward the building heads straight for the electrical switchgear on the wall
False alarm
I'm tending to think I was wrong (this exchange notwithstanding).
1) I don't think they would be able to put in a Supercharger without a separate permit.
2) There is a listing under the current permit to put in a secondary feed.
3) there is no excavation to put conduit next to parking areas.
4) the trench goes from the pole to one pad. If this were a Supercharger, there would be a pad for the transformer and a pad for the Supercharger equipment.
5) the trench heading toward the building heads straight for the electrical switchgear on the wall
False alarm
Chuq
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The current setup has multiple pole-mounted transformers. My guess is that they are consolidating into one, larger transformer.
I stopped by the tesla service center this week, they are upgrading their electrical panel due to high volume of charging inside and outside. They told me that their service can no longer handle the loads they are now getting.
They confirmed that the first supercharger will be over by best buy at San Pedro. There is a second supercharger coming but the location is not confirmed.
They confirmed that the first supercharger will be over by best buy at San Pedro. There is a second supercharger coming but the location is not confirmed.
jdo
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Chuq
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Is the location @Dgeorges00 refers to this one? Google Maps If so I'll try get the pin moved and converted into a blue dot. Although it's not strictly a permit...
jdo
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There's already a blue dot at that (Best Buy) location. The only thing that needs to happen is removal of the orange cone at the service center.
Chuq
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Argh. I fail. That'll teach me for using Google Maps to look for the spot and not the actual supercharge.info map :-/
Sorry @BlueShift!
Hmmmm, lots of traffic in that area. I guess they're trying to get a spot that serves 281, I-35 and I-10 sort of equally.
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