Fresh Fire Breaks Out at Moss Landing Battery Plant as EPA Monitors Response

A fresh fire broke out at Moss Landing Power Plant on California's Central Coast, the same facility that had a major lithium‑battery blaze in January 2025, triggering evacuations for about 1,200 residents and a state of emergency. Fire crews evacuated plant workers as smoke and flames appeared on the north side; shelter-in-place orders were later lifted. The EPA is coordinating with responders and overseeing removal of damaged battery modules; air monitoring showed no hydrogen fluoride or PM2.5 exceedances. The 300‑MW system houses roughly 100,000 lithium‑ion batteries, about 55% damaged in the 2025 fire, and safety concerns for ongoing storage remain.