Hydro-Québec Production

Description

Hydro-Québec Production generates power for the Québec market and sells its surpluses on wholesale markets. It is also active in arbitraging and purchase/resale transactions. Find out more

Hydro-Québec Generating Facilities
(as at December 31, 2010)

Other sources of supply
(as at December 31, 2010)

Installed capacity 36,671 MW Installed capacity 7,364 MW
34,490Hydroelectric generating stations (60)a

675Nuclear generating station (1)b

1,506Thermal generating stations (28)c

5,428Churchill Falls generating station [Churchill Falls
(Labrador) Corporation Limited]a

659Nine privately owned wind farmsb

1,277Agreements with other independent power producersc
  • a) 59 operated by Hydro-Québec Production and 1 by Hydro-Québec Distribution.
  • b) Operated by Hydro-Québec Production.
  • c) 4 operated by Hydro-Québec Production and 24 by Hydro-Québec Distribution.
  • a) Hydro-Québec has access to almost all the output until 2041.
  • b) Hydro-Québec purchases all the output.
  • c) Hydro-Québec has access to this output.

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