Mexico Energy Insights

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Distributed Generation In Mexico

We expect the development of distributed generation in Mexico to deliver multiple benefits, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, delivering electricity to rural communities, and decreasing the burden on the national grid system.

Baja California’s once-promising geothermal sector has seen challenges in recent years due to a lack of investment. The Cerro Prieto power plant was commissioned in 1973 when it was named the second largest geothermal facility in the world.

Energy Outlook For Baja California

Baja California’s energy structure is different from the rest of Mexico, as it runs off an independent electric power grid, separate from the country’s main grid system. Despite significant solar and wind potential, the state continues to rely heavily on the importation of natural gas from the U.S.

What discounts are available from renewable energy power purchase agreement in Mexico?

Questions About Qualified Supply

Due to the regulatory environment with respect to new utility-scale projects in Mexico, the large suppliers have been reluctant to put forth aggressive bids at our RFP auctions like in the past. However, we are still seeing discounts of 10% to 50% for new Qualified Users in Mexico.

The Advantages Of Nearshoring In Mexico

By bringing manufacturing closer to home through nearshoring in Mexico, North American companies can optimize their operations, mitigate supply chain risks, and better respond to market dynamics. Read more about how renewable energy procurement for nearshoring in Mexico.

as electric vehicle (EV) uptake increases worldwide, we believe Mexico could use its long-standing automotive manufacturing experience to become an EV hub

Electric Vehicles In Mexico

Mexico’s EV market is growing at a steady rate, and we believe its strong automotive manufacturing industry makes it well-positioned to become an EV production hub. In addition, concerns around air pollution and carbon emissions mean that a shift to EV, both for consumer vehicles and public transport, is likely to see robust growth over the next decade.

Mexico is successfully increasing its renewable energy capacity year-on-year, mostly centered around solar and wind power.

Opportunities For Battery Technologies

As Mexico establishes itself as a regional renewable energy hub, we expect battery storage to become an essential means for enhancing the flexibility of its grid system to provide more versatile energy delivery across the country.

Renewable Energy In Mexico City

CDMX is leading the renewable city movement, allocating $17.1 million a year to distributed solar capacity and aiming to add 350 MW by 2024. It also hopes to produce 2.1 million liters of biodiesel per year from residual cooking oil, starting in 2024.

Strong Fundamentals For Energy Storage

Solar power has come a long way in Mexico, with 6,160 MW of cumulative utility-scale solar capacity at the end of 2021. However, the country’s battery storage facilities are still limited, meaning that power generation is not optimized.

Top 7 Factors Driving Solar Lighting

More efficient LED lights, better solar panels, and battery technology all contribute to longer run times. Longer run times do far more than just reduce costs. They also expand potential applications. In remote areas, where conventional grid sources are either expensive or not available, increased run times are crucial.

The Benefits of Solar LED Lighting and the IoT

The Benefits Of Solar Lighting And IoT

Solar-powered LED lights and the Internet of Things (IoT) are two different ways to cut expenses and improve energy efficiency. Furthermore, the synergies achieved by combining these two technologies creates far more benefits than either one of them alone.

The Benefits Of Utility-Scale Solar

The Mexico City Government has big plans to develop the solar footprint of one of the world’s largest cities, introducing the Solar City (Ciudad Solar) initiative in 2019.

Keys To Success For Wind Energy In Mexico

Mexico’s wind energy capacity has rapidly increased over the last decade, putting it in a good position to become a regional leader in wind power. The country’s wind output goes hand-in-hand with a growing solar energy sector, which contributes to Mexico’s steadily expanding renewable energy mix.