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After waiting 3.5 years for CFE to allow us to export our surplus solar to the grid, we are finally able to at our home. Starting April 13th our Bi-Directional Meter was installed and we began exporting. We chose the Net Billing contract option and are expecting our first bill soon. Finally we get to see that perfect bell shaped solar production curve.

Updated the Paying Your CFE Bill blog post adding:
- How to find your pre-pay balance on the CFE Contigo App.
- Paying with Pangea Money Transfer (US Only), never done it but have talked to people who have paid CFE with it.
- Confirmed Western Union will not work for Canadian Cards.

Paying your CFE Bill - MXelectricity Home consumers in Mexico get their electricity from CFE. There are many different ways to pay your CFE Bill. MXe tells you about how to pay and other tips.

CFE is taking American Express for online payments. 👍

CFE now allowing payments with American Express! - TexMexExpats One of our most popular posts is about the difficulties in paying our CFE (electric) bill online, especially using a US-based credit card. Well – good news – CFE has just made it a bit easier – you can now pay online at the CFE website using an AMEX (American Express) card – even if […]

Get setup to receive your CFE bill by email and to pay your CFE bill online!

CFE Online Bill Payment Setup - MXelectricity Home consumers in Mexico get their electricity from CFE. There are many different ways to pay your CFE Bill. MXe tells you about how to pay and other tips.

MXelectricity's Dean Short & Almost Retired in Mexico's Brighton West discuss CFE Bills and more...

Dean Finally Explains My CFE Bill ⚡⚡ If you live in Mexico, you get a CFE bill for your electricity. And it might as well be written in Pig Latin. And the bills come every 2 months, hopefully en...

How does electricity work in Mexico? Who is CFE? Read all about it here:

Electricity in Mexico | MXelectricity Electricity in Mexico is provided by a National State owned utility called the Comisión Federal de Electricidad or CFE (Federal Electricity Commission).

So now you have your first CFE Bill..... what next?

Paying your CFE Bill | MXelectricity Home consumers in Mexico get their electricity from CFE. There are many different ways to pay your CFE Bill. MXe tells you about how to pay and other tips.

Home consumers in Mexico get their electricity from CFE. MXe has the definitive guide to understanding your CFE Bill. Read online or download as a PDF.

Understanding your CFE Bill | MXelectricity Home consumers in Mexico get their electricity from CFE. MXe has the definitive guide to understanding your CFE Bill. Read online or download as a PDF.

Home Customers in Mexico who consume too much electricity over a rolling 12 month period are switched over to a very expensive rate called the DAC - Domestico Alto Consumo.

The DAC Rate | MXelectricity Use too much electricity at your home in Mexico and the DAC Rate kicks in. Known as "Doméstico alto consumo" in Spanish, it effecively doubles your bill.

In this blog post we talk about CFE handles Credit, the name on the bill and why you’ll get cut off if you don’t pay the bill.

CFE and Credit | MXelectricity Foreigners will be suprised by how CFE handles credit for electricity billing in Mexico. Read this to understand how its handled and how it affects you.