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What Blows Up in Goleta Doesn’t Stay in Goleta

by Andy Caldwell

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Feb 09, 2025
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Nipomo and Goleta have battery energy storage systems like the one that recently blew up at Moss Landing in Monterey County, and more are planned for Santa Maria and Lompoc and Nipomo (again).

We need to pressure our politicians to let them know that they need to act now to ensure public safety is paramount, as these sites present the potential for toxic…

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