One of the world’s biggest battery plants is located in a tiny harbor town perched halfway between Santa Cruz and Monterey. A fire ignited January 16 inside the Moss Landing Power Plant where thousands of lithium batteries store power from renewable energy.

The Monterey Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the adoption of a resolution to ratify the Proclamation of Local Emergency.

The sight of the Moss Landing battery storage facility was originally opened in 1950 as a power plant. It was one of the largest power plants on the West Coast at the time.

In the wake of the Moss Landing lithium battery plant fire, another coastal Calif. town tells Texas company to go away for good.

Authorities are battling to contain a fire at a battery facility next to the Moss Landing Power Plant in California.

A temporary evacuation point has been set up at Castroville Recreation Center. Follow here for the latest updates.

A fire broke out at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in California's Monterey County on Thursday.

A fire at one of the world's largest battery storage facilities continued smoking Saturday in Moss Landing but Monterey County officials said air quality sensors found no risk to residents.

State Senator John Laird declined to comment on the battery plant proposed for Morro Bay, but he called for Vistra to improve its emergency response planning. Laird represents the entirety of Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties, as well as part of San Luis Obispo County.

How winds will impact Moss Landing power plant fire.

Supervisor Glenn Church and State Assemblymember Dawn Addis are. calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility in Moss Landing to stay offline until officials