"On Jan. 16, lithium-ion batteries located in the Moss Landing storage facility and owned by Vistra, a Texas-based energy company, ignited and burned for two days. The fire, which burned about 55% of what was at the time the world's largest battery energy storage system, made international headlines and caused local concern and confusion over the possible environmental and health effects of the disaster."
"Vistra's 300-megawatt battery energy storage system contained 100,000 battery modules and was intended to store energy from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, to be distributed to the electrical grid at a later time. Following the fire, the batteries were delinked to minimize the risk of flare-ups. The Vistra batteries and the nearby PG&E batteries that did not burn, have been sitting idle since January."
"MOSS LANDING - Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency began overseeing cleanup of the lithium-ion batteries that burned in a massive fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in January. In recent months, the burned structure around the damaged batteries was stabilized and partially demolished to allow for safe entry and removal."
The Environmental Protection Agency began overseeing cleanup of lithium-ion batteries that burned at the Moss Landing Power Plant in January. The effort involves removing tens of thousands of damaged battery modules and is the largest lithium-ion battery cleanup in the EPA's history. On Jan. 16 the Vistra-owned batteries ignited and burned for two days, destroying about 55% of the energy storage system. The 300-megawatt system held 100,000 modules intended to store renewable energy. The burned structure was stabilized and partially demolished for safe removal. Vistra, identified as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA, is funding removal and disposal. Contractors will remove and discharge modules one at a time, treat them by condition, then package and transport them.
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