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CFE Developing Bluetooth Smart Meters for Real-Time Usage and Remote Service Control

CFE describes a modernization project pending tests for a gradual rollout.

Overview

  • Mexico’s state utility outlined Bluetooth meters that connect to a phone or smart-home assistant to show live electricity use.
  • The system would enable remote reading, cutoffs, and reconnections at any hour, which could speed service restoration and billing updates.
  • CFE says the design uses an autonomous metering architecture, and one installed unit could serve as an access point for up to 500 meters.
  • Digital monitoring is meant to flag faults faster and deter illegal hookups known as diablitos through real-time alerts.
  • The project remains in development with no start date or defined user groups, and CFE has not detailed data policies or how remote cutoffs would be governed.