A fire has broken out at a battery storage facility adjacent to the gas-fueled Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, and locals are urged to shut down air systems and close ...

MOSS LANDING, Calif. — The sight of the Moss Landing battery storage facility was originally opened in 1950 as a power plant. It was one of the largest power plants on the West Coast at the time.

MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a major fire at the Vistra battery storage plant in Moss Landing.

MOSS LANDING — A major fire at a lithium battery storage plant in Moss Landing flared up again early Friday afternoon and Highway 1 remained closed after authorities said it smoldered most of ...

For decades, Moss Landing’s horizon has been dominated by two towering smoke stacks rising above the power plant. Pacific Gas & Electric built the plant in 1950 and sold it in 2006.

Power Plant Fire at Moss Landing, Monterey County Forces Evacuations. Published Jan 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM EST Updated Jan 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM EST. By .

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KRON) — A fire has erupted at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday evening, officials said. The fire is at energy company Vistra’s power plant in Monterey County.

A battery storage facility burns at Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, on January 17, 2025. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty ...

Moss Landing Power Plant is a natural gas-powered electricity generation plant operated by Texas-based Vistra Energy. The facility also has two battery storage stations owned by PG&E and Vistra.

A fire has broken out at a battery storage facility adjacent to the gas-fueled Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, and locals are urged to shut down air systems and close ...

The plant is located on the site of a now-shuttered 1950s-era PG&E Moss Landing natural gas plant visible for its huge smokestacks near Moss Landing Harbor. The first phase was completed in 2020 ...