The Environmental Protection Agency warns of potential flare-ups at the Moss Landing Battery Plant as crews proceed with delinking remaining batteries. About 60% of accessible batteries linked to earlier fires have been addressed in phase one of the cleanup. While this reduces the risk of larger incidents, further flare-ups are anticipated due to facility damage. A timeline for demolition remains undetermined, as efforts are focused on safe delinking. Community health is also a priority, prompting a survey to gather residents' experiences and potential symptoms during the incident.
The cleanup at Moss Landing Battery Plant is essential to prevent larger fires, with about 60% of accessible batteries delinked but risks of flare-ups still exist.
Although de-linking the batteries lessens thermal runaway risk, the damage to the facility and remaining linked batteries suggest more flare-ups are inevitable.
Vistra is assessing demolition vendors to methodically plan the cleanup process, but no definitive timeline for the demolition has been established yet.
The community is being engaged through a health department survey to understand residents' fire-related experiences and symptoms, emphasizing the focus on local health impacts.
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