"Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency began overseeing cleanup of the lithium-ion batteries that burned in a massive fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in January. The effort, which involves removing tens of thousands of damaged battery modules, is the largest lithium-ion battery cleanup in the EPA's history."
"The fire, which burned about 55% of what was at the time the world's largest battery energy storage system, made international headlines and caused local concern and confusion over the possible environmental and health effects of the disaster. Vistra's 300-megawatt battery energy storage system contained 100,000 battery modules and was intended to store energy from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, to be distributed to the electrical grid at a later time."
EPA began overseeing cleanup of lithium-ion batteries that burned at Moss Landing in January, removing tens of thousands of damaged modules. On Jan. 16, Vistra-owned batteries ignited and burned for two days, destroying about 55% of what was then the world’s largest battery energy storage system. The Vistra and nearby PG&E batteries have been idle since January. Burned structures were stabilized and partially demolished for safe entry. Vistra, named a potentially responsible party under CERCLA, is paying for removal and disposal under an Administrative Settlement. Damaged batteries remain a fire risk; contractors will remove modules one at a time, discharge each, treat according to condition, and package and transport them.
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