Moving Manufacturing to Mexico?
Your Energy Plan Is Your Business Plan.
Mexico's grid expanded 0.1% last year while demand grew 3.5%. Build on sand, or build on intelligence.
What the Site Selection Report Doesn't Tell You
Congestion at Grid Nodes
Critical corridors in Bajío, Occidente, and Noreste show persistent congestion during peak industrial demand. Standard site selection models don't capture this.
Demand Outpacing Infrastructure
Nearshoring-driven demand is growing 35× faster than transmission capacity. Every new industrial park compounds the imbalance.
Curtailment Risk Is Real
CENACE emergency declarations during peak periods expose unprotected facilities to production stoppages that don't appear in energy price forecasts.
Bottom line: Energy reliability is no longer a background assumption. It's a strategic variable that directly impacts production continuity and the viability of your Mexico operations.
Your Options for Energy Autonomy
Distributed Generation
- Operational in 4–6 months. No federal permitting delays.
- Net metering under GDMTH tariff structure offsets 30–50% of bill
- Below the CNE threshold, so regulatory risk is near zero
- Capped at 0.5 MW — won't cover heavy industrial loads
- Grid nodes in Bajío corridors are increasingly congested
- Capacity ceiling limits future expansion without reclassification
Isolated Supply (Abasto Aislado)
- Full energy autonomy. Grid serves as backup only.
- Scalable to match growing facility demand
- Financial models show 5–7 year payback on greenfield sites
- CNE permit required — add 6–12 months to timeline
- Interconnection study mandatory — CENACE approval bottleneck
- Longer approval timeline increases exposure to regulatory shifts
Utility-Scale Generation
- Maximum capacity and portfolio-level impact
- Long-term price stability through structured agreements
- Attractive risk-return profile for infrastructure investors
- Federal generation compliance rules (DACG) apply — framework actively evolving since October 2025
- Mandatory battery storage integration under 2025 rules
- Complex permitting and financial structuring required
Why Jalisco Is Different
Mexico's second-largest industrial economy — and PBD advises its state energy agency directly.
Renewable energy target — most ambitious state-level goal in Mexico
Active renewable projects advancing through state coordination
Active project pipeline in Jalisco's energy corridor
Plan México incentives directed at Jalisco priority corridors
PBD's advisory role with the Agencia de Energía del Estado de Jalisco provides inside access to the regulatory pipeline and project sequencing — information not available in public databases.
Your Nearshoring Energy Strategy Starts Here
We Audit Your Energy Physics
Consumption patterns, grid exposure, CENACE curtailment risk, regulatory position. No cost. No commitment.
We Run the Vendor Comparison
Independent benchmarking of vetted providers — solar, storage, EV, efficiency. Technically rigorous. Vendor-neutral.
You Deploy with Confidence
Select the solution that fits your engineering and financial constraints. Our advisory fee is covered by the winning provider.