Robert B.
11/01/2015 12:00:00 SA
I bought a new Tesla and chose to install a High Speed Charger in my home.
I was given Jamie Salerno's name at Newberry Electric from the Tesla people.
He was AWESOME! I live in Naperville and had to get permits. Naperville's utility at the time was very anxious about how much power the charger/ car would draw. They insisted I install a new Electric meter. I had to upgrade my electric service panel and run heavy duty electric lines to my garage. They even made me pay a fee to upgrade the local electric transformer that was due to be replaced anyway because of age.
This took months waiting for the electric utility to give me a new electric meter and grant the permits. Newberry stood with me every step of the way. Jamie's work sailed thru the inspections which were more thorough than when I remodeled my basement. Considering how nervous the electric utility was about high energy electric car chargers, I was happy to have a pro. For those of you non Tesla electric car people, Tesla uses a proprietary car charger system that gives much more power and much faster charge than local public charging stations. An eight hour charge at a public station can be done under 90 minutes at a Tesla high speed charging station.
Needless to say, I'm happy with the work. I've had no problems, no blown circuits and my house did not burn down. My electric bill per month is less than what I spent on gas with my last car. Jamie has done more work on my home unrelated to High Voltage circuits and I can't praise him enough. He's fixed underground electric line to our outdoor pond and fixed a line in my kitchen that kept tripping our circuit breaker. He quickly found the fault and fixed it at very reasonable price. But the most beautiful work was the electric service panel and safety circuit breaker in the garage and outside. I have an electrical engineer friend who came over to admire the work after Jamie was done. He was impressed with the system install .... and the car.
I endorse Newberry's work and appreciate their professionalism.