Sky Ranch BESS II

Under constructionBESS

Ranked #6 of 10 BESS plants in NM#320 of 837 nationally

100 MW BESS under construction in Valencia, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico

EIA

100 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Batteries

Technology

—

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.7816, -106.7769

County

Valencia, NM

Nearby Plants

Sky Ranch Solar
BESS240 MW · 0.0 km
Pixley Solar Energy
Solar189 MW · 3.0 km
Los Lunas Solar Energy Center
Solar7 MW · 5.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Sky Ranch Bess II	—	—
Owner(s)	Sky Ranch Bess II	—	—
Status	Under construction	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Sky Ranch BESS II is a 100 MW battery energy storage system located in Valencia County, New Mexico. The plant is owned and operated by Sky Ranch Bess II. It consists of a single generator utilizing battery technology and its primary fuel is electricity (MWH). The facility is the 15th largest power plant in New Mexico and ranks 501st nationally.

The plant operates within the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Recent news coverage indicates regulatory interest, as well as news related to deals and grid operations.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

WECC

Balancing Authority

Public Service Company of New Mexico

Grid Voltage

34.5 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

−1.5K MWh

Net Charging

—

Annual Net Energy

—

Capacity Factor

Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.

News & Articles (9)Beta

General

Solar power surging in Lea

Solar power surging in Lea. Christina Holt/News-Sun. Lea County is shining bright as it will soon have 10 solar farms providing nearly...

Hobbs News-Sun·4 months ago

Regulatory·state puc

New Mexico utility seeks approval of hybrid BESS offtake contracts to power Meta data centres

PNM is seeking regulatory approval of offtake agreements associated with three hybrid battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Southwestern US...

PNM (operator)Meta (buyer)

Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago

Deals·project finance

Enlight secures US$243 million for solar-storage project in New Mexico, US

IPP Enlight Renewable Energy has announced the financial close of the 128MW solar and 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) Quail Ranch project in New...

Enlight Renewable Energy (developer)

Energy-Storage.News·11 months ago