Worst-case scenario: County official calls for ‘independent investigation’ of Moss Landing battery fire
Supervisor Glenn Church and State Assemblymember Dawn Addis are. calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility in Moss Landing to stay offline until officials
Locals request total shutdown of Moss Landing as California Governor calls for investigation into battery storage fire
In an emergency meeting, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to request Vistra Energy and PG&E cease operations at their Moss Landing battery energy storage facilities until a cause of last week's fire is determined.
Why a battery storage plant facility was built in Moss Landing
After the Vistra-owned Moss Landing battery facility caught on fire Thursday night, many community members are questioning several factors about the facility. Mainly,why it was constructed in the first place.
Moss Landing battery fire: Newsom calls for investigation into massive blaze
Five days after a huge fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for an investigation into the blaze, which has jolted California’s renewable energy industry.
In the aftermath of the Moss Landing Power Plant fire, the community rallies and the county responds
The Monterey Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the adoption of a resolution to ratify the Proclamation of Local Emergency.
Monterey County unanimously approves state of emergency after Moss Landing fire
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to proclaim a local state of emergency to address the various concerns surrounding the Vistra Energy battery power storage facility fire in Moss Landing that began last week.
Moss Landing fire may be death knell for another lithium battery plant on California coast
In the wake of the Moss Landing lithium battery plant fire, another coastal Calif. town tells Texas company to go away for good.
Residents report health issues after Moss Landing battery facility fire
A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
Vistra tops S&P 500 as evacuation order lifted in Moss Landing battery fire
Vistra (NYSE:VST) closed +8.5% to an all-time high $188.77 on Tuesday, surging to the top of the day's S&P 500 leaderboard, after authorities lifted evacuation orders issued following last week's massive fire at the company's Moss Landing power plant in California.
CA lawmaker calls for end to Morro Bay battery project after Moss Landing fire
The Moss Landing battery plant fire has sparked concerns that Morro Bay isn’t the right place for a similar facility. On Monday, one California State Assembly member echoed the calls of those constituents — and urged Texas-based energy company Vistra Corp.
Monterey County supervisors discuss Moss Landing battery plant fire
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that he said aims to restore freedom of speech and end censorship, drawing fire from critics who point to his past actions threatening and suing journalists,
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Making Sense of the Giant Fire that Could Set Back Energy Storage
The blaze at Moss Landing in Monterey County, California, may have been worse because of the plant’s design and the types of ...
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Fire engulfs Moss Landing, one of the world’s largest battery energy storage systems
The 300 MW first phase of Vistra Energy's Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California caught fire Thursday afternoon.
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.
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Fire out at Moss Landing battery plant, heat pockets persist; EPA concludes air monitoring
Five days after the world’s largest lithium battery fire ignited at Vistra Energy Corporation in Moss Landing the Monterey ...
Calif. battery storage facility fire a key focus of Brookhaven forum
The event, hosted by Brookhaven Town, which has eight separate battery storage plants proposed from Medford to Shoreham, was ...
Highway 1 set to reopen following fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing facility
There were clearer skies over Moss Landing on Sunday, following the fire that broke out at the Vistra Energy Power Plant. On ...
Environmental concerns still loom over Northern California lithium battery facility fire
As the fire lithium battery storage facility that led to evacuations in Moss Landing last week continues to smolder days later, concerns are being raised about the impacts to the surrounding ...