Founder Pedersen created Vivint, under the name APX Alarm, as a home security company in 1999. The company was acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2012 for more than $2 billion.

(Bloomberg) -- A fire broke out at Vistra Corp.’s Moss Landing complex in California, one of the world’s biggest battery storage facilities, prompting evacuations.

Monterey County authorities issued evacuation orders Thursday night after a fire broke out at a battery storage facility along the Central Coast that the company claims is the largest in the world.

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A major fire broke out Thursday at one of the world's largest battery storage plants. The facility — in Moss Landing in northern California — stores energy for general use as part of the state ...

Battery cells that were ejected from battery packs during an early-morning fire at two car dealerships in the 4100 block of El Camino Real in Palo Alto on Aug. 7, 2022. Courtesy Palo Alto Fire ...

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Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. The Monterey County ...

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