Demand Response Option
Credit
By managing your power demand, you’ll be helping Hydro-Québec meet its customers’ needs as cost-effectively as possible. That’s why the credit offered under the DR Option really pays off. The greater your efforts, the more you save on your bill.
Credit calculation
Use this calculator to estimate the amount of the credit* your company may be entitled to based on various assumptions. Try it today.
You have several service contracts and you’d like to know the total credit amount you could receive? To find out, use the calculator to estimate the credit for each service contract and then add them together.
Applicable credit
$0.00
*Important note: The calculator estimates the amount of the credit, which is for information purposes only. The actual credit applied to your bill may differ from the estimated amount since the rates used to calculate the credit are those in effect at the time of the peak demand event. Your company is solely responsible for implementing the required curtailment measures and fulfilling the conditions of the rate option to receive the credit.
Sample credit calculation
The following example is based on a 2,100 kW effective interruptible power reduction.
| Block of power reduction |
Applicable credit ($/kW of effective interruptible power) |
Power | Credit amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| From 10 to 100 kW | 100.0 kW | ||
| More than 100 to 400 kW | 300.0 kW | ||
| More than 400 to 1,200 kW | 800.0 kW | ||
| More than 1,200 kW | 900.0 kW |
*Rates in effect as of April 1, . This table does not replace the Electricity Rates publication in any way whatsoever.
Structure of the option
When you sign up for the Demand Response Option, the prices and conditions in effect for your base rate continue to apply.
You will receive a credit if you reduce your power demand during peak demand events at Hydro-Québec’s request.
Before each peak demand event, your designated contacts will be notified via email of the date and time the event will start and end.
At the end of the winter period, you will receive a credit determined based on blocks of power demand reduction for each kilowatt (kW) of effective interruptible power, provided that the reduction threshold of 10 kW is reached and you lower your power demand during all but a maximum of four peak demand events. This credit will be applied to your bill no later than the end of the third billing cycle following the winter period.
Credit structure
| Block of power reduction |
Applicable credit ($/kW of effective interruptible power) |
|---|---|
| From 10 to 100 kW | |
| More than 100 to 400 kW | |
| More than 400 to 1,200 kW | |
| More than 1,200 kW |
Rates in effect as of April 1, . This table does not replace the Electricity Rates publication in any way whatsoever.
For winter 2023‑2024, two credit structures were approved by the Régie de l’énergie in its decision D-2023‑131. The credit amount calculated corresponds to the higher credit obtained by applying either of the two credit structures set out in the addendum to the Electricity Rates entitled Demand Response Option in effect December 1, 2023.
Detailed explanation of the credit
A report detailing the credit applied to your electricity bill will be added to your company’s Customer Space or large‑power customer portal, as applicable. Titled Details of the credit applied to the bill, the report can only be viewed by the account managers or representatives who are duly authorized to make changes to the Demand Response Option. For large-power customers, only the person who oversees access authorizations and the individuals designated by that person will have access to the report.
Example: 2022–2023 report
| Peak demand events | Reference power (kW) | Real power demand (kW) | Power reduction (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-22 – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | 4,000 | 2,800.0 | 1,200 |
| 2023-02-01 – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | 4,000 | 3,000.0 | 1,000 |
| 2023-02-03 – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | 4,000 | 3,900.0 | 100 |
| 2023-02-03 – 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. | 4,000 | 3,000.0 | 1,000 |
| 2023-02-23 – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | 4,000 | 3,012.2 | 987.8 |
| 2023-03-01 – 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. | 4,000 | 3,600.0 | 400 |
| 2023-03-02 – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | 4,000 | 4,000.0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-07 – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | 4,000 | 3,650.0 | 350 |
Calculation of credit at the end of the winter period
- If you are unable to reduce your power demand during more than four peak demand events, you will not be entitled to a credit.
- Your effective interruptible power must be at least 10 kW. Otherwise, dynamic pricing may be a better fit for your company.
-
If we do not send you any peak demand event
notifications during the winter period, we will
grant you a credit equivalent to the lesser of
the following values:
- 15% of the contract’s maximum power demand for the winter period multiplied by per kilowatt or
- The amount of your credit will be confirmed no later than the end of the third billing cycle following the winter period in question. A report detailing the credit applied to the bill will be added directly to the Customer Space of customers with contracts at rates DP, DM, G, G9 or M, and in the large-power customer portal for Rate LG customers.
- Hydro-Québec reserves the right to deduct any amount you owe from the credit.
Groupe Robert
Close to $500,000
credit on its electricity bills since it began participating in the Demand Response Option
IGA Convivio
Close to $70,000
credit on its electricity bill last winter
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Overview
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Eligibility
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