California battery plant fire sparks call for new ... - Los Angeles …
5 days ago · The fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant, which ignited on Jan. 16, burned for five days and ultimately destroyed around 80% of the batteries inside the building.
Heavy metals found in Monterey estuary after Moss ... - Los Angeles …
2 days ago · After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby estuary, a home to endangered species.
Fire at battery plant in Moss Landing, California, forces …
Jan 18, 2025 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people. The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry.
Fire Breaks Out at a Huge Battery Site in California
Jan 17, 2025 · A large fire erupted on Thursday at the Moss Landing battery plant, south of San Jose, Calif., closing Highway 1 and prompting local the authorities to issue evacuation orders for around...
Monterey County officials call Moss Landing lithium battery …
Jan 17, 2025 · Monterey County officials declared a local emergency after a fire ignited at a power plant and one of the largest lithium battery storage facilities in the world last week, releasing a large...
A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy ...
Jan 17, 2025 · 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 of Highway 1 and generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke.
The fire at Moss Landing is holding its charge - POLITICO
3 days ago · When the world’s largest lithium-ion battery caught fire Jan. 17 at the Vistra-owned Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, Assemblymember Dawn Addis looked up at the 100-foot flames ...
Moss Landing, the world’s biggest grid battery, caught fire again
Jan 17, 2025 · Power company Vistra ’ s flagship grid battery project, housed in and around a historic power plant dating back to 1950, erupted into flames Thursday night and prompted nearby residents to evacuate from Moss Landing, California.
A giant battery power plant is on fire in California | The Verge
Jan 17, 2025 · A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Central California Thursday. The battery power plant is the largest in the world according to the company, Vistra, that owns...
Fire Erupts at California Battery Storage Plant, One of World's …
Jan 17, 2025 · A fire broke out at California's Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday. The plant, said in 2023 to be the world's largest, stores energy for the California grid.