Energy decisions for loads that cannot stop
- Since
- 1983designing critical power, first as ESI in Tampa
- Mission critical
- 13data centers and critical facilities built
- Largest design
- USD 250 MTier 4 data center led in design, Mexico City
- Cogeneration
- 56+ MWdeveloped by the group in Mexico
Before a plant is financed, someone has to decide whether it should exist, how large it should be and how it connects to the load it serves. PMI does that work for owners, developers and investors, with the discipline of a group that has built critical infrastructure since 1983.
What an advisory engagement covers
From the first question to a decision you can financeTechnical and economic feasibility
On-site generation, cogeneration and storage measured against the site’s real demand and current supply.
Critical supply architecture
Redundancy (N+1, N+N), backup and continuity for data centers and processes that cannot be interrupted.
Sites and developments
Industrial parks and mixed-use developments that need their own energy as part of the offer.
Independent technical review
A second opinion for investors and lenders on a project designed by others.
Precedents
Studies that became decisions
4MW
BBVA, Mexico City · 2014
Cogeneration feasibility study to supply the Lago Esmeralda data center, Torre BBVA and the bank’s branches in Mexico.
5MW
Televisa · 2005–2006
Feasibility study and cogeneration engineering for the Chapultepec and San Ángel studios, with more than 50 drawings.
USD 250M
BBVA Lago Esmeralda · 2011–2012
Conceptual and detailed design lead for a Tier 4 data center, coordinating 20 contractors.
45%
Alestra Green Data Center · 2014
Documented energy cost saving, with cogeneration supplying 100% of the data center’s power and chilled water.
Why advisory comes first
Most energy projects that fail do so because of their structure, not their engineering: a plant sized for a load that does not exist, a contract no lender will accept, a thermal demand that disappears after two years.
An advisory engagement puts those questions on the table while they are still cheap to answer. Its result is a recommendation you can take to a board, a bank or a fund.
When we are not the right fit
- If you only need an installer for a small system: GTO Energy can serve you directly.
- If there is no stable load to buy the energy: no structure will make the project financeable, and we will say so in the diagnosis.
- Without continuous thermal demand there is no case for cogeneration.
Frequently asked questions
Do you only advise on projects the group will build?
No. An advisory engagement can end in a recommendation not to build, or in a project executed by others. When the group does execute it, GIS Power or GTO Energy take that part.
Which technologies do you evaluate?
Cogeneration and trigeneration with natural gas or biogas, solar, battery storage and backup generation, alone or combined, depending on the load.
Where do you work?
The group has built in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and the Bahamas.
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