Moss Landing battery facility: fire history and shelter-in-place orders

The Moss Landing battery-storage facility in Monterey County, California, operated by Vistra Corp with Tesla Megapack equipment, has experienced repeated thermal-runaway fires. Public reporting describes major toxic gas releases, including hydrofluoric acid, and mandatory 24-hour shelter-in-place orders affecting roughly 1,200 residents. The facility remains operational. The SafeGridUnited national dataset records the site as a case study in operational failure history, cited in common-law-nuisance litigation. Primary source: SafeGridUnited national dataset (seeds/national-v2.csv), Moss Landing (Monterey County) row.