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Second battery malfunction in less than 6 months reported at Moss Landing power plant

Updated: 7:11 PM PST Feb 14, 2022

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[b]MOSS LANDING, Calif. —[/b]
In Moss Landing, firefighters responded to another battery meltdown at the Vistra Energy Storage Facility Sunday night, when they arrived roughly 10 battery racks were melted.
It's the second incident at the plant in the last five months alone.

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Firefighters say the two incidents should provide a learning opportunity to make any needed adjustments or improvements.
One concern is this plant is going to get bigger.
The energy storage facility is owned and operated by Vistra which opened the plant in December 2020. Just last month Vistra announced plans for an expansion project that will nearly double the storage capacity. 
Vistra released the following statement: 
"Late on Feb. 13, the early detection safety system activated at our Moss Landing site, and as is our protocol at all of our facilities, we have contacted off-site emergency response out of an abundance of caution. There are no injuries to personnel on the site. An investigation is underway to determine what caused the safety system to activate. The 100-megawatt Phase II system is currently offline. We will share more information after we get additional insights into this situation."