California’s largest battery storage shut down by smoke, again


Part of California’s biggest battery storage system was forced to shut down again after a component malfunction caused the building to smoke up. — Bloomberg

Vistra Corp. was once again forced to shut down part of California’s biggest battery storage system after some components malfunctioned.

The company took offline its 100-megawatt Moss Landing battery facility after a safety system activated late on Sunday, according to a statement. It’s the second incident at the plant in less than six months.

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