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[allthecanadianpolitics]

Quebec authorizes nearly 1,000 megawatts of electricity for 11 industrial projects

The Quebec government has unveiled the list of 11 companies whose projects were given the go-ahead for large-scale power connections of 5 me

The Quebec government has unveiled the list of 11 companies whose projects were given the go-ahead for large-scale power connections of 5 megawatts or more, for a total of 956 MW. The announcement was made in a press release Friday evening. Five of the selected projects relate to the battery sector, and two to the bioenergy sector. TES Canada's plan to build a green hydrogen production plant in Shawinigan, announced on Friday, is on the list. Hydro-Québec will also supply 5 MW or more to the future Northvolt plant at its facilities in Saint-Basile-le-Grand and McMasterville. Other industrial projects selected are those of Air Liquide Canada, Ford-Ecopro CAM Canada S.E.C, Nouveau monde Graphite and Volta Energy Solutions Canada.

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Display of the contemporary house, electric water heater and advertising posters.Salon de la maison modèle at the Palais du commerce, Hydro Québec information booth. 1962 [City of Montreal Archives]

[ascle]

Ça va! Ça aura durée que 24h… et je n’étais pas là ^^.

Par contre ça c’est très drôle 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[thecynicalcrayon]

Oh well time to get cozy. Power failures can be romantic ❤️ via Instagram http://ift.tt/2ucsJti

[fucknomontreal]

The utility is trying to put a positive spin on the practice, saying the amounts overcharged were handed over to the provincial government and therefore went into paying for services to the population.  

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

Quebec Innu community seeks $2.2B from Hydro-Quebec for Churchill Falls destruction

A Quebec Innu community is suing Hydro-Quebec for $2.2-billion, claiming the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station has destroyed a significa

A Quebec Innu community is suing Hydro-Quebec for $2.2-billion, claiming the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station has destroyed a significant part of their traditional territory.

The lawsuit filed Friday in Quebec Superior Court by the Innu of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam claims the megaproject's reservoirs and more than 1,000 kilometres of transmission lines "flooded and destroyed" part of their traditional territory and disrupted the community's traditional activities.

The band council says construction of the 5,428-megawatt station in Labrador and its transmission facilities in the 1960s and early 1970swas donewithout the consent of the community near Sept-Iles, Que.

A 1969 agreement that allows Hydro-Quebec to purchase the majority of the electricity generated at the station and reap most of the profits ends in 2041. [...]

The community is asking the court to recognize its Aboriginal title to the affected territory and wants an injunction to prohibit the Crown corporation from making any new agreement without the participation and consent of the band council.

The lawsuit also names as a defendant Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Ltd., which operates the power plant and transmission facilities. [...]

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Salon Electrorama, Hydro Québec's information booth at the Palais du commerce. 1960 [City of Montreal Archives]

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Dorchester Street, Montreal, 1965.