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Under the program, Hydro-Québec will temporarily switch off the water heaters of participating households, with their consent, during peak demand events. This measure won’t affect comfort or safety, since the tanks hold a large volume of very hot water, but it could help participants save up to $45 per year. What’s more, it has the potential to shift up to 300 MW of demand, thereby easing pressure on the grid during winter peaks.
The proposed solution builds on the expertise developed by the company in recent years and incorporates Québec-made smart devices to reduce the risk of running out of hot water when the heaters are temporarily switched off.
“We have big ambitions when it comes to energy efficiency to better consume during peak demand. One of the cornerstones of our energy efficiency pathway is helping more than a million Québec households adopt smart devices—including water heaters—by 2035. We’re contributing to collective savings, since energy efficiency costs three times less than generating new electricity.”
Josyane Fortin
Senior Director, Customer Energy Offerings and Rates