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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Who is Vistra? The company in charge of Moss Landing battery storage facility
AND VISTRA ENER Many may be wondering who Vistra Energy, owners and operators of the Moss Landing battery plant, are, especially after their facility recently caught on fire. Vistra Energy ...
EPA says testing shows no chemicals in air from Moss Landing fire
A representative with the United States Environmental Protection Agency was in Moss Landing for a media briefing addressing ...
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Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke
MOSS LANDING — Flames and smoke in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area in northern Monterey County ...
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 ...
Vistra plant fire causes 2,000 people to evacuate, CNN reports
Moss Landing Power Plant in Central California around 3 pm yesterday and evacuation orders were issued around 6:30 pm due to ...
Crashes and Disasters
MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a ...