Electromagnetic Compatibility

Equipment with electronic components is highly sensitive to power disturbances. Electromagnetic incompatibility between your installation and the standardized product that Hydro-Québec delivers to you may lead to:

• damage to your equipment or reduced service life
• downtime or loss of potential sales
• disturbances that exceed the limits allowed by Hydro-Québec

Take advantage of our offer

Hydro-Québec offers you the technical support of its power experts. Their help is just what you need if you rely on devices with power electronic components or other equipment potentially affected by disturbances such as harmonics or voltage dips.

A three-stage service

• Preliminary assessment
  • Assessment of your needs
  • Recommendations regarding the most appropriate remedial measures:
    • Immediate implementation of simple measures
    • Technical audits
• Technical audits
  • Reliable, objective studies to determine how compatible your equipment and installations are with the power supply
  • Customized solutions minimizing your cost/benefit ratio
  • Optional audits to meet more specific needs
  • Complementary technical audits
• Implementation support
  • Loan covering up to 100% of your investment

A cost-effective investment

• The preliminary assessment lets us unearth problems and recommend to you the most effective solutions
• The cost of the technical audit depends on your company's industry sector and power demand, as well as the options you have chosen.
• Your Hydro-Québec representative will inform you about applicable rates.

Recognized expertise

• We have a comprehensive knowledge of your products and our power system.
• We work hand in hand with experts in electromagnetic compatibility.
• Our research institute (IREQ) and energy technologies laboratory (LTE) keeps us at the cutting edge of technologies specially designed to improve the compatibility of your equipment.