Collective contribution –
Overall results
When it’s cold out, everyone uses a lot of electricity at the same time, which puts a lot of pressure on the grid. This is what we call a winter peak.
At all times, and particularly during peak demand periods, we have to make a collective and individual effort to use less electricity. This is key to supporting Québec’s energy transition and helping to build a sustainable future for future generations.
Progressively transitioning away from the use of fossil‑fuel derived energy to clean and renewable energy for human activities.
Overall results for winter 2024‑2025
Many households and organizations significantly reduced their electricity demand all winter long. Let’s see how they’re efforts have paid off!
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About 2,330 MW
Capacity for reduction in electricity demand per peak demand event
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About 310,000
Equivalent number of homes based on the average power demand
Power a customer requires to meet energy needs at a given time. The higher the customer’s energy consumption at a given time, the higher the power demand.
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La Grande‑2‑A
Roughly the equivalent installed capacity of this generating station
Results – Residential customers
Collective efforts paid off!
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More than 400,000
Number of participating households
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About 530 MW
Capacity for reduction in electricity demand per peak demand event
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About 70,000
Equivalent number of homes based on the average power demand
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Hilo smart home service
About 60,000
Number of participating households
30
Number of Hilo challenges
$205
Average rewards per participating household
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Winter Credit Option
About 260,000
Number of participating households
27
Number of peak demand events
About $50 *
Average credit per participating household
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Flex rates
About 80,000
Number of participating households
26
Number of peak demand events
$118 **
Average savings per participating household for winter 2023‑2024 (results to come for winter 2024‑2025)
* This is an estimate. The exact information will be available in summer 2025.
** Excluding taxes
Results – Business and industrial customers
Companies are also doing their part!
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About 2,000
Number of participating companies and organizations
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About 1,800 MW
Capacity for reduction in electricity demand per peak demand event
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About 240,000
Equivalent number of homes based on the average power demand
Power a customer requires to meet energy needs at a given time. The higher the customer’s energy consumption at a given time, the higher the power demand.
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Many organizations took steps to reduce their electricity use during peak demand events, whether through the DR Option or one of the interruptible electricity options. We are grateful for their invaluable cooperation!
Podcast
Our team answers your questions about winter peaks in this episode of the Votre tweet est important pour nous podcast [In French only].