Sky Ranch Solar

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #4 of 97 Solar plants in NM#253 of 7447 nationally

240 MW Batteries (50 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (190 MW) operating in Valencia, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico

EIAGEM

240 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.7816, -106.7769

County

Valencia, NM

Nearby Plants

Sky Ranch BESS II
BESS100 MW · 0.0 km
Pixley Solar Energy
Solar189 MW · 3.0 km
Los Lunas Solar Energy Center
Solar7 MW · 5.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Sky Ranch Solar and Storage	NextEra Energy Inc	—
Owner(s)	Sky Ranch Solar and Storage	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Sky Ranch Solar is a 240 MW hybrid power plant located in Valencia County, New Mexico. The facility, which began operating in 2024, is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Sky Ranch Solar and Storage. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The plant consists of two generators and features single-axis solar tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 200 MWh, with a duration of 4 hours and lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). Sky Ranch Solar is interconnected to the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The plant's latest annual generation was 500,482 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 23.8%. Sky Ranch Solar ranks as the 6th largest solar facility out of 15 in New Mexico, and 222nd out of 514 nationally. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $16.74 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

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