Santa Cruz County address concerns after Moss Landing battery plant fire
Santa Cruz County supervisors met to discuss potential toxin spread from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with residents voicing health concerns and opposition to a new battery storage project.
New safety standards, oversight proposed for lithium battery facilities after Moss Landing fire
In the wake of the recent fire at Vistra Corporation's Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility, the California Public Utilities Commission has proposed new standards for battery energy storage facilities.
Moss Landing battery fire: Unusually high concentrations of toxic metals found in wetlands near plant
Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire
Moss Landing battery plant fire a ‘wake-up’ call for industry: Monterey supervisor
Monterey County officials and Vistra Energy executives give press conference as the largest battery fire ever continues to smolder in Moss Landing.
Vistra plans battery storage plant near Terra Bella on heels of Moss Landing fire
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors will take up a proposal by Vistra Energy to build a new 50-megawatt battery energy storage system adjacent to a 70-megawatt solar farm near the town of Terra Bella.
Who is Vistra? The company in charge of Moss Landing battery storage facility
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Vistra responds to heavy metal spike in Moss Landing soil post-battery facility fire
Vistra responds to San Jose State's finding of a heavy metal spike in soils near their Moss Landing battery storage facility.
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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 County Board of Supervisors called on all battery storage operations at ...
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Worst-case scenario: County official calls for ‘independent investigation’ of Moss Landing battery fire
MOSS LANDING – Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church and State Assemblymember Dawn Addis are calling for the Vistra ...
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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 ...