Industrial parks
Pictured: Logistik Industrial Park, San Luis Potosí
- First in Mexico
- 2015Cuadritos, Mexico’s first Green and Sustainable Industrial Park
- Cuadritos
- 4.8 MWof cogeneration with steam and its own gas pipeline
- Logistik
- 9.5 MWof biogas-fired generation for the park
- Energy generated
- 590+ GWhat Logistik, estimated to date
For park developers and managers
Power as one more service of your industrial park
An industrial tenant chooses a park for location, water and power. GIS Power designs, finances, builds and operates the park’s power so you can offer it as a service: available from day one, with known quality and price.
Energy as a park service
An edge for selling and leasingIn many parks, power is the bottleneck: the capacity of the utility service limits how many tenants fit and how fast they can start. With its own generation and an internal grid, the park offers available power as part of the lease or as a separate service.
Primary power is solar with battery storage (BESS). Where tenants need steam or chilled water, cogeneration recovers the heat and improves the cost of both services. The public grid stays on as backup and support.
The plant can sit in a project company (SPV) that finances it and bills the park for the energy or the service, with no investment from the developer.
When it is not a fit
- When the park already has enough grid capacity for every lot and tenants do not ask for anything else.
- When lots are sold outright and park management will have no role in shared services.
- When the park is small and its tenants have small loads: a project per tenant may be simpler.
How it is done
From master plan to operations
Built in phases, at the pace of occupancyPark demand
Expected load by lot and by phase, and which tenants need steam, chilled water or high-quality power.
Grid design
Generation, substation and internal distribution. Isolated or grid-connected. See private grids.
Permits
A CNE generation permit from 0.7 MW (Electricity Sector Law, art. 19) and interconnection where applicable. See permitting and development.
Finance
An SPV with a long-term contract with the park, of 48 to 180 months depending on the structure. See contracting models.
Phased construction
Each phase comes online when occupancy calls for it. If the grid is delayed, bridge power for the first tenants.
Precedents
Parks and developments with their own power
Celaya · 2015 · 4.8 MWBiotek · Cuadritos Industrial Park
Cogeneration with heat recovery boilers (4 t of steam at 7 bar) and a dedicated gas pipeline from PEMEX. Mexico’s first Green and Sustainable Industrial Park.
See project
San Luis Potosí · 2018 · 9.5 MWLogistik Industrial Park
Three Jenbacher JMS620 engines on biogas: 9,561 kWe and 7,779 kWt, as a peaking plant for the park.
See project
Huixquilucan · 2009 · 7.5 MWResidencial Bosque Real
Isolated supply for an entire residential and commercial development. Still running today.
See project
Frequently asked questions
Does the park have to invest in the plant?
Not necessarily. An SPV can finance, build and operate the plant, and bill the park for the energy or the service under a long-term contract.
Can it be done in a park that is already occupied?
Yes. It starts with the tenants with the largest loads or with thermal demand, and the grid grows as others join.
What if a tenant needs steam or chilled water?
Cogeneration recovers engine heat to produce them, as at Cuadritos, where the heat recovery boilers feed the existing steam headers. See cogeneration.
Let’s talk about your park
Location, number of lots, expected occupancy and load: that is where we start.
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