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.
For Additional information and to submit written public comment, contact:
Dominic Sisneros Building and Development Supervisor
Phone: 505-995-2725
Email: djsisneros@santafecountynm.gov
Mailing Address: 100 Catron St. (Second Floor)
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Jordan Yutzy - Building and Development Manager
Phone: 505-992-9866
Email: Jyutzy@santafecountynm.gov
Mailing Address: 100 Catron St. (Second Floor)
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Public Meetings and Hearings (dates subject ot change with notice):
**Public Q&A re. Hazard Mitigation Assessment and Emergency Reponse Plan: October 22, 2024 4pm
**Public Q&A re. Other Code Compliance Issues: 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
AES/Rancho Viejo Solar Project CUP Application Materials*
- RanchoViejo CUP Development Permit
- Warranty Deed Rancho Viejo Solar
- Approved Survey Plat
- Proof Of Taxes
- Assigned 911 Address RanchoViejoSolar
- NMDOT Access Permit C-2023-015_RanchoViejo
- Notarized Letter Of Consent
- Neighborhood Meeting Report
- Written Report CUP Rancho Viejo
- Site Development Plan CUP
- NMED Septic Permit Request
- Water Availability Letter RanchoViejo
- TAC Letter EIR AppxA
- Site Threashold Analysis RanchoViejo
- Appraisal Review Memo - Hippauf Dry & Connelly
- EIR Rancho Viejo Solar
- Kirkland Appraisal Study
- Pre-Incident Plan EIR AppxB
- Noise Report EIR AppxC
- Geotech Report EIR AppxD
- Decommissioning Plan EIR AppxE
- Revegetation Plan EIR AppxF
- First Responder EIR AppxG
- Preliminary HMA redacted EIR AppxH
- Aquatic Resources
- Biological Survey Report
- Visual Impact
- Adequate Public Facilities
- EIR Third Party Review
- Concurrence Letter Log#118484
- Concurrence Letter Log#118830
- Concurrence Letter Log#119282
- Concurrence Letter Log#122238
- Pole Structures_Engineer Letter_20240913
"*Some studies from the withdrawn application are still current and included in the list above."
Public letters
Letters of Opposition
New Letters