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Electricity prices in Mexico City

Wholesale electricity in Mexico City averaged 687 MXN/MWh in July 2026 on the day-ahead market — 13% below the national average. Below: the last twelve months, every year since 2018, and where the number comes from.

July 2026 average, day-ahead market

687MXN/MWh

National average, same month

790MXN/MWh

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The last twelve months

MonthStateNationalDifference
August 2025801885-9.5%
September 2025718728-1.3%
October 2025687659+4.3%
November 2025785706+11.1%
December 2025827748+10.5%
January 2026846791+6.9%
February 2026475451+5.3%
March 2026499507-1.7%
April 2026491509-3.5%
May 2026645669-3.6%
June 2026662708-6.4%
July 2026687790-13.1%

Every year since 2018

YearStateNationalDifference
20181,6131,570+2.8%
20191,4491,291+12.2%
2020671616+8.9%
2021912890+2.6%
20221,2211,245-1.9%
2023808839-3.7%
2024993945+5.0%
2025878820+7.1%

Load zones in Mexico City

CENACE publishes a price for each Load Zone. 3 Load Zones have pricing nodes in Mexico City, which sits in the SIN system.

VDM CENTRO
VDM NORTE
VDM SUR

Where the number comes from

Each figure is the mean of every price CENACE published at a pricing node in Mexico City, across every hour of the period, on the day-ahead market. It is a wholesale price, not a retail tariff. Nothing is weighted by demand. These figures come from the same function that draws the map.