Every incident at Moss Landing
6 incidents at Moss Landing, United States, between 2021 and 2026: 4 fires or thermal events, 1 electrical fault, 1 mechanical failure. 1 classed as major. Every entry is written from published reporting with its sources.
The timeline, oldest first
- Battery overheating forces shutdown of Moss Landing Phase I storage facility
- Megapack fire at PG&E Elkhorn Battery, Moss Landing, California
- Water based suppression system leak causes battery shorting at Moss Landing Phase II
- Clamp failure and coolant leak found during Moss Landing battery restart testing
- Major fire at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, California, multi-day incident
- New fire smoulders at Vistra Moss Landing battery site during cleanup
Companies named in these entries: Fluence, LG Energy Solution, Vistra Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric, Tesla
Questions answered
How many incidents have there been at Moss Landing?
The register holds 6 incidents at Moss Landing from public reporting, from 2021 to 2026: 4 fires or thermal events, 1 electrical fault, 1 mechanical failure. 1 is classed as major. Incidents that never reached public reporting are not counted.
What happened at Moss Landing in 2026?
New fire smoulders at Vistra Moss Landing battery site during cleanup (EIR-1136). A fire broke out at Vistra's 300-megawatt battery energy storage facility in Moss Landing, California, during ongoing cleanup and demolition work following a major fire at the site in January 2025. By noon on the day of the incident, officials said there was no active fire, only smouldering, and no...
What failed at Moss Landing?
By kind of incident: 4 fires or thermal events, 1 electrical fault, 1 mechanical failure. Each entry says what the reporting established and nothing more; where a part or a cause was named by a fire service, a regulator or the operator, the entry carries it and says who said it.
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