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.
Moss Landing battery blaze: Officials demand independent investigation of lithium-ion fire
A state lawmaker and a Monterey County supervisor are calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility to remain closed until an independent investigation can determine the cause of last week’s fire.
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.
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.
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.
CA lawmaker calls for end to Morro Bay battery project after Moss Landing fire
Vistra planned to build a 600-megawatt battery energy storage facility at the retired Morro Bay Power Plant property — but Assemblymember Dawn Addis called for an end to the project after the Moss Landing fire. “We can never have a disaster like this again,” she said in a statement Monday.
Highway 1 reopens following fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing facility
Highway 1 reopened on Sunday, just days after a fire broke out at the Vistra Energy Power Plant in Monterey County.
Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire continues to burn, evacuations lifted
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.
Moss Landing Risks: What Could Happen in a Power Plant Fire?
Authorities are battling to contain a fire at a battery facility next to the Moss Landing Power Plant in California.
Evacuation orders issued due to fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing facility
Highway 1 is closed in both directions Thursday night in Moss Landing, where crews are fighting a fire at a battery facility owned by Texas-based Vistra Energy.
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.
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 ...
Moss Landing battery fire: A ‘Three Mile Island’ for key renewable energy industry?
The dramatic fire at the the Vistra battery storage plant, one of the world’s largest, caused the evacuation of 1,200 people ...
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, ...
Monterey Co. power plant still smoking, officials say air quality not a risk to residents
A fire at one of the world's largest battery storage facilities continued smoking Saturday in Moss Landing but Monterey ...