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EPA, county and state agencies update Monterey supervisors on Moss Landing ML‑300 battery fire cleanup
Summary
County emergency management and state/federal partners told the board that 12,000 of 35,772 batteries have been de‑energized and removed, phase‑1 stabilization is complete, sampling results to date show no clear human‑health risks at the sampled locations, and phase‑2 demolition is planned for mid‑2026.
Monterey County Department of Emergency Management and partner agencies briefed the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6 about ongoing recovery and cleanup work at the Moss Landing ML‑300 battery energy storage facility, site of a Jan. 2025 structure fire and hazardous materials incident.
Kelsey Scanlon, the county's emergency management director, said removal operations continue systematically: roughly 12,000 battery modules have been de‑energized and shipped for recycling out of an estimated total of 35,772. De‑energization runs around the clock excluding Sundays; staff reported no flare‑ups to date. Each truckload carries about 192 modules on 24 pallets and the current average is five to six truckloads per week.
Staff said the site…
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