Application Status: Complete

Summary: 
Rancho Viejo Solar, LLC sumitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for 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.

Public Meetings and Hearings (dates subject to change with notice):
**Public Q&A re. Conditional Use Permitting Process and Permissible Use Criteria: October 22, 2024, 5pm
**Public Q&A re. Hazard Mitigation Assessment and Emergency Response Plan: November 6, 2024, 4pm
Public Hearing with SLDC Hearing Officer – December 4, 2024 3pm
Planning Commission – February 5, 2024, 4pm
**Virtual Meetings - Link to be provided in final notice

"To submit questions and comments for the upcoming public meetings, please use link: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDMHw2IXTHtIW3i0W_5Q1QzcnB_hFBhAXb-qFqKxTmhnOZ3A/viewform

Staff Contacts:

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

Jordan Yutzy - Building and Development Manager
Email: Jyutzy@santafecountynm.gov

Mailing Address:
100 Catron St. (Second Floor)
Santa Fe, NM 87501

AES/Rancho Viejo Solar Project CUP Application Materials*

"*Some studies from the withdrawn application are still current and included in the list above."

Public letters
Letters of Opposition
New Letters