Tesla charging station opens in Birch Bay

A new Tesla charging station has opened at the Birch Bay Square shopping center.

Situated in the parking lot between Woods Coffee and Jack in the Box, the new station is the northernmost Supercharger site in Washington state.

Property manager Luke Reardon said that Tesla approached him about developing the site for a charging station. The next closest U.S. Supercharger site is in Burlington, 38 miles south.

“We felt that it would be a good draw,” Reardon said. “People can charge their vehicle for 25 minutes and go get a coffee or shop around.”

Currently, the station is only available to charge Tesla vehicles. There are 14 stalls total. The first customers arrived on the weekend of October 12 and 13 to charge their electric cars.