Moss Landing Battery Fire Flare-Up Reignites California Safety Concerns

A Friday flare-up at the Moss Landing battery storage facility rekindled safety fears two years after a major fire, with roughly 1,200 charged modules smoldering and prompting a shelter-in-place order that was later lifted. The incident underscores ongoing questions about safety standards and oversight as California expands its large battery storage fleet, while regulators and the plant operator Vistra pursue investigations and researchers report potential environmental and health exposures near the site.