Five days after a huge fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for an investigation into the blaze, which has jolted California’s renewable energy industry.

The fire at a Northern California lithium battery storage facility prompted a state of emergency in Monterey County and a special meeting Tuesday on the fire and ongoing response. Wilson Walker reports that while the fire has burned itself out,

The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.

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 blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry.

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Central California Thursday. The battery power plant is the largest in the world according to the company, Vistra, that owns it.

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A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources.

As the fire lithium battery storage facility that led to evacuations in Moss Landing last week continues to smolder days later, concerns are being raised about the impacts to the surrounding environment.