CFE Subsidy ends October 31

by Murry Page

17 Oct 14  

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Rafael López Tovar, superintendent of the CFE-Mazatlán, reminded reporters that the CFE subsidy for residential electric bills ends October 31. He acknowledged, however, that the heat persists.

He said, “”Year-on-year and month against month we see that (electrical) consumption has increased globally and certainly in times of summer when there is a greatest consumption of electricity.”

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)

Governor to Request Extension of 1F Electric Subsidy

by Maureen Dietrich

12 Jul 14  

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The Sinaloa government and Sinaloan civil societies will make a joint proposal to the federal government to extend the category 1F summer electricity subsidy from six months to seven months, to begin April 15 and end November 15.

In addition, they will propose:

• to increase the intermediate winter tariff presently 75-200 kw to 200 to 400 kw
• to reduce the cost of the 1F tariff by 30 percent
• to reactivate the financial assistance program for the purchase of low consumption air conditioners and refrigerators
• to not cut service to users who have not paid their bill
• to not cut service to users with children or those who are ill who cannot pay, but allow payment terms
• to define a special tariff for public education institutes
• to eliminate the concept of “peak hours” for industries. Peak hours is a 2-4 hour period when CFE produces the maximum amount of electricity and due to the high demand charges more for electricity consumed in that period
• to eliminate the charge for “Maximum Demand” to industrial and commercial users

Present at the meeting to discuss the proposals were the Governor, Mayors, party representatives, businessmen and representatives of the Citizens Movement in Defense of Tariffs in Sinaloa.

According to the Sinaloa government press release, the Governor stated they will do an in depth study of present tariffs, temperatures and wages to present to the federal Secretary of Energy, the CFE and Hacienda Secretary to fortify their proposals.

 (from Noroeste)

CFE Subsidy to Reduce Electric Bills by 40%

by Murry Page

7 Jul 14  

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Rafael López Tovar, Superintendent of Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), told reporters the electrical subsidy Governor Mario López Valdez negotiated with the CFE in May should result in about 251,000 of its residential customers in Mazatlán seeing a reduction of about 40 percent in their monthly electric bills this summer.

Although Mazatlán is located in the Tariff 1D zone the governor negotiated for Mazatlán the 1F Tariff subsidy for the city. The summer subsidy by the government for a city within the 1D zone covers the first 600 kilowatt hours for the month, where the 1F subsidy covers the first 2,500 kilowatt hours each month.

Rafael López Tovar noted that its Mazatlán residential customers will continue to see the 1D Traffic on their monthly statements, since Mazatlán is in that zone; but if they check their bill they will see that the subsidy covers the first 2,500 kilowatt hours consumed by them, which is the subsidy for a city in the 1F Tariff zone.

(from Noroeste)

Summer Electric Subsidy Begins Tomorrow

by Maureen Dietrich

30 Apr 14 

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Beginning May 1, the summer electricity subsidy for domestic users begins and will end on October 31 said the CFE superintendant for Mazatlán, Rafael López Tovar.

The 250,000 CFE clients in Mazatlán, Concordia, El Rosario Escuinapa, Elota and San Ignacio will be charged at the reduced ID tariff rate, a subsidy which increases the monthly 200 kilowatts-hora to 600 and the bi-monthly from 400 kilowatts to 1,200.

López  Tovar pointed out that depending on a client’s billing cycle the subsidy may not be applied to electric bills until the middle of May and cautions users to refrain from turning on air conditioners during the first two weeks of May to save money. (from Noroeste)