Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 3, 2025
Business owners sue in US court over Moss Landing Power Plant fire
No cause has yet been determined for the power plant fire in Monterey County in January, but a federal lawsuit has now been filed by two business owners, in addition to the complaint filed in superior court.
Two business owners on Thursday accused Moss Vistra Corp., a Texas based energy company, of causing the Jan. 16 fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County by "recklessly" designing and maintaining the facility holding thousands of lithium-ion batteries.
The plant is the world's largest battery storage facility and housed two separate energy facilities on its campus: the Vistra Battery Energy Storage Facility and the Elkhorn Battery Facility, owned by Pac...
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