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SAN FRANCISCO — January 17, 2025.
A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people. The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke. “There’s no way to sugar coat it. This is a disaster,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church said.

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CASTLETON, NY- November, 2024

Just over the NY state border, there has been a massive fire at a 40-acre Puresky solar power plant. All of the panels were on fire, and the fire spread into a nearby ravine. Because of the rural nature of the area, it was difficult to battle. Fifteen fire departments became involved to prevent the spread to nearby forestlands.

Below are links to news reports about the fire. 

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=528775059933435

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/crews-battle-large-fire-at-a-solar-farm-in-castleton/

Below is a picture of the solar plant in which all 17,000 panels burned. 

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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A proposal for a solar project off Route 403 in the village of Davisville is meeting some early opposition from local residents.

Cranston-based Green Development LLC has proposed a 4-megawatt, ground-mounted solar installation on undeveloped land between Route 403 and some homes off Davisville Road. The project, known as NKGM Solar, would clear 36 acres of otherwise untouched land to make room for 10,000 solar panels, and extend Firwood Drive, a sleepy suburban street, into an access road for the solar array.​

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