Service identity
Service number, RMU, meter, and service address tell us which property we are evaluating and help connect the bill to roof and neighborhood data.
Mirasol · Los Cabos
Your CFE bill shows whether solar is urgent, optional, or premature.
For English-speaking owners in Los Cabos, the bill is often the missing context. Mirasol translates it into the solar inputs that matter: tariff, consumption, effective cost, history, and DAC exposure.
Quick view
How to read your CFE bill in Los Cabos without losing the thread.
A practical English guide to CFE bills in Los Cabos: tariff, kWh, billing period, meter readings, total due, IVA, prior balances, history, and DAC risk.
Period and kWh
A bimonthly bill must be normalized before anyone compares it to a monthly solar payment.
Amount breakdown
Energy, IVA, period invoice, previous balance, and previous payment explain why the total due can differ from the current period consumption.
Quick read
How to review a CFE bill before quoting solar.
Find the tariff
Look for TARIFA. In Los Cabos many homes are 1C; if the bill already says DAC, the case needs immediate review.
Normalize the period
Read the billed period and kWh, then convert bimonthly consumption into a monthly comparison.
Separate current usage from old balances
Use the current period energy and kWh for solar analysis, not an inflated total caused by old debt.
Check the rolling DAC threshold
Compare recent history against the 1C reference of 10,200 kWh per year.
Real-world usage
2,001 kWh is not abstract: it is A/C, pool equipment, and habits adding up.
This uses a 2,001 kWh bimonthly bill as a concrete example. The point is not to blame one appliance; it is to show how a Los Cabos home can become a high-consumption solar case.
The fastest way to feel it: mini-splits running.
A ~1.1 kW mini-split used 8 hours per day consumes about 528 kWh per bimonthly bill. Four units at that pattern can exceed the full example.
Common household loads in plain language.
These bars mix daily use and per-cycle use. They help separate what drives a bill from what only adds a little.
Educational references only: older equipment, heat, real hours, pool size, insulation, and habits can move the result a lot. For a quote, the bill and property measurement lead.
Bill map
The important fields repeat even when the layout changes.
CFE bills can arrive as PDFs, photos, scans, or older formats. The useful reading is not a visual copy of the page; it is a validated map of the fields that drive a solar decision.
Service identity
Service number, RMU, meter, and service address tell us which property we are evaluating and help connect the bill to roof and neighborhood data.
Period and kWh
A bimonthly bill must be normalized before anyone compares it to a monthly solar payment.
Amount breakdown
Energy, IVA, period invoice, previous balance, and previous payment explain why the total due can differ from the current period consumption.
Validation
Good OCR should prove the bill before it summarizes it.
A reliable extraction checks that meter readings explain kWh, energy plus IVA roughly matches the period invoice, and balances/payments explain the total due.
DAC risk
For Cabo homes, the 1C threshold is the line to watch.
The official CFE DAC method uses a rolling 12-month average. In the 1C domestic tariff, the practical reference is 850 kWh per month, 1,700 kWh per bimonthly bill, or 10,200 kWh per year.
FAQ
What to clarify before quoting.
What is the most important CFE bill field for solar?
Consumption in kWh and tariff are the most important. The total due helps, but it may include previous balances or charges that solar does not erase.
Why does the same house need both Spanish and English CFE content?
Many Los Cabos owners search in English while the bill itself is Spanish. Bilingual pages help the owner understand the document without losing the official terminology.
Sources
External sources used as context.
These sources help explain regional solar and CFE context. A final property quote still depends on the bill, roof, and technical visit.
MXelectricity
Educational reference for common CFE bill fields in Los Cabos.
CFE Tarifa DAC
Official source for the high-consumption domestic tariff definition and limits.
U.S. Department of Energy
Base formula for estimating appliance kWh from wattage and hours of use.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Plain explanation of watts, kilowatts, and kilowatt-hours.
ENERGY STAR Pool Pumps
Context for why efficient pool pumps can change household consumption.
Next step
Start with the bill, not a promise.
With a recent CFE bill we can separate usage, tariff, charges, and solar potential before deciding whether to move forward.