How can Mexico promote energy storage?

To accelerate investments and promote the formation of a storage market, Mexico should introduce technology-push and market-pull policies simultaneously. Procurement targets could be used if policymakers decided that energy storage is a short-term priority, as in the case of the US.

Should energy storage be a priority in Mexico?

If energy storage deployment is considered a priority in the following years, Mexico could accelerate investments through a mix of storage procurement targets and financial incentives. A strong storage market can also be built over time by offering rebates, loans, investment grants, tax credits or other financial incentives.

Should energy storage be regulated in Mexico?

5.2.1. Mexico Energy storage appears scarcely in Mexican legislation and the few regulations that mention it leave the door open to potentially consider EST as either generation assets or transmission and distribution assets . If EST were regulated as generation assets, they could operate under a regime of free competition.

Should energy storage be considered a transmission and distribution asset in Mexico?

In Mexico, defining energy storage as a generation or a transmission and distribution asset is not only critical to establish revenue streams, but also to determine whether EST will be able to operate under a regime of free competition.

Is energy storage a global problem?

Despite their advantages, most EST have not been widely diffused in the global market. Although some EST still face high costs and technological uncertainty, it is widely accepted that the main barriers to the deployment of energy storage worldwide are inadequate regulatory frameworks and lack of policy support [, , ].

Does a policy study affect energy storage deployment in a jurisdiction?

First, it studies regulations and policies qualitatively, but it does not evaluate the quality, intensity, complexity or degree of implementation of these interventions. Second, it does not establish any strict evidence of causality between specific policies and the rate of energy storage deployment in a jurisdiction.