Hydro‑Québec Electricity Production and Consumption, Hourly Data

Hydro‑Québec's dataset provides hourly records of electricity production and consumption in Quebec, updated annually. The data is audited and submitted to the Régie de l'Énergie du Québec. Files include detailed calculations for gross production, plant consumption, and electricity received at interconnections.

Use Cases

• Model hourly electricity demand patterns based on the detailed time-series structure
• Analyze production efficiency by comparing gross production and plant consumption figures
• Study grid management strategies using data on interruptible power and third-party suppliers

Strengths

• Data is updated annually and audited before submission to the Régie de l'Énergie du Québec
• Records cover every hour of every day, providing high temporal granularity
• Includes validated calculation methods (EC method and Proxy method) for reliability

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Hydro‑Québec

Collection Method

Audited operational data submitted to the Régie de l'Énergie du Québec

Freshness

Updated annually

Geography

Quebec, Canada