Vistra Corp's 3000-megawatt Moss Landing energy storage facility went up in flames on Thursday, in a blaze that is expected to remain contained to the building. "There are no active fire suppression efforts going on, as the best approach, according to fire staff, is to allow the building and batteries to burn," according to a Monterey Sheriff official. Both Vistra and the county official said that all site personnel had been evacuated and no injuries were reported.

Yeah, I think massive chemical batteries for storing excess electricity to facilitate a contrived green energy market is a bad idea.

  • CrimeDadOPAEnglish
    2•5 hours ago

    We shouldn’t have either.

    Per the AP, “There were fires at the Vistra plant in 2021 and 2022”.

    • @A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•5 hours ago

      Agreed, yet, you know that, since this is a new technology in development, it is more subject to accidents. What’s more is that media are more inclined to report any even small accidents about it. So, finally, information and news here are not necessarily representative of the whole reality.

      Thanks anyway for this striking breaking news i didn’t know about 😌