Interruptible Electricity Options
for medium‑power customers and for Rate LG customers

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and conditions

Credits

There are two types of credits under Hydro-Québec’s interruptible electricity options: fixed and variable.

Option I

Fixed credit:

Variable credit:

  • 23.267¢ per kilowatthour (kWh) of effective hourly interruptible power for each of the first 20 interruption hours;
  • 29.083¢ per kWh of effective hourly interruptible power for each hour between the 21st and the 40th interruption hours inclusive; and
  • 34.901¢ per kWh of effective hourly interruptible power for each of the 60 subsequent interruption hours.

Option II

Fixed credit:

Variable credit:

Rates in effect as of April 1, 2024. This table does not replace the Electricity Rates document in any way whatsoever.

Examples of total credits (fixed and variable)

Interruption hours Option I
Total credit		 Option II
Total credit
10 hours 174¢/kWh 129¢/kWh
20 hours 99¢/kWh 76¢/kWh
30 hours 76¢/kWh 59¢/kWh
40 hours 64¢/kWh 50¢/kWh
50 hours 58¢/kWh 44¢/kWh
60 hours 54¢/kWh  —
70 hours 52¢/kWh  —
80 hours 49¢/kWh  —
90 hours 48¢/kWh  —
100 hours 47¢/kWh  —

Overrun penalties

If you don’t honor the terms of your agreement, you will be subject to a penalty.

More information

For any questions about these rate options, contact our Business customer services by phone at 1 800 463‑9900 or by email at business@hydro.qc.ca.

This information has been simplified. For more details about the Interruptible Electricity Options for medium-power and Rate LG customers: