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Reliability Coordinator for the Québec Interconnection

Hydro-Québec’s Direction principale – Contrôle des mouvements d’énergie et exploitation du réseau [senior directorate –system control and operations] is the Reliability Coordinator (RC) for the Québec Interconnection. Its mission is to maintain the real-time operating reliability of the power transmission system within Québec.

The Reliability Coordinator is designated by the Régie de l’énergie. It is responsible for having the Régie adopt the reliability standards and the operating instructions required to ensure the power transmission system in Québec is reliability operated by all registered entities.

Public notices – Reliability Coordinator applications

The Régie de l’énergie du Québec

  • April 22, 2021 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standard CIP-012-1 (File R-4152-2021) [PDF 133 Ko - In French only]
  • April 19, 2021 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards following its statutory update (File R-4154-2021) [PDF 163 Ko - In French only]
  • April 12, 2021 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards following the NERC Standards Efficiency Review (File R-4149-2021) [PDF 132 Ko - In French only]
  • April 8, 2021 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of the Glossary of Terms and Acronyms used in Reliability Standards [PDF 264 Ko - In French only]
  • March 11, 2021 - Notice of public consultation: QC-2021-03
    Notice of Consultation Project QC-2021-03 [PDF 136 Ko]
  • February 24, 2021 - Notice of public consultation: QC‑2021‑01
    Notice of Consultation Project QC-2021‑01 [PDF 161 Ko]
  • November 24, 2020 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards PER‑003‑2, PER‑006‑1, PRC‑025‑2 et PRC‑027‑1 (File 4135-2020) [PDF 34 Ko - In French only]
  • September 24, 2020 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standard PRC‑006‑NPCC‑2 Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (File 4131‑2020) [PDF 362 Ko - In French only]
  • June 25, 2020 – Consultation of entities subject to file R-4070-2018 standards
    Letter from the Régie de l’énergie (File R-4070-2018) [In French Only]
  • June 15, 2020 – Notice of public consultation : QC‑2020‑02
    Notice of Consultation Project QC-2020‑02 [PDF 257 kB]
  • May 26, 2020 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliabilty standard TPL-007-3 (File R‑4123‑2020) [ 356 kB - In French only]
  • May 6, 2020 – Notice to interested parties
    Request to remove some facilities from the register following the revision of the NPCC A‑10 criterion (File R‑4120‑2020) [PDF 36,9 kB - In French only]
  • May 4, 2020 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards (Standards CIP-003-8, CIP-005-6, CIP-008-6, CIP-010-3 et CIP-013-1) (File‑R‑4117‑2020) [PDF 34.2 kB - In French only]
  • March 25, 2020 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards (Standards TOP-010-1(i) and IRO-018-1(i)) (File‑R‑4104‑2019) [PDF 14 kB - In French only]
  • February 27, 2020 – Notice of public consultation : QC‑2020‑01
    Notice of Consultation Project QC-2020‑01 [PDF 260 kB]
  • December 20, 2019 – Notice of public consultation : QC‑2019‑06
    Notice of Consultation Project QC‑2019‑06 [PDF 42 kB]
  • December 19, 2019 – Notice of public consultation : QC‑2019‑05
    Notice of Consultation Project QC‑2019‑05 [PDF 261 kB]
  • October 11, 2019 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards (Standards BAL‑002‑3, BAL‑005‑1, COM‑001‑3, FAC‑001‑3 and FAC‑003‑4) (File R‑4104‑2019) [PDF 34,5 kB - In French only]
  • October 3, 2019 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards regarding the preparation to and operation under emergency situations. (File R-4101-2019) [PDF 67 kB - In French only]
  • August 6, 2019 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards following its update on July 1, 2019 (File R-4095-2019) [PDF 34.6 kB - In French only]
  • July 30, 2019 – Notice of public consultation
    Project QC-2019-04 [PDF 44.9 kB]
  • July 26, 2019 – Notice of public consultation
    Project QC-2019-03 [PDF 41 kB]
  • May 10, 2019 – Notice of public consultation
    Project QC-2019-02 [PDF 40 kB]
  • April 9, 2019 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards regarding Relay Performance During Stable Power Swings. (File R-4082-2019) [PDF 46 kB - In French only]
  • February 20, 2019 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards regarding Remedial Action Schemes and Dispersed Production Resouces. (File R-4070-2018) [PDF 69.9 kB - In French only]
  • February 15, 2019 – Notice of public consultation
    Project QC-2019-01 PRC-026-1 [PDF 184 kB]
  • November 5, 2018 – Notice to interested parties
    Request related to reliability standards BAL-004-0, BAL-006-2, BAL-002-2(i), BAL-005-1, FAC-001-3, COM-001-3 et FAC-003-4 (Filing R-4068-2018) (PDF – in French only) [PDF – 66 kB]
  • August 23, 2018 - Notice of public consultation (revised)
    Public consultation for reliability standards impacted by the notions of remedial action schemes and dispersed power producing resources [PDF – 67 kB]
  • June 12, 2018 - Notice of public consultation
    Public consultation for reliability standards CIP-002-5.1a et CIP-003-7 [PDF – 187 kB]
  • January 3, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards (File R-4025-2017) [PDF 450 kB - In French only]
  • 10 november 2017- Notice of public consultation
    Public consultation of reliability standards INT-004-3.1,INT-009-2.1,INT-010-2.1,PRC-006-3,VAR-001-4.2. [PDF 58 kB]
  • November 3, 2017 – Notice of public consultation – phase 1 (extension)
    Scope of applicability assessment for reliability standards PRC-004-5(i), PRC-005-6 and PRC-026-1 [PDF 51.7 kB]
  • July 13, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Request to change the designation of the Reliability Coordinator of Québec (File R-3966-2016 Phase 2) [PDF 272 kB]
  • June 13, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Notice to interested parties – Request for adoption of version 6 CIP reliability standards (File R-4005-2017) [PDF 324 kB - In French only]
  • May 15, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Modification of Phase 1 calendar (File R-4001-2017) [PDF 262 kB - In French only]
  • May 2, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards of TOP and IRO (File R-4001-2017) [PDF 262 kB - In French only]
  • January 31, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Request to change the designation of the Reliability Coordinator of Québec (File R-3966-2016) [PDF 265 kB]
  • January 9, 2017 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for adoption of 5 reliability standards (File R-3997-2016) [PDF 306 kB - In French only]
  • August 4, 2016 – Notice to interested parties
    Request for approval of the Register of entities subject to reliability standards (File R-3952-2015) [PDF 390 kB - In French only]
  • June 7, 2016 – Notice to interested parties
    Interlocutory request for approval of the Register of entities subject to reliability standards (File R-3952-2015) [PDF 358 kB - In French only]
  • January 29, 2016 – Notice to Interested parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards (File R-3957-2015) [PDF 288 kB - In French only]
  • December 10, 2015 – Notice to Interested parties
    Request concerning the methodology for the identification of the elements of the Main Transmission System [PDF 345 kB - In French only]
  • November 30, 2015 – Notice to Interested Parties
    Request for adoption and updating of 11 reliability standards [PDF 284 kB - In French only]
  • November 30, 2015 – Notice to Interested Parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards regarding critical infrastructure protection (CIP standards) [PDF 283 kB - In French only]
  • November 30, 2015 – Notice to Interested Parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards [PDF 294 kB - In French only]
  • November 30, 2015 – Notice to Interested Parties
    Request for adoption of reliability standards subsequent to Decision D-2015-059 [PDF 289 kB - In French only]
  • September 21, 2015 – Notice to interested parties
    Request related to the removal of PSE and IA functions from the Register of Entities Subject to Reliability Standards [PDF 201 kB - In French only]

1) an owner or operator of a facility with a capacity of 44 kV or more connected to an electric power transmission system

(2) an owner or operator of an electric power transmission system

(3) an owner or operator of a production facility with a capacity of 50 megavolt amperes (MVA) or more connected to an electric power transmission system

(4) a distributor with a peak capacity of over 25 megawatts (MW), whose facilities are connected to an electric power transmission system

(5) a person who uses an electric power transmission system under an electric power transmission service agreement with the electric power carrier or with any other carrier in Québec CQLR, c. R-6.01., s. 85.3

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