Mexico Energy Insights
Research and analysis for industrial energy decisions in Mexico.
Remote mines are overpaying for diesel power
Diesel at 27.00 pesos per liter in September 2026 makes remote mining power generation one of the largest controllable cost lines on site. Microgrids offer a way to cut that exp...
Read analysis ↗ October 01, 2026Why punta-hour demand charges distort resort operating costs
For hotel groups on Mexico's GDMTH tariff, demand charges during punta hours are the largest controllable cost and a hidden source of budget volatility. How the exposure builds ...
Read analysis ↗ September 29, 2026Why steel and chemicals decarbonize differently
Steel and chemicals both face pressure to cut emissions, but the technical paths diverge sharply. A single decarbonization strategy will not fit both sectors.
Read analysis ↗ September 24, 2026Onsite Solar for Auto and Aerospace Suppliers
A 2 MW automotive stamping or aerospace machining plant on CFE's Gran Demanda en Media Tensión Horaria (GDMTH) tariff pays roughly 475 MXN per kW-month in combined capacity and ...
Read analysis ↗ September 22, 2026A financial framework for Usuario Calificado migration
A high-volume plant on CFE basic supply can cut its delivered power bill by 15% to 30% by moving to qualified supply, a range Mexico Energy Partners captures on the procurement ...
Read analysis ↗ September 17, 2026CBAM now charges carbon at the EU border
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism moved into its definitive, economic phase on January 1, 2026. Tier 1 exporters into Europe now carry a direct carbon cost on every sh...
Read analysis ↗ September 15, 2026The Financial Cost of Industrial Blackouts
On February 18, 2026, CENACE declared two states of emergency inside three hours, at 5:04 p.m. and again at 7:10 p.m. Operating reserves fell below 3% against the 6% the operato...
Read analysis ↗ September 08, 2026Your energy audit is now mandatory
The October 2025 ruling for Mexico's new electricity law changes energy audit obligations for large industrial users. Here is what triggers the requirement and the timeline to c...
Read analysis ↗ September 03, 2026What Querétaro data centers should model for reliable power
Before a capex committee signs a power or equipment contract for a Mexican data center, five variables decide the economics and the risk. An independent view of what to model, a...
Read analysis ↗ April 07, 2026Solar and BESS against voltage sags in Mexican plants
From April 2026 the Código de Red raises the minimum power factor at the connection point from 0.95 lagging to 0.97, tested over 95% of measured time, for load centers at high v...
Read analysis ↗ April 06, 2026Independent review of PPA and solar performance in Mexico
kWh Analytics measured mean availability of 96.4% to 97.2% across 165 photovoltaic systems, against the 99% project models assume, in analysis published on 1 July 2024. In most ...
Read analysis ↗ March 29, 2026Interconnection delays will stall new industrial parks through 2028
AMPIP counts 103 industrial parks under construction across 17 states needing 2,500 MW of additional capacity by 2030, and puts the CFE transmission works phase at up to 25 mont...
Read analysis ↗ March 06, 2026Hormuz shock reaches Mexican plants through diesel and freight
Brent closed at 72.87 US dollars a barrel on 27 February 2026, up 2.9% on the day, and Strait of Hormuz transit collapsed days later. Mexican plants buy almost no Gulf crude, ye...
Read analysis ↗ November 29, 2025Nuevo León bottler cuts energy per unit 13%
A Monterrey bottling plant carrying about MXN 42 million a year in electricity cost cut its electricity per unit produced by about 13% in twelve months, on Mexico Energy Partner...
Read analysis ↗ November 29, 2025How Planta en Control turns audits into savings
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory put the first year gain from a formal energy management system at about 5%, with certified facilities averaging 10% per cycle and a spread ...
Read analysis ↗ November 29, 2025Quintana Roo hotel group cuts energy cost per room 9%
Electricity cost per occupied room fell about 9% over two years across three Quintana Roo resorts that bought an outsourced energy office instead of hiring a corporate energy ma...
Read analysis ↗ November 29, 2025Outsourced energy management for industrial plants in Mexico
A Mexican plant drawing 45 GWh a year must file energy data with CONUEE between 1 March and 30 June, and every medium tension load center has carried Código de Red power factor ...
Read analysis ↗ November 29, 2025Puebla auto parts plant cuts its CFE bill 8%
A 24/7 automotive components plant in Puebla spending about MXN 3.5 million a month cut its total electricity cost by roughly 8% in twelve months, about MXN 280,000 a month, wit...
Read analysis ↗ November 29, 2025Monthly industrial CFE bill review with BillGuard & Tarifa
A plant holding a measured power factor of 0.85 pays a CFE surcharge of about 3.5% on its energy, capacity and distribution charges, close to 424,000 pesos a year where those ch...
Read analysis ↗ November 08, 2025The savings and costs of Usuario Calificado migration
A load center at 1 MW or more can register as a Usuario Calificado, but direct participation in the Mercado Eléctrico Mayorista needs 5 MW, under the transitional rules of the R...
Read analysis ↗ October 25, 2025Five levers that cut industrial power costs in Mexico
Capacity and distribution charges run about 48% of a CFE medium voltage invoice at a 50% load factor and about 36% at 80%, on the GDMTH tariff components the Comisión Reguladora...
Read analysis ↗ August 23, 2025How a Querétaro auto supplier cut its CFE bill by 28%
A modeled program of efficiency work plus a 1.5 MW rooftop array and a 1 MW / 2 MWh battery puts $884,100 of projected annual savings against $4,550,000 of capex at a Tier-1 aut...
Read analysis ↗ August 23, 2025Air leaks cost one Mexican plant over $26,000 a year
An ultrasonic survey at a Tier 1 automotive plant in Mexico tagged more than 80 compressed air leaks carrying an estimated $26,000 a year at USD 0.12 per kWh and 8,000 operating...
Read analysis ↗ August 17, 2025Cutting the CFE GDMTH demand charge at your plant
Across the CFE bills Mexico Energy Partners has analyzed for industrial clients, demand-related charges run from 30% to over 50% of the monthly total. GDMTH bills them in pesos ...
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