* A 300 MW/1,200 MWh storage system at Vistra Corp's Moss Landing
Energy Storage Facility in Monterey Bay, Calif., remains offline [1] after
an overheating issue over the weekend.
* According to a Vistra statement,
"a limited number of battery modules" at the storage facility overheated on
Saturday night, resulting in the facility going offline. The company said
that the overheating was contained and controlled without outside
assistance, although the North County Fire Protection District of Monterey
County was called to respond.
* The 300 MW unit will remain offline for
an undetermined length pending an investigation by Vistra, engineering
contractor Fluence and battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution. The
California Public Utilities Commission said in a statement that it is also
investigating the incident.
There were no injuries and Vistra said its
"risk mitigation and safety systems worked as designed." Sprinkler systems
targeted the affected modules and stopped thermal runaway. Fire crews
responding to the incident told local news station KION [2] that battery
racks had been "scorched" and some wires were "melted." Vistra has not
announced details on a root cause of the incident.
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Links:
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[1]
https://investor.vistracorp.com/news?item=197
[2]
https://kion546.com/news/local-news/top-stories/2021/09/06/battery-modules-overheat-at-vistras-moss-landing-energy-storage-facility/
[3]
http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/
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