Never Again Moss Landing, a local watchdog group, released a report claiming a lack of oversight and several key failures ...

Smoke and flames are seen from Castroville as a fire at the Vistra battery storage plant burns in Moss Landing, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) ...

Moss Landing residents are concerned after the battery plant reignited Tuesday night. That led to a warning from the county to close all doors, vents, and windows.

A fire rages out of control at the Vistra battery storage plant, one of the world’s largest, in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) ...

Battery storage has increased 1,340% in the past six years in California, from 928 megawatts in 2019 to 13,391 megawatts today. A megawatt is enough electricity to run 750 homes.