POWAY, CAlif. (KGTV) — Communities far from the lithium-ion battery storage facility fire in Otay Mesa are expressing worries about potential fires near their homes, as proposals for similar facilities across San Diego County raise concerns.
According to the City of Poway, Arevon, a solar energy company, has applied to construct a storage system dubbed “NightHawk” between Kirkham Way and Beeler Canyon Road.
Arevon said the project has storage systems with protection and control features, including a battery management system that can be shut off if needed.
It also plans to use Tesla Megapack battery technology, which it claims has an industry-leading safety record.
Fires from lithium batteries are harder to put out because the lithium salts are self-oxidizing. The fires can’t be starved out like a traditional fire.
Devora Garrison, living just half a mile from the proposed site, said she would “have to hightail it out of here” if a…
