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Fluence

Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 33.7/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 7 among Energy storage companies with incidents (227 tracked).

Analyst brief

The record contains four entries spanning 2019-2022: two overheating malfunctions, one fire rated as well-managed by the vendor's own response team, and the 2019 APS McMicken explosion that injured four firefighters. Severity is mixed, with three moderate events and one severity-4 incident; there is no fatality on record. Fluence's index of 33.7 ranks 3 of 7 companies in Energy storage with incident history. The pattern is press-driven, arising from grid-scale battery storage deployments rather than a single regulatory action, with the dominant failure mode being thermal/overheating events in large-format lithium installations. No incidents are recorded after 2022 in this data.

Risk index

33.7/100RobotRisk index
23.5/100Median index across the 7 Energy storage companies with incident history (227 tracked, 220 with none)
3 of 7Rank in Energy storage (of 7 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
fire250%
malfunction250%

Unique incident list

4 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S205 Sep 2024 fire Escondido, CA, USASDG&E Escondido, California BESS fire 'well managed' by Fluence-supported response · 1 site, minimal impact, no injuries reported Energy-Storage.News
S2~Apr 2022 malfunction Chandler, AZ, USAOverheating event at AES 10MW Chandler, Arizona storage facility · 10MW facility, 1 event, no injuries Fluence Energy SEC filin
S4~Apr 2019 fire Surprise, AZ, USAAPS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefighters · 1 site, 4 firefighters injured Energy-Storage.News
S2not documented malfunction Overheating event at 300MW Fluence-supplied storage facility · 300MW facility, 1 event, no injuries Fluence Energy SEC filin
S2 05 Sep 2024 · fire · SDG&E Escondido, California BESS fire 'well managed' by Fluence-supported response
Escondido, CA, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S205 Sep 2024SDG&E Escondido, California BESS fire 'well managed' by Fluence-supported responseEnergy-Storage.News
S2 ~Apr 2022 · malfunction · Overheating event at AES 10MW Chandler, Arizona storage facility
Chandler, AZ, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2~Apr 2022Overheating event at AES 10MW Chandler, Arizona storage facilityFluence Energy SEC filin
S4 ~Apr 2019 · fire · APS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefighters
Surprise, AZ, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S4~Apr 2019APS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefightersEnergy-Storage.News
S2 not documented · malfunction · Overheating event at 300MW Fluence-supplied storage facility
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2not documentedOverheating event at 300MW Fluence-supplied storage facilityFluence Energy SEC filin

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