Failure Event - USA, CA, San Diego - 15 May 2024
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Overview
Event Details
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| Location: | USA, CA, San Diego |
| Capacity (MW): | 250 |
| Capacity (MWh): | 250 |
| Battery Module: | LG Chem |
| Integrator: | LS Power, NEC Energy Solutions |
| Application: | Energy shifting |
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| Enclosure Type: | Indoor |
| Event Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| System Age (yr): | 3.7 |
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| Description: | The Gateway Energy Storage Facility was involved in a fire, and water was pumped into the building's fire suppression system to extinguish it. A 600-foot safety barrier was maintained for over 22 hours due to air monitors showing high levels of hydrogen. A drone and unmanned robot were been used to monitor the fire, measure air quality and take temperature readings, and firefighters opened the building once heat was no longer detected. A shelter in place order and an evacuation warning were sent out as a precaution. The fire was declared extinguished the next day, but reignited several times until the fire department left the scene nearly 17 days later. |
| Root Cause: | |
| Failed Element: | |
| Source: | The San Diego Union-Tribune |
| Additional Resources: | [https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/ls-power-energizes-worlds-biggest-battery-near-san-diego-just-in-time-for-heatwave Greentech Media The San Diego Tribune: Reignition The San Diego Tribune: Incident Summary] |
- Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.
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