Application Status: Inprogress

Summary: 
Applications were made to appeal the Santa Fe County Planning Commission's decision on the approval for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the AES/Rancho Viejo Solar application case #24-5200. The Rancho Viejo Solar project proposed for a privately-owned site in Santa Fe County, NM. The project will cover 680 acres and include a solar facility, a 1-acre collector substation, a 3-acre battery energy storage system (BESS), a 2.3-mile generation tie-in line, a 2.1-mile access road, a 26.3-foot diameter water storage tank, and a 1,400-square-foot operations building. Located about 3 miles south of Santa Fe and 4.2 miles east of La Cienega, the project aims to generate 96 megawatts (MW) of power, with 48 MW coming from the BESS for storage and delivery of renewable solar energy across New Mexico.

Staff Contacts:

Dominic Sisneros - Building and Development Supervisor
Email: djsisneros@santafecountynm.gov

Alexandra Ladd - Director/Interim Land Use Administrator
Email: aladd@santafecountynm.gov

Mailing Address:
240 Grant Avenue (Second Floor)
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Order Consolidating Appeals; Recognizing Parties With Standing; And Scheduling Pre-Hearing Special Meeting

Appellant's Application Materials*

Ashley C. Schannauer

The San Marcos Association

New Mexico for Responsible Renewable Energy

CEC (Clean Energy Coalition) for Santa Fe County

AES/Rancho Viejo Solar Project CUP Application Materials*

"*Some studies from the withdrawn application are still current and included in the list above."