"In the wake of the largest battery storage fire in U.S. history, Monterey County, California, is advancing a moratorium on new battery energy storage facilities following the January 2025 blaze at the Moss Landing Power Plant. The fire, which burned for two days and released toxic smoke across the region, has prompted urgent calls for stronger safety regulations and environmental oversight."
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One year later, trial law firm Danko Meredith sums up the damage and long term impact of the Moss Landing Lithium Ion Battery Plant runaway fire:
https://www.dankolaw.com/blog/the-2025-vistra-battery-fire-in-moss-landing-one-year-later/
"Count the cost of the batteries required to store 200 GWh of power, at (say) half a billion per GWh."
https://ctif.org/news/monterey-county-moves-towards-bess-ban-after-massive-fire-moss-landing-january-2025
"In the wake of the largest battery storage fire in U.S. history, Monterey County, California, is advancing a moratorium on new battery energy storage facilities following the January 2025 blaze at the Moss Landing Power Plant. The fire, which burned for two days and released toxic smoke across the region, has prompted urgent calls for stronger safety regulations and environmental oversight."