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Santa Cruz County hosts final meeting on battery plants, PG&E updates restarting plans

photo shows the two towers at moss landing from across highway 1
Erin Malsbury
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KAZU News
PG&E announced plans to restart their battery storage facility in Moss Landing in June 2026.

In today's newscast, Santa Cruz County's Commission for the Environment hosted its third and final meeting about battery energy storage systems, and PG&E announces a June 2026 restart date for the Elkhorn battery facility in Moss Landing.

Erin is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She's written for local and national outlets, including the Smithsonian and Science Magazine. She has a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.