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Lithium Battery Fire in Moss Landing

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Moss Landing, California, United States

Source: TPG Online Daily

Project
Under Investigation

A fire broke out on January 16 at Vistra Energy’s lithium battery energy storage plant in Moss Landing, California, burning for four days and raising safety concerns for a proposed $200 million lithium battery storage system nearby. The incident led to evacuations and environmental monitoring due to toxic smoke and potential soil contamination.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Energy Storage
Location
Moss Landing, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
TPG Online Daily

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The project “Lithium Battery Fire in Moss Landing” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Moss Landing, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from TPG Online Daily.

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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A fire broke out on January 16 at Vistra Energy’s lithium battery energy storage plant in Moss Landing, California, burning for four days and raising safety concerns for a proposed $200 million lithium battery storage system nearby. The incident led to evacuations and environmental monitoring due to toxic smoke and potential soil contamination.

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Energy

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Moss Landing

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TPG Online Daily

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Sector

Energy Storage

Article published date

2025-02-14

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