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10/25/2024

County to Host Virtual Interested Stakeholder Meeting on Hazard Mitigation Analysis and Emergency Response Planning for Battery Energy Storage System Projects  

Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe County Fire Department alongside the Growth Management Department will hold a virtual interested stakeholder meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. to discuss hazard mitigation analysis and emergency response planning relative to the installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Projects. 

This meeting is organized in response to concerns from interested stakeholders regarding the proposed AES (Applied Energy Services) Rancho Viejo Solar project application. Santa Fe County staff and third-party hazard mitigation subject matter experts will listen to concerns and discuss important information on hazard mitigation analysis, emergency response planning, and fire and life safety measures relative to BESS projects.  

To ensure that topics of concern are adequately addressed, interested stakeholders are encouraged to submit their questions by November 1, 2024, at 5:00pm using this link: Pre-Meeting Questions

Who: Santa Fe County Fire and Growth Management Departments 

What: Interested Stakeholder Meeting on Hazard Mitigation Analysis & Emergency Response Planning for Battery Energy Storage System Projects 

When: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. 

Where: Virtual meeting via Webex 

Meeting Number: 2495 571 5358 

Password: e9gXSDXt32X 

This is an opportunity for interested stakeholders to discuss and gain a better understanding about hazard mitigation analysis and emergency response planning measures relative to the AES Rancho Viejo Solar project conditional use permit application. 

For more information on the upcoming meeting, contact Assistant Fire Chief, Jaome Blay at jblay@santafecountynm.gov. For more information about the AES Rancho Viejo Solar project, please contact Jordan Yutzy, Building and Development Manager, at Jyutzy@santafecountynm.gov

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