Monterey County declares state of emergency over Moss Landing lithium battery plant fire
Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to last week's major fire at the Vistra lithium battery plant in Moss Landing.
Fire erupts at Vistra’s Moss Landing battery plant. What does it mean for Morro Bay project?
Our citizens are very alarmed,” one Morro Bay resident said, after the fire along Monterey Bay forced 1,200 people to evacuate.
Moss Landing battery fire: Newsom calls for investigation into massive blaze
The governor believes there should be an investigation into this incident to determine cause and any steps that can be taken to make older facilities like Moss Landing safer,” said Daniel Villasenor,
Officials waiting for Moss Landing Power Plant fire to burn out
One of the world’s biggest battery plants is located in a tiny harbor town perched halfway between Santa Cruz and Monterey. A fire ignited January 16 inside the Moss Landing Power Plant where thousands of lithium batteries store power from renewable energy.
Monterey County supervisors discuss Moss Landing battery plant fire
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Researchers monitor sea otters after Moss Landing battery plant fire
UC Santa Cruz researchers are monitoring sea otters at Elkhorn Slough for potential impacts from the Moss Landing battery plant fire.
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Fire out at Moss Landing battery plant, heat pockets persist; EPA concludes air monitoring
Fire is out at Moss Landing but questions persist as Monterey County Board of Supes call on all operations to remain offline ...
Tech’s “Three-Mile Island” Moment: Lithium Battery Storage Catches Fire
This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of lithium-ion technology in renewable energy.
Northern California lithium battery storage plant catches fire — and it’s not the first time
The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.
Fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California is smoldering after sending plumes of toxic smoke ...
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Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke
MOSS LANDING — Highway 1 was closed and evacuations were ordered in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area ...
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Moss Landing battery plant fire a ‘wake-up’ call for industry: Monterey supervisor
A lithium battery fire that erupted at a Moss Landing ... The facility is a natural gas-powered electricity generation plant operated by Texas-based Vistra Energy. The facility also has two ...
Battery storage plant catches fire in California, forcing state’s latest evacuations: ‘This is a disaster’
A massive blaze erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities in wildfire-ravaged California, ...
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A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage
The fire that started Thursday at the Vistra Energy battery plant in Moss Landing, roughly 80 miles (about 130 kilometers) south of San Francisco, led to 1,700 people evacuating, closed part ...
Evacuations lifted as massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire continues to burn
Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities.
A giant battery power plant is on fire in California
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Central California Thursday. The battery power plant is the ...