UPDATE: Tesla’s PG&E facility at Elkhorn catches fire, shuts down Highway 1

[excalibur]

Lithium battery fires are not a good thing. But the left keeps pushing these dangerous and polluting batteries.

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Update 6:05 ET: PG&E said that property damage to the battery is expected to exceed $50,000. Details regarding safety system were added to paragraph 4.​

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Tesla’s Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility, located in Monterey County, California caught fire last night around 1:30 AM after one Tesla Megapack was reported ablaze.​

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PG&E told Teslarati that it became aware of the fire at 1:30 AM, and that, as of 9:28 AM, that fire is still being fought by local firefighters along with assistance from PG&E.​

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The fire seems to have started in an isolated Megapack, according to details released by PG&E. The fire was confined to a single Megapack, which is Tesla’s commercial battery storage system. The safety systems at the facility worked as designed when the fire was detected. The battery storage facility was automatically disconnected from the electrical grid, the company told us.​

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PG&E said the Elkhorn Battery Storage System has a safety system that consists of various protocols:​

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• • Thermal alarms within battery packs with the capability of triggering a plant shutdown if battery temperatures exceed safe operating limits.
  • Early warning system using visible and audible alarms that will warn coworkers and first responders of fire risk and to evacuate the area.
  • An incident command center located a safe distance from the batteries that’s equipped with alarm monitors, cameras, an emergency shutdown control and other tools to manage an incident without putting people in harm’s way.
  • Pre-Fire Plan and training program involving both PG&E coworkers and North (Monterey) County Fire District

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There have been no injuries to onsite personnel, and customers have reported no outages at this time. Reports have indicated that Highway 1 has been closed due to the fire. PG&E did not include this in their statement.​

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UPDATE: Tesla's PG&E facility at Elkhorn catches fire, shuts down Highway 1

Tesla's Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility caught fire last night around 1:30 AM after one Tesla Megapack was reported ablaze.

www.teslarati.com

 

[Rambunctious]

Fires have taken out several Amazon fulfillment centers for rooftop fires from solar... Amazon has turned off the solar systems on all of their buildings until they investigate.....

 

[JGalt]

Self-combusting Chinese batteries.

 

[progressive hunter]

Lithium battery fires are not a good thing. But the left keeps pushing these dangerous and polluting batteries.

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Update 6:05 ET: PG&E said that property damage to the battery is expected to exceed $50,000. Details regarding safety system were added to paragraph 4.​

​

Tesla’s Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility, located in Monterey County, California caught fire last night around 1:30 AM after one Tesla Megapack was reported ablaze.​

​

PG&E told Teslarati that it became aware of the fire at 1:30 AM, and that, as of 9:28 AM, that fire is still being fought by local firefighters along with assistance from PG&E.​

​

The fire seems to have started in an isolated Megapack, according to details released by PG&E. The fire was confined to a single Megapack, which is Tesla’s commercial battery storage system. The safety systems at the facility worked as designed when the fire was detected. The battery storage facility was automatically disconnected from the electrical grid, the company told us.​

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PG&E said the Elkhorn Battery Storage System has a safety system that consists of various protocols:​

​

​

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• • Thermal alarms within battery packs with the capability of triggering a plant shutdown if battery temperatures exceed safe operating limits.
  • Early warning system using visible and audible alarms that will warn coworkers and first responders of fire risk and to evacuate the area.
  • An incident command center located a safe distance from the batteries that’s equipped with alarm monitors, cameras, an emergency shutdown control and other tools to manage an incident without putting people in harm’s way.
  • Pre-Fire Plan and training program involving both PG&E coworkers and North (Monterey) County Fire District

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There have been no injuries to onsite personnel, and customers have reported no outages at this time. Reports have indicated that Highway 1 has been closed due to the fire. PG&E did not include this in their statement.​

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UPDATE: Tesla's PG&E facility at Elkhorn catches fire, shuts down Highway 1

Tesla's Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility caught fire last night around 1:30 AM after one Tesla Megapack was reported ablaze.

www.teslarati.com

need to get rid of all those battery powered tools,,

 

[JGalt]

need to get rid of all those battery powered tools,,

There are Li-ion batteries in the multiple flashlights, phones, and other things I have, so I've taken to charging and storing them in a steel ammunition can. Especially the 18650 and 16340 Li-ion batteries.

 

[excalibur]

Self-combusting Chinese batteries.

I think those batteries are made here. Tesla has a joint facility with Panasonic in the aptly named Sparks, Nevada.

Panasonic reportedly building new factory in Kansas to produce batteries for Tesla and rest of EV industry

The Panasonic plant will reportedly supply Tesla, whose demand for batteries is increasing as it ramps up production.

www.cnbc.com

 

[SassyIrishLass]

need to get rid of all those battery powered tools,,

Actually my husband cleared our garage of rechargeable lithium batteries for that very reason. Of course he then went out and replaced every tool with gas or electric cord replacements, I wonder about him at times