California: Vistra Energy power plant, massive lithium-ion battery storage on fire

crimsonaudio

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This is bad - not just for the California power grid, but for the environment.

Vistra Energy, which owns the plant, branded the facility as the “largest of its kind in the world,” boasting a capacity of 750 megawatts and 3,000 megawatt-hours following its 2023 expansion. It plays a critical role in stabilizing California’s energy grid, the company said.

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The fire is active with no suppression efforts underway, and firefighters believe the best course of action is to allow it to burn, the sheriff’s office spokesperson said. Drone footage revealed approximately 40% of the building housing lithium-ion batteries on the property has been consumed by flames, the spokesperson said.
Residents ordered to evacuate after fire breaks out at a power plant in Central California
 

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This is completely misleading and not true @dailykos

While there is currently a fire at Moss Landing, which houses a 3,000 MWh battery storage facility—the world's largest—the facility on fire, owned by Vistra Energy, is not a Tesla Megapack facility. There is a separate 256-unit Tesla Megapack battery storage facility located next door, but the fire did not originate from Tesla's batteries or that facility. As of 8 PM PT tonight, that Tesla energy storage facility remains unaffected. This means the fire has no connection to Tesla or its Megapack product, making the headline below completely misleading.


I don't care how much you hate the media, it isn't enough. After getting called out, they finally did change their headline, but as far as I can tell, no retraction has been issued.
 

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