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January 1, Massive Fire Breaks Out at World’s Largest Battery Facility in CA
You won’t see this on TV. In a place called Moss Landing, one of the world’s biggest battery storage plants caught on fire. It’s got those lithium batteries everybody’s always talking about. Over 1,000 folks had to get out of there quick.
The fire started on a Thursday afternoon. By Friday morning, the firefighters were still working hard to keep it in check. Luckily, it hasn’t spread beyond the facility itself, according to local reports.
Now, this plant is owned by a company from Texas called Vistra Energy. You might have heard about lithium in those big talks about clean energy and electric cars. Well, with these giant batteries, looks like they’re not all sunshine and rainbows.
A guy named Glenn Church, who looks after things in Monterey County, called this fire a “disaster” when talking to a local TV station. It’s a good reminder that we need to think carefully about these energy plans and make sure communities are safe. Stay safe out there!
Wyatt Matters!
The recent fire at the battery storage plant in Moss Landing, California, has shown us that while new energy technologies like lithium batteries are exciting, we need to be careful and smart about how we use them. Over 1,000 people had to leave their homes quickly because of the fire. Even though the brave firefighters managed to stop it from spreading, the event reminds us that these big batteries can sometimes cause big problems.
The plant in the spotlight belongs to a company called Vistra Energy, based in Texas. The company uses lithium batteries, which are often seen as the way to a cleaner energy future. We hear a lot about how these batteries can power electric cars and help with clean energy. But incidents like this show that it’s important to look at the whole picture and consider safety alongside new technology.
Leaders in the community, like Glenn Church from Monterey County, call this fire a “disaster.” This tells us we need to carefully plan how we use and store energy to keep people safe. It’s crucial for everyone to understand both the benefits and risks of new technologies. As we work toward greener solutions, safety should be at the top of our list.
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George
January 18, 2025 at 6:16 am
Lithium batteries are also used in automobiles and there have been more than a few news articles about cars ‘catching fire’. But never mind. The Government says they are ‘very safe’.
Nathan C. Paris
January 18, 2025 at 8:28 am
Now the cost of batteries will sky-rocket!
tj
January 18, 2025 at 9:36 am
This is the second reason that the push to go EV that is not being reported NATIONALLY. The first is the cost and evironmental impact in manufacturing EV lithium batteries. Everyone was up in arms decades back of what to do with Nuclear wastedand rods,here we are again how to dispose of these items?
Barry L Williams
January 18, 2025 at 11:46 am
Lithium Batteries present not only a fire risk, but they are extremely toxic. Toxic to people, communities as well as the environment. Yet Biden and his “Environmentalists” never mentioned this aspect of Electric Car issues. Every kind of power presents risks. Even Selenium used in Solar Cells is toxic in large quantities.
Seems”Environmentalist” never mention that !
Carolyn
January 18, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Good old CA and their extremist environmental rules/laws and people are much more harmful to ALL life on our planet while they preach their ideas. Save a useless tiny sucker fish or try to restore old salmon spawning streams by ripping out useful dams which create electricity and prevent flooding, for instance. Push windmills and solar panels which rape our lands of scares rare earth minerals, and create unrenewable trash which poisons our lands when they break or cease to function. Heck. Some people NEVER consider the consequences of their demands. DUH.
Lee
January 18, 2025 at 9:04 pm
Chemically speaking Lithium plus water equals Li- and H2 plus heat that ignites said hydrogen.