This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 4, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The government of Premier François Legault is promising to “carefully examine” a proposal for a new gas liquefaction plant and [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 15, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Hydro‑Québec is taking steps to prepare its electricity grid for higher demand and a low-carbon future, with major new investments [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 24, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Quebec is advancing its renewable energy plans with two major steps: officially launching its first-ever solar energy request for proposals [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 15, 2024. A section of a new wind farm in the Charlevoix region of central Quebec is raising concerns about possible disruption of an endangered [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on July4, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Hydro-Québec has announced partnerships with two Indigenous communities and a regional government in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region that will open the door [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 31, 2024. Hydro-Québec is launching a massive development plan to install 10,000 megawatts of new wind capacity, and shifting its own role from power purchaser [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 3, 2024. Hydro-Québec and the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke have signed an historic, 40-year co-ownership agreement for a new transmission line to export electricity from Montreal’s [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 18, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Hydro-Québec is seeking bids for 300 megawatts of small solar energy projects to integrate into its grid as the giant [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 28, 2023. April 30, 2023: A mobile app is bringing transit on demand to a regional county municipality in west Quebec that has spent years looking [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 26, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Two Canadian provinces unveiled major moves last week to increase their supplies of renewable electricity, largely to serve skyrocketing demand [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 25, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt AB is facing legal action and complaining about what it calls “sabotage” after the company began [Read more]
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Hydro Québec have entered into a memorandum of understanding to partner on the Hertel-New York Interconnection Project which could see Hydro Québec transmit green renewable energy to New York [Read more]
For the first time in Hydro-Québec’s history, solar power is now supplying the company’s grid. The Gabrielle-Bodis generating station, located in La Prairie, and Robert-A.-Boyd generating station in Varennes began generating electricity last week. The [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis of Clean Energy Canada about Quebec’s decision to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035. They also discuss other jurisdictions like California and the [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Nathan Lemphers about his working paper, which examines transportation electrification narratives in Alberta oil/gas (negative), Ontario automotive manufacturing (uncertain), and Quebec (positive). Related links: The Stories [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on August 7, 2019. Quebec’s gasoline market is one of the largest in Canada. The province consumed 165 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) of gasoline in [Read more]
Quebec is particularly attractive to crypto-currency miners because of its cold winters helps cut costs for cooling computers, the lack of regulation by the Canadian government on crypto-currency and low power rates. iStock photo image. [Read more]
Even after the Cartier sale is complete, TransCanada says it will be one of Canada’s largest private-sector power generators, producing enough electricity to power over six million homes. Company photo. TransCanada deal valued at $630 [Read more]
Common obstacle to adoption of wind power is challenge to grid reliability Ontario and Quebec ranked in the top 10 jurisdictions in North America in terms their total amount of installed wind capacity in 2017, according [Read more]
California passed zero emission vehicle regulations in 2005 In Oct. 2016 the Quebec government passed the ZEV Act, giving that province the power to require car manufacturers to sell or lease a minimum number of zero-emission [Read more]
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