Hydro Québec

About Hydro Québec

Production, transmission, and distribution of electricity primarily from renewable hydroelectric sources, including research and technology development in energy efficiency.

Key facts

Industry

Renewable Energy Power Generation

Company size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

montréal, québec, Canada

Founded

1944

Website

hydroquebec.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/hydro-quebec

Hydro Québec in the news

• Hydro-Québec launches Request for Information to inform potential development of offshore wind farms off Nova Scotia

  Hydro-Québec launched an RFI to explore offshore wind farm development in Nova Scotia, gathering data on technology, costs, and transmission solutions.

  news.hydroquebec.com · Jan 25, 2028
• Opinion: Hydro Québec faces issue we should avoid

  Hydro-Québec is significantly increasing electricity rates for data centers due to growing power demand and the end of energy surpluses.

  brandonsun.com · Oct 5, 2026
• Hydro-Québec souhaite doubler le tarif énergétique pour les centres de données

  Hydro-Québec is proposing to double electricity rates for data centers consuming over five megawatts to address energy shortfalls and avoid subsidizing their consumption by other customers.

  ledevoir.com · Oct 2, 2026
• Centres de données : Hydro-Québec inondée de demandes

  Hydro-Québec is experiencing a surge in demand for electricity from data centers, leading to a government review of requests and planned rate increases for these facilities.

  ici.radio-canada.ca · Oct 2, 2026
• Hydro-Québec et les centres de données | Électricité: «Ça m'apparaît une évidence de leur imputer les coûts complets

  Hydro-Quebec is debating whether data centers should pay the full cost for their colossal electricity demand, which is equivalent to two million homes.

  985fm.ca · Oct 2, 2026