The New CFE Rates for Electricity in Mexico
“The recent changes in the Mexican electrical system will impact how energy is billed, leading to new CFE electricity rates that will be reflected in your electricity bill. With the entry of more competitors due to the Energy Reform, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has had to reorganize its structure to accommodate new companies that will be generating and contributing energy to the distribution network.
The new electricity prices are based on the cost of production and distribution of the service, with the additional monthly variation in the costs of fossil fuels used for electricity generation.
Interesting: Why is my bill so high with the DAC (High Consumption Home) tariff?
Interesting: How is my GDMTO and GDMTH (Large Medium Voltage Demand) tariff composed?
The New Electricity Rates from CFE in Mexico are:
These are the new CFE rates that apply in Mexico as a result of the electricity reform:
1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1F – Regular Domestic Tariff
DAC – High Consumption Home
PDBT – Small Low Voltage Demand
GDBT – Large Low Voltage Demand
RABT – Agricultural Irrigation in Low Voltage
APBT – Public Lighting in Low Voltage
APMT – Public Lighting in Medium Voltage
RAMT – Agricultural Irrigation in Medium Voltage
GDMTO – Large Medium Voltage Demand Ordinary
GDMTH – Large Medium Voltage Demand Hourly
DIST – Industrial Demand in Subtransmission
DIT – Industrial Demand in Transmission”
1.- Regular Domestic Electricity Rates or CFE Home Rates
This rate will be applied to all services that allocate energy for exclusive domestic use, for loads that are not considered high consumption according to the established DAC rate, individually connected to each residence, apartment, condominium apartment, or dwelling. These services will only be supplied at low voltage, and no other general-use rate should be applied to them.
Domestic rates are currently divided into 7 types, depending on the geographical area of the country and the average annual temperatures recorded in these places. Let’s explain these rates:
1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F
Tarifa 1A
This rate will be applied to all services that allocate energy for exclusive domestic use, for loads that are not considered high consumption according to the established DAC rate, individually connected to each residence, apartment, condominium apartment, or dwelling in localities where the average monthly temperature in summer is a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius. These services will only be supplied at low voltage, and no other general-use rate should be applied to them.
A locality will be considered to reach the minimum average temperature in summer of 25 degrees Celsius when it reaches the specified limit for three or more years out of the last five for which information is available. It will be considered to have reached the specified limit during a year when it records the average monthly temperature for two consecutive months or more, according to reports prepared by the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources.
Tarifa 1B
Same as 1A but with a minimum monthly average temperature in summer of 28 degrees Celsius.
Tarifa 1C
Same as 1A but with a minimum monthly average temperature in summer of 30 degrees Celsius.
Tarifa 1D
Same as 1A but with a minimum monthly average temperature in summer of 31 degrees Celsius.
Tarifa 1E
Same as 1A but with a minimum monthly average temperature in summer of 32 degrees Celsius.
Tarifa 1F
Same as 1A but with a minimum monthly average temperature in summer of 33 degrees Celsius.