Written by Jill Sampson for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A fire erupted at the Moss Landing Power Plant on January 16 at the 300-megawatt (MW) Phase I battery energy storage system (BESS) run by Vistra Energy Corporation (NYSE:VST) (Irving, Texas) in Monterey County, California. What started small soon grew into an inferno that caused officials to evacuate nearby areas and close Highway 1 in the area of the plant. The fire was still smoldering but was considered under control early on January 20, when the evacuation orders were lifted and the highway reopened.