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Santa Fe hearing draws split views as Linea Energy seeks permits for large solar-and-battery project
Summary
At a Santa Fe County hearing on two consolidated CUP applications, Linea Energy outlined a two‑phase solar-plus-storage project totaling roughly 349 MW paired capacity across nearly 2,900 acres; neighbors pressed the company on water use, wildlife fencing and battery‑fire readiness while health and climate groups praised the project’s jobs and emissions benefits.
Hearing officer Taylor Hartstein heard technical presentations and public testimony at a Santa Fe County hearing on applications from Linea Energy LLC for two conditional‑use permits (cases 255180 and 255190) to build a large solar‑plus‑battery project in southeastern Santa Fe County.
Dominic Cisneros, Santa Fe County’s building and development supervisor, told the hearing that staff consolidated the two applications for hearing purposes and concluded the submissions meet the Sustainable Land Development Code’s CUP criteria subject to conditions. Cisneros summarized the proposal: Phase 1 would include about 199 megawatts of solar paired with 199 megawatts of battery storage on roughly 1,932 acres across 20 parcels; Phase 2 would add about 150 megawatts of solar and 150 megawatts of storage on roughly 960 acres. Staff reported a combined project footprint of nearly 2,900 acres (with a fenced development footprint the application estimates at roughly 2,002 acres) and described proposed infrastructure including a shared ~11.8‑acre collector area, a generation tie roughly 900–1,000 feet long and about 19.8 miles of access roads.
Andrew Davidson, a senior associate for Linea Energy, said the company bought the project in May 2024 and expects construction mobilization in late 2027, with commercial operation targeted for about May 2029. Davidson described the applicant’s…
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