Four California residents are suing Vistra Energy and other companies in state court for damages following a fire at the nation’s largest standalone battery storage facility.
The Jan. 16 fire, which broke out at Vistra’s 300-megawatt Phase 1 battery energy storage system located at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, burned for four days and released a plume of toxic smoke and fine particulates that extended for miles.
The Vistra fire temporarily displaced about 1,500 residents and led to school and road closures, affecting tens of thousands of residents in the area around the facility.
The lawsuit alleges that problems with the facility design and fire suppression system, along with the type of battery used at the facility, all contributed to the disaster.
