Supercharger - Somerville, MA

[CarlSagan]

Trench is cut and mostly excavated. No cabinets etc on site yet. I found the template for organizing the conduit coming into the cabinets kind of interesting. I wonder if Tesla supplies this as a part of their efforts to streamline SC construction? Looks like the team made a plywood copy of it.

 

[JC_kandncos]

Trench is cut and mostly excavated. No cabinets etc on site yet. I found the template for organizing the conduit coming into the cabinets kind of interesting. I wonder if Tesla supplies this as a part of their efforts to streamline SC construction? Looks like the team made a plywood copy of it.

On site

 

[CarlSagan]

Forms for pedestals are in place. Didn’t see any other big changes tonight.

 

[CarlSagan]

Not much has changed over the last week. Couple more cabinets were dropped off today or yesterday. Site looks the same though.

 

[CarlSagan]

Turns out the trench has actually been done this whole time even though it only look half excavated. It terminates amongst the pedestal row to a utility pole. Conduit pipe is in place.

 

[CarlSagan]

Conduit pipes are all in. Two on the bottom cemented into place from the pole to transformer location. Pipes from cabinets out to each stall run back across the top of the same trench. Some sand fill going in as construction progresses. Interesting the way the conduit is getting from the trench to stalls - hard to get a good photo but it looks strange in person.

 

[CarlSagan]

Grounding wires are in and rope ties in each pipe to pull cables. Rebar and bollards have also arrived and waiting to be installed.

 

[Koolio46]

I was onsite yesterday (11/12) and the cabinets are still there, waiting to be installed. Not sure why two chargers are exposed...

 

[Tdreamer]

I was onsite yesterday (11/12) and the cabinets are still there, waiting to be installed. Not sure why two chargers are exposed...


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I think the box is just decomposing thanks to the rain and wind recently. I had a solar roof in my driveway all boxed up that looked that way after a month too

 

[CarlSagan]

Rebar for the pedestal bases is in. Cement for the bollards and what looks like two street lights is in as well. I think we’ll have Tesla charging signs at this location based on the posts being setup in the concrete.

 

[Tdreamer]

Rebar for the pedestal bases is in. Cement for the bollards and what looks like two street lights is in as well. I think we’ll have Tesla charging signs at this location based on the posts being setup in the concrete.

Interesting that they're not using the pre-formed pedestal bases. I assumed they were doing that at all sites now, except those using the new drop-in prefab superchargers.

 

[Koolio46]

Rebar for the pedestal bases is in. Cement for the bollards and what looks like two street lights is in as well. I think we’ll have Tesla charging signs at this location based on the posts being setup in the concrete.

Was there today, progress compared to these pics is they’ve filled in the holes more. It’s coming along…

 

[CarlSagan]

Concrete is all poured for the pedestals/bollards/streetlights now. Trench work continues.

 

[CarlSagan]

Cement truck was there this morning. Pad for the cabinets is in (still need to pour one for the transformer). I’d guess we’ll see pedestal installs starting tomorrow.

 

[CarlSagan]

As of Wednesday night.

 

[CarlSagan]

Pedestals are all closed up and cabinets have been moved onto the pad. Looks like we’re on target for a Christmas present!

 

[Koolio46]

Drove by (at a distance) yesterday and saw the cabinets were fully assembled...good stuff!

 

[CarlSagan]

Looking good! Some items still to be done: transformer, meter, pave over trench and install the two street lights.

 

[CarlSagan]

Site has been cleaned up a bit and fresh pavement has now sealed up the trench. Other than that no visible changes over the last week or so.

 

[KRG21]

Had no idea this was happening. Nice surprise!