MOSS LANDING – Monterey County 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 can explain what caused the fire that started Thursday and be able to guarantee the public that the plant is safe.
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A Vistra representative responded later Friday afternoon saying that determining when the plant goes back online will be a “collaboration” and the company would be following regulations and informing the public.
The fire appeared to flare up again Friday afternoon but Addis and Church said they had been briefed that the fire would flare up as additional batteries within the structure where the fire is ignite.
The fire resulted in an evacuation affecting about 1,200 people and the closure of Highway 1 in both directions, among other roadways. Evacuation orders were lifted late Friday.
Road closures remain in effect until further notice from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. (Kyarra Harris — Monterey Herald)
Smoke stems from the Vistra Battery Plant in Moss Landing hours after a fire erupted. (Kyarra Harris — Monterey Herald)
The moon rises over Elkhorn Slough as fire blazes Thursday night at the Vistra power plant’s battery storage facility in Moss Landing in northern Monterey County. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Fire blazes Thursday night at the Vistra power plant’s battery storage facility in Moss Landing in northern Monterey County. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Law enforcement patrols Dolan Road in Moss Landing as fire blazes at the Vistra power plant’s battery storage facility Thursday night. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Fire blazes Thursday night at the Vistra power plant’s battery storage facility in Moss Landing in northern Monterey County. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
The fire at the Moss Landing power plant is reflected in Elkhorn Slough. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
A home along Elkhorn Road is illuminated as Thursday night’s fire sends up a column of smoke. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
A haze wafts across Dolan Road in Moss Landing Thursday night as fire blazes at the Vistra power plant’s battery storage. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Elkhorn Slough winds toward the Monterey Bay as fire blazes Thursday night at the Vistra power plant’s battery storage facility in Moss Landing. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Show Caption1 of 10Road closures remain in effect until further notice from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. (Kyarra Harris — Monterey Herald)
Expand“There needs to be some accountability,” Church said in the Friday morning press conference, noting this was the fourth fire in five years at Moss Landing battery facilities.
The fire at one of the world’s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems was in a building housing 300 lithium-ion batteries, of which an unknown number burned and continue to burn. The hazardous materials within smoke plumes from lithium-ion batteries include hydrogen fluoride, a colorless gas that can cause severe damage to the body.
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