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Supervisors draft battery storage rules in bid for local control

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-01-13T15:15:33-08:00November 21, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, batteries, battery, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, energy, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jason Hoppin, Justin Cummings, Moss Landing|

New Leaf Energy could seek state approval

Battery storage debate continues at Santa Cruz meetings

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-08-01T14:41:06-07:00July 31, 2025|Tags: batteries, battery, County of Santa Cruz, energy, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jesse Greenspan, Moss Landing|

Industry experts speak to lithium-ion concerns

Lithium battery storage proposal near Watsonville faces hurdles

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-27T13:17:06-07:00March 27, 2025|Tags: Castroville, City of Watsonville, climate change, energy, environment, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, fossil fuels, Justin Cummings, Manu Koenig, Moss Landing, Nancy Faulstich, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Pinto Lake, power, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Sites near Dominican Hospital, Aptos High School are not viable, company says