Assemblywoman Dawn Addis introduced legislation, AB 303, that aims to increase safety regulations for battery storage facilities in California. The bill, spurred by a recent fire at a Moss Landing facility, would require future facilities to be located at least 3,200 feet from sensitive areas and return approval authority to local communities. This could potentially halt plans for a 600-megawatt facility in Morro Bay, which has faced public concerns.
In the aftermath of a raging fire at a battery storage facility in Moss Landing, Assemblywoman Dawn Addis introduced legislation that if passed will likely halt plans for a facility in Morro Bay .
Along with Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church, Addis introduced the Battery Energy Safety and Accountability Act, dubbed AB 303. The bill focuses on requiring future battery storage facility to be located at least 3,200 feet from sensitive places like homes, schools and medical facilities. If passed, Assembly Bill 303 will also return battery storage facility approvals back to local communities.
On Jan. 16, the fire broke out at the 300-megawatt battery storage facility in Moss Landing owned by Vistra. It took days to get the fire extinguished. Vistra plans to construct and operate a 600-megawatt battery storage facility in Morro Bay, twice the megawatts of the Moss landing facility. Even before the Moss landing fire, mutiple residents had voiced concerns the facility would endanger the public while negatively impacting tourism and the fishing industry.
BATTERY STORAGE FIRE SAFETY LEGISLATION MORRO BAY LOCAL COMMUNITY
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