CaliSunHarvester
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Some time today around 5pm when I let the dogs out, I noticed a faint smell of electrical fire. Melting plastic or so. I ran around the property looking for the usual suspects (2 battery banks, far apart), the panel that the tenant regularly overloads, arrays. Nothing to see. The smell was actually strongest on the South side, away from the batteries.
Now that it's dark, the fire is actually visible from the higher portion of our property. It's about 30 miles away. Yes, that big of a fire.
And yes, it's a *battery* fire. At a gas power plant, which -- I did not know -- also has batteries.
"construction of Phase 3 with another 350 MW / 1,400 MWh was underway to bring total capacity to 750 MW / 3,000 MWh, and commissioned in August 2023"
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Now that it's dark, the fire is actually visible from the higher portion of our property. It's about 30 miles away. Yes, that big of a fire.
And yes, it's a *battery* fire. At a gas power plant, which -- I did not know -- also has batteries.
"construction of Phase 3 with another 350 MW / 1,400 MWh was underway to bring total capacity to 750 MW / 3,000 MWh, and commissioned in August 2023"

Evacuation orders issued for Moss Landing Battery Plant fire; residents asked to close all entry points
The building has been evacuated. The fire is deemed non-hazardous but a hazmat team is on standby.

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