Firefighters monitor Northern California lithium battery plant for storm-related flare-ups
Monterey County firefighters on Friday said they were monitoring Vistra Energy's fire-damaged lithium-ion battery facility ...
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Battery plant fire in Monterey County raises concerns among residents who oppose project outside Petaluma
Opponents of a Petaluma-area battery storage project say the fire at Moss Landing Power Plant should be a warning of the ...
Moss Landing battery facility fire sparks industry storage discussions
The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing sparked the conversation about the facility’s storage ...
Assemblymember Dawn Addis: Climate justice hinges on community-centered clean energy | Opinion
Opponents of common-sense guardrails say that any kind of regulation is an irrational over-reaction. Their arguments, that ...
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Moss Landing Battery Fire Leads to Health Fears, Evidence of Contamination and Concerns About Overreaction
Residents describe experiences of sore throats and other symptoms. The energy storage industry insists that this incident is ...
Inside Climate News5d
Making Sense of the Giant Fire that Could Set Back Energy Storage
The blaze at Moss Landing in Monterey County, California, may have been worse because of the plant’s design and the types of ...
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States and counties weigh safety risks of much-needed energy storage
A massive fire in California comes amid a debate over where to install batteries essential for storing up wind and solar ...
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Tracey Weiss, Our Ocean Backyard | Moss Landing battery fire and regional sustainable energy
On Jan. 16, a large smoke plume rose above Moss Landing power plant and Elkhorn Slough. The lithium-ion battery array at ...
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State efforts to expand use of electric vehicles and renewable energy are getting pushback from affected communities.
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Walters: California’s carbon crusade faces resistance due to its real world impact
State efforts to expand use of electric vehicles and renewable energy are getting pushback from affected communities.
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN5d
Commentary | Dan Walters: California’s carbon crusade faces resistance after Moss Landing battery fire
"Vistra, owner of the destroyed Moss Landing plant, wants to build another plant at Morro Bay, another scenic coastal community in San Luis Obispo County," writes CalMatters columnist Dan Walters.