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Thanks Brad *Sort by Newest first or Top Comments if only the first few lines are visible* 0:28. Southend, east. Loading platform. Deck removed. Relocating perhaps. Diagonal corner. Apron. Grade being raised almost to sill height. 1:18. Southend, Cooling Tower. Top left. Large diameter pipe re-positioned since yesterday. Grey painted underside now located on the saddles. Additional length getting the same treatment. 2:57. Southend, south. Central Fire Escape Passage. Bituminous paint or membrane applied to the wall. Roof ready for concrete placement. 4:22. Southend, west. Perimeter grade beam. Cutting off the retaining wall rebar starters. 4:42. River Road, south. Mini bobcat hanging on the excavator. Clearing the silt out of the drain. 7:18. Westside, storage. Bottom left. 34 transformers. Same number as at the BESS installation. Can’t be a coincidence. 12:30. Tesla Road, north. Ductbanks intersection. Concrete placement for the containment walls. MM delivering the concrete. 12:59. Casting, north. Apron. Right. 3 trailer mounted mobile cooler units. 13:19. Casting east, apron. Bottom. Columns mounted on the 16 embedded steel segments. Trench formwork being installed for what is likely a rail system similar to that at the Die Shop. 14:12. Casting, roof. Cleaning up the roof surface. Noticeable in previous videos is that sections around these ducts are regularly cleaned. Something slipping past the filtration system. 14:23. Casting, north. Apron. Manifold system and pumps for the mobile chiller plant. Just as likely this system is for Paint, as for Casting. 14:34. Plastics, apron. Pellet delivery.
7:18 Yep, I noticed that too. I will have to revise my speculation that they will be used for the data center. Though the data center will need about 24 transformers at some point. That is... Based on the conduit count in the new duct-banks being constructed on the north end.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn 7:18. 3 possible options. Bess transformers will be replaced. The BESS is doubling in size. Stand-alone BESS of the same size (a remote UPS, which may explain the structure at the ductbanks intersection.
@@DessieDoolan My guess would be the first option. Replacement for the BESS transformers. Speculation for the structure at the duct-bank intersection.... Remote switching rather than a remote UPS. 1) The structure is about the right size for two container sized switchgear buildings to be placed on top. 2) If you look at the cables stretched outside the vaults @ 11:50 there is enough length to pass right through the Mega-vault and reach the transformer busbars on the right. In this scenario, cables simply pass through the Mega-vault with switching taking place remotely. Megapacks as a UPS.... 1 ) There is already a permit for UPS units in the south expansion. 2) Megapacks are very expensive and while they would last longer than a conventional UPS, they wouldn't work very well as a backup power source. I believe the existing Megapack installation is rated at 262 megawatt hours. Which would provide less than 2 hours of backup power to the data center if it's power consumption is 130 MW. Diesel generators are cheaper and will provide power as long as there is fuel. Of course, this is speculation and I could be wrong.
Extra BESS is reasonable given they doubled the GPU count from 50k to 100k. Cortex isn't going to be running full tilt 24/7 but rather likely at night or weekends when the load is reduced due no to production.
@@memrjohnno Even at a power consumption of 130 MW of for the data center, the Megapacks wouldn't make much difference, that is less then two hours of power for the data center. And they don't generate power, only store it. So they would have to be charged from the same grid that powers the data center, placing an additional load on it.
Thanks Brad! Tunnel project: From 5:31 to 5:52 A lot of precast road segments. Were most of them removed from the tunnel? Westside storage yard: @ 7:18 First spotted by Dessie a couple days ago.... 34 transformers. The exact number of transformers used for the Megapacks. My first thoughts were these would be used for the data center. But that is when there were only 22 of them. Now, not so sure. New power supply to the building: @ 11:52 Cables now being pulled through the second duct-bank. Winch can be seen @ 11:38 (Bottom left). @ 12:31 Concrete pour for the walls of the structure at the duct-bank intersection/crossover. (Bottom right) Looking into the vaults... Pull ropes or cables can be seen in the cable ducts.
7:18: even if the transformers are for a second megapack, there would still be a need for additional backup power for the compute cluster. The numbers I remember hearing in the past were the megapack having about a 240MWh, while the compute cluster would consume 500MW, yielding less than a half hour of runtime. Either they’re planning on just doing a quick shutdown in case of a power failure, or there are some large generators yet to be installed somewhere.
@@Frank-gt7me My guess and it is just a guess at this point is they are replacement transformers for the existing Megapack installation. As you correctly point out, the Megapacks wouldn't make a good backup power source. There is a permit for UPS units in the south expansion, but there will likely be backup diesel generators as well. With the UPS only providing power long enough to start the generators.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn After some further research, full power backup for the compute cluster may not be practical. I checked the Austin Energy site and discovered the max output capacity of their Sand Hill generating plant across the river is 595MW. Couldn’t easily find the total cost, but the first 300MW was completed in 2004 for $177 million, and the other 300MW was added later. I just don’t see Tesla building one of those. Maybe the plan is to mostly run the cluster during the times that wholesale electric rates are near or below zero.
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@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn It looks like they're planning to reuse them. I don't think they would stack them so neatly otherwise. There is some damage on the end where the brackets were attached. It could be they damaged the utilities while driving the panels into the tunnel. Joe kept saying the utilities were in the bottom 1/8 of the tunnel. Depending on how smooth the incline under the highway went it's possible the telehandler bottomed out like a sports car turning to fast into shopping mall parking lot. I'm curious what they were planning to do with the two piles of dirt that appeared in the August 1st video. It looks like they used some of it but maybe moved the rest back out of the way.
"Well oiled machine"? Hell no. We were promised Boring tunnel would be working in July. NOT! We were told the lithium processing plant would already be supplying GigaTexas. NOT! Etc. etc.
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*Sort by Newest first or Top Comments if only the first few lines are visible*
0:28. Southend, east. Loading platform. Deck removed. Relocating perhaps.
Diagonal corner. Apron. Grade being raised almost to sill height.
1:18. Southend, Cooling Tower. Top left. Large diameter pipe re-positioned since yesterday. Grey painted underside now located on the saddles.
Additional length getting the same treatment.
2:57. Southend, south. Central Fire Escape Passage. Bituminous paint or membrane applied to the wall.
Roof ready for concrete placement.
4:22. Southend, west. Perimeter grade beam. Cutting off the retaining wall rebar starters.
4:42. River Road, south. Mini bobcat hanging on the excavator. Clearing the silt out of the drain.
7:18. Westside, storage. Bottom left. 34 transformers. Same number as at the BESS installation. Can’t be a coincidence.
12:30. Tesla Road, north. Ductbanks intersection. Concrete placement for the containment walls. MM delivering the concrete.
12:59. Casting, north. Apron. Right. 3 trailer mounted mobile cooler units.
13:19. Casting east, apron. Bottom. Columns mounted on the 16 embedded steel segments.
Trench formwork being installed for what is likely a rail system similar to that at the Die Shop.
14:12. Casting, roof. Cleaning up the roof surface. Noticeable in previous videos is that sections around these ducts are regularly cleaned. Something slipping past the filtration system.
14:23. Casting, north. Apron. Manifold system and pumps for the mobile chiller plant. Just as likely this system is for Paint, as for Casting.
14:34. Plastics, apron. Pellet delivery.
7:18 Yep, I noticed that too. I will have to revise my speculation that they will be used for the data center. Though the data center will need about 24 transformers at some point. That is... Based on the conduit count in the new duct-banks being constructed on the north end.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn 7:18. 3 possible options. Bess transformers will be replaced. The BESS is doubling in size. Stand-alone BESS of the same size (a remote UPS, which may explain the structure at the ductbanks intersection.
@@DessieDoolan My guess would be the first option. Replacement for the BESS transformers.
Speculation for the structure at the duct-bank intersection....
Remote switching rather than a remote UPS.
1) The structure is about the right size for two container sized switchgear buildings to be placed on top.
2) If you look at the cables stretched outside the vaults @ 11:50 there is enough length to pass right through the Mega-vault and reach the transformer busbars on the right. In this scenario, cables simply pass through the Mega-vault with switching taking place remotely.
Megapacks as a UPS....
1 ) There is already a permit for UPS units in the south expansion.
2) Megapacks are very expensive and while they would last longer than a conventional UPS, they wouldn't work very well as a backup power source. I believe the existing Megapack installation is rated at 262 megawatt hours. Which would provide less than 2 hours of backup power to the data center if it's power consumption is 130 MW. Diesel generators are cheaper and will provide power as long as there is fuel. Of course, this is speculation and I could be wrong.
Extra BESS is reasonable given they doubled the GPU count from 50k to 100k. Cortex isn't going to be running full tilt 24/7 but rather likely at night or weekends when the load is reduced due no to production.
@@memrjohnno Even at a power consumption of 130 MW of for the data center, the Megapacks wouldn't make much difference, that is less then two hours of power for the data center. And they don't generate power, only store it. So they would have to be charged from the same grid that powers the data center, placing an additional load on it.
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all that CT movement and here I am still waiting on a VIN :D thank you Brad
Check the powerplant across the river sometime to see if they are doing any upgrades. Computer will be hungry.
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Tunnel project:
From 5:31 to 5:52 A lot of precast road segments. Were most of them removed from the tunnel?
Westside storage yard:
@ 7:18 First spotted by Dessie a couple days ago.... 34 transformers. The exact number of transformers used for the Megapacks. My first thoughts were these would be used for the data center. But that is when there were only 22 of them. Now, not so sure.
New power supply to the building:
@ 11:52 Cables now being pulled through the second duct-bank. Winch can be seen @ 11:38 (Bottom left).
@ 12:31 Concrete pour for the walls of the structure at the duct-bank intersection/crossover.
(Bottom right) Looking into the vaults... Pull ropes or cables can be seen in the cable ducts.
7:18: even if the transformers are for a second megapack, there would still be a need for additional backup power for the compute cluster. The numbers I remember hearing in the past were the megapack having about a 240MWh, while the compute cluster would consume 500MW, yielding less than a half hour of runtime. Either they’re planning on just doing a quick shutdown in case of a power failure, or there are some large generators yet to be installed somewhere.
@@Frank-gt7me My guess and it is just a guess at this point is they are replacement transformers for the existing Megapack installation.
As you correctly point out, the Megapacks wouldn't make a good backup power source. There is a permit for UPS units in the south expansion, but there will likely be backup diesel generators as well. With the UPS only providing power long enough to start the generators.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn After some further research, full power backup for the compute cluster may not be practical. I checked the Austin Energy site and discovered the max output capacity of their Sand Hill generating plant across the river is 595MW. Couldn’t easily find the total cost, but the first 300MW was completed in 2004 for $177 million, and the other 300MW was added later. I just don’t see Tesla building one of those. Maybe the plan is to mostly run the cluster during the times that wholesale electric rates are near or below zero.
@@Frank-gt7me Good point! You may be right that full backup power is not practical.
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Dear Michael. I prefere Buttegieg too. Intelligent, young and into EVs just like you and me. A man that really understands the possibilities of the techonology future, and doesnt work against it. In europe we all wish we had politicians like him. Per in Denmark 😎🇩🇰
I wander Space truck come out from the tunnel?
Looks like they are in no rush to do anything with that tunnel.
It looks like old footage of the end of the line tunnel, with all the tunnel floor panels? Really?
They removed some segments.
@@DessieDoolan Looks like they removed a lot of segments. Defective? Remember all the segments that broke even before being installed?
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Maybe. There's a lot more stored at 5:50.
I think they have taken most of them out? So, did they forget to install something under the floor?
or like you say weak panels.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn It looks like they're planning to reuse them. I don't think they would stack them so neatly otherwise. There is some damage on the end where the brackets were attached. It could be they damaged the utilities while driving the panels into the tunnel. Joe kept saying the utilities were in the bottom 1/8 of the tunnel. Depending on how smooth the incline under the highway went it's possible the telehandler bottomed out like a sports car turning to fast into shopping mall parking lot.
I'm curious what they were planning to do with the two piles of dirt that appeared in the August 1st video. It looks like they used some of it but maybe moved the rest back out of the way.
"Well oiled machine"? Hell no. We were promised Boring tunnel would be working in July. NOT! We were told the lithium processing plant would already be supplying GigaTexas. NOT! Etc. etc.
I thought this was a car factory which they seem to be producing just fine.