BESS Failure Event Database

This is a public resource for documenting publicly-available data on battery energy storage failure events from around the world. All information included is available in the linked public documents. If there is a public event that is not included in the BESS Fire Event Database, please email the relevant information and link to supporting info to Dirk Long.

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Stationary Energy Storage Failure Events

This table tracks utility and C&I scale energy storage failure events with publicly available information.

Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.

Location	Capacity (MWh)	Capacity (MW)	Application	Installation	Event Date	System Age (yr)	State During Accident	Source
USA, ID, Melba		80		Substation	2 October 2023	0		KTVB7
Australia, Queensland, Bouldercombe	100	50		Substation	26 September 2023	0.1	Operational	ABC News
US, CA, Valley Center	560	140		Rural	18 September 2023	1.6	Operational	Valley Road Runner
France, Saucats, Barban	98	105		Rural	22 August 2023	0	Pre-commissioning	dayFREuro
US, NY, Chaumont	15	5	Solar Integration	Rural	27 July 2023	0.4	Operational	7 News WWNYTV
Taiwan, Taichung City, Longjing District					4 July 2023			United Daily News
US, NY, Warwick	17.9	4	Energy Shifting, Backup	Substation	27 June 2023	0.1	Operational	Convergent Energy and Power
US, NY, Warwick	36	8	Energy Shifting, Backup	Substation	26 June 2023	0.1	Operational	Convergent Energy and Power
US, NY, East Hampton	40	5	Resiliency, Utility Peak Reduction	Substation	31 May 2023	4.8	Operational	East Hampton Star
US, PA, Millvale			Solar Integration	Urban	30 January 2023		Operational	WTAE
South Korea, Jeollanam-do, Yeongam-gun, Geumjeong-myeon	251		Solar Integration	Rural	27 December 2022	1.8	Operational	E2News.com
South Korea, Jeollanam-do, Damyang-gun, Mujeong-myeon, Deokgok-ri	9.1	2.5	Solar Integration	Rural	8 December 2022	5.5	Operational	E2News.com
China, Hainan	50	25	Solar Integration		20 October 2022	0	Commissioning	china5e.com
US, CA, Moss Landing	730	182.5	Energy Shifting, Ancillary Services	Substation	20 September 2022	0.5	Operational	KSBW News
South Korea, Incheon		103	Energy Shifting	Factory	6 September 2022		Operational	Teller Report
US, CA, Rio Dell			Solar Integration / Backup	Rural	3 August 2022	4	Operational	KRCR
US, AZ, Chandler	40	10		Substation	18 April 2022	3	Operational	AZ Central
US, CA, Valley Center	560	140		Rural	5 April 2022	0.2	Operational	Valley Road Runner
Taiwan, Taichung City, Longjing District	1	1	Solar Integration	Power Plant	30 March 2022	2	Operational	Economic Daily
US, CA, Moss Landing	400	100	Solar Integration	Power Plant	13 February 2022	1	Operational	KSBW News
South Korea, Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do	1.5	0.45	Solar integration	Rural	17 January 2022	3	Operation. Fully charged	E2News
South Korea, Nam-gu, Ulsan	50	10	Peak Load Reduction	Urban	12 January 2022	2	Operational	E2News
US, CA, Moss Landing	1,200	300	Solar Integration	Power Plant	4 September 2021	0.8		Vistra
Australia, Victoria, Geelong	450	300	Grid Stability	Rural	30 July 2021	0	Construction, Commissioning	ABC News
US, IL, LaSalle	72	72	Frequency Regulation	Rural	19 July 2021	1.6		The Times
Germany, Neuhardenberg	5	5	Solar Integration and Frequency Regulation	Indoor/Hangar	18 July 2021	5		RBB 24
Boulouparis, New Caledonia, France			Solar Integration	Rural	13 July 2021			FranceTVInfo.fr
US, MI, Standish			Demand Charge Mgmt	Substation	19 April 2021	0	Installation	WSGW
China, Beijing	25		Solar Integration	Commerce Area	16 April 2021	2	Construction, Commissioning	CTIF Accident Analysis
Australia, Bohle Plains	8	4			7 April 2021	1.2		Townsville Bulletin
South Korea, Hongseong			Solar Integration		6 April 2021	3		Business Korea
Gogyeong-myeon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea	4		Solar Integration		11 March 2021			Newspim
France, Ariege	0.5	0.5		Substation	1 December 2020			FranceTVInfo.fr
UK, Liverpool	10	20	Frequency Regulation	Substation	15 September 2020	1.5		Energy Storage News
South Korea, Haenam	1.8	0.5	Solar Integration	Field	27 May 2020	2.2		E2News.com
Australia, Brisbane			Solar Integration		17 March 2020	6.7		Brisbane Times
South Korea, North Jeolla, Jangsu	1		Solar Integration	Mountains	26 May 2019	1	Charged, discharging	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, North Gyeongsang, Chilgok	3.7		Solar Integration	Mountains	4 May 2019	2.2	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
US, AZ, Surprise	2	2	Volt Reg., PQ, Solar int.	Substation	19 April 2019	2		APS
US, OR, Tualatin			Manufacturing/Testing		11 April 2019	0		Oregon Live
South Korea, Ulsan	46.8		Demand Charge Mgmt	Factory	21 January 2019	0.6	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, North Jeolla, Jangsu	2.5		Solar Integration	Mountains	15 January 2019	0.8	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, South Gyeongsangnam, Yangsan	3.3		Demand Charge Mgmt	Factory	14 January 2019	0.8	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, South Jeolla, Wando	5.2		Solar Integration	Mountains	14 January 2019	1.2	Charging	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, Gangwon, Samcheok	2.7		Solar Integration	Mountains	22 December 2018	1	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, North Chungcheong, Jecheon	9.3		Demand Charge Mgmt	Mountains	17 December 2018	1	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, South Gyeongsang, Geochang	1.3		Solar Integration	Mountains	21 November 2018	0.6	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Mungyeong	4.2		Solar Integration	Mountains	21 November 2018	0.9	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, North Gyeongsang, Yeongju	3.7		Solar Integration	Mountains	12 November 2018	0.8	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
South Korea, South Chungcheong, Cheonan	1.2		Solar Integration	Mountains	12 November 2018	0.9	Charged, inactive	MOTIE Investigation, June 2019
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Other Energy Storage Failure Events

This table tracks other energy storage failure events for scenarios that do not fit the criteria of the table above. This could include energy storage failures in settings like electric transportation, recycling, manufacturing, etc.

Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.

Location	Setting	Capacity (MWh)	Capacity (MW)	Operator / Integrator	Event Date	System Age (yr)	State During Accident	Source
Netherlands, Ameland	Maritime			Multiple	26 July 2023		Storage	AP
France, Rouen	Warehouse				16 January 2023		Storage	the deep dive
US, CA, Baker	Electric Vehicle Charging Station			Tesla	1 January 2023		Operational	Electrek
Germany, Kaufbeuren	Battery test laboratory				3 November 2022		Testing	Allgau Newspaper
US, CA, Palo Alto	EV Dealership			Tesla	7 August 2022		Storage	Palo Alto Fire Dept.
Netherlands, Amsterdam	Maritime	0.7		EST-Floattech	25 July 2022	1	In transit / operation	The Maritime Executive
US, WI, Milwaukee	Hospital parking garage				21 June 2022		recycling bin	WISN
Sweden, Karlskoga	Warehouse				10 April 2022			SVT Nyheter
South Korea, North Chungcheong, Cheongju	Manufacturing			EcoPro BM	21 January 2022		Operational Manufacturing Facility	Korea JoongAng Daily
China, Wuhan	On highway during transport				12 January 2022		during transportation	Jimu News
US, IL, Morris	Warehouse			Superior Battery Inc.	2 July 2021			ABC
US, NM, Albuquerque	Recycling			Friedman Recycling	16 March 2021			KOB
Norway, Oslo Fjord	Maritime	0.8		Corvus Energy	11 March 2021	2		Corvus Energy
China, Yunnan, Qujing	Manufacturing			CATL	27 January 2021			ESP
China, Hunan	Recycling			CATL, Brunp Recycling	7 January 2021			ESP
Norway, Sydnes	Maritime	2		Corvus Energy	10 October 2019	0.5		CFPA Europe
US, OR, Powin	New product testing			Powin HQ	11 April 2019			The Oregonian