A fire reignited at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Tuesday evening, weeks after a previous blaze forced evacuations in Monterey County. At 6:30 p.m., the North County Fire Protection District and Monterey County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of a fire at the Moss Landing Moss 300 building,
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of the owners of the beloved Moss Landing Haute Enchilada Restaurant, Café, and Gallery against Vistra Corporation ("Vistra") for the Moss Landing Battery Plant fire.
One piece of battery safety is designing EV packs and large stationary storage arrays so that fires can be slowed down and isolated when they do occur. There have been major improvements in fire suppression measures in recent years, and first responders are starting to better understand how to deal with battery fires that get out of hand.
Crews have begun work on the first step of a long process in cleaning up the wreckage of the Moss Landing battery storage plant after a huge fire last month drew national attention and raised questions about the safety of a new technology needed to continue California’s expansion of renewable energy.
Monterey County residents near Moss Landing were told late Tuesday to close their windows and doors overnight after a fire broke out at the Vistra Energy lithium-ion battery storage facility near the Moss Landing Harbor.
If a battery inside one of those containers overheats, the rest can be shut down to prevent further problems, DTE officials said. If a blaze sparks in one container, its neighboring container is far enough away that the fire shouldn’t spread. Each container has fire suppression inside.
The fire at the Vistra Corp. lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing flared again late Tuesday afternoon but has since died down, a North Monterey County fire chief told Lookout on Thursday.
New Leaf’s battery site would occupy about 1 acre and consist of batteries in six containers each 9.5 feet tall, 8 feet wide and 20 feet long
Smoke and flames were confirmed at the facility on Tuesday evening, but fire officials say the fire has since burned itself out.
Barry Branin, a leader of the community group Morro Bay Citizens for Estero Bay Preservation, held up a “No batteries by the bay” yard sign, which the group passed out to their neighbors two years ago to discourage Vistra from pursuing the project.
Moss Landing residents are concerned after the battery plant reignited Tuesday night. That led to a warning from the county to close all doors, vents, and windows.
A fire reignited at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Tuesday evening, weeks after a previous blaze forced evacuations in Monterey County. At 6:30 p.m., the North County Fire Protection District ...
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