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There are two separate energy storage facilities in Moss Landing. One is operated by Vistra Corp., the other is operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
KSBW 8 reached out to both companies.
A Vistra Corp. spokesperson said their equipment is safe and was not impacted by the fire. The spokesperson said they are aware of a fire at the PG&E Elkhorn Battery facility, which is adjacent to their property.
PG&E sent the following response in an email (exact quote):
The safety of our customers, employees, contractors and the communities we serve is PG&E’s top priority.
Around 1:30 A.M. this morning, PG&E became aware of a fire in one Tesla Megapack at its Elkhorn Battery Storage facility in Monterey County.
PG&E is working with firefighters to stop the spread of the fire and provide a safe area for emergency response personnel.
Safety systems at the facility worked as designed when the issue was detected, and automatically disconnected the battery storage facility from the electrical grid.
There have been no injuries to onsite personnel.
There are no electrical outages for customers at this time due to the inciden
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But then again, you run into the ambient methane production,
so i guess that we are just left with unicorn fart power