1. Electricity supply in remote communities
Richard Lagrange
Manager – Planning and Reliability
Hydro-Quebec
Pan-canadian Summit on Reducing Diesel in Remote Communities 
January 17, 2017

2. Context
Conversion of off-grid systems
Energy efficiency

3. Northern village of Inukjuak

4. Context

5. REMOTE COMMUNITIES Population : 35,000 Customers : 18,500
Various communities
Atikamekw, Cree, Innu, Inuit, Naskapi & White
24 off-grid systems
5 geographic regions
Nunavik
Schefferville
Basse Côte-Nord
Haute-Mauricie
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Distribution of thirty communities :
Nunavik : Inuit (14) & Cree (1)
Basse-Côte-Nord : Innu & White
Schefferville : White & Innu & Naskapi
Haute Mauricie : Atikamekw & White
IDM : White
Transfer of responsability
Government of Canada in 1982 (Nunavik)
Iron Ore Company in 2007 (Schefferville)

6. OFF-GRID SYSTEMS Generating stations (165 MW)
21 Thermal (Diesel) - 59 MW (2 in cold reserve)
1 Thermal (Fuel oil) - 67 MW
2 Hydroelectric - 39 MW
Demand : 446 GWh / 93 MW
Revenue : $40M
Expenditure : $230M
Annual loss : $190M
GHG emissions
Almost exclusively from off-grid systems plants : ~ 227 k tons equiv. CO2.
Overall (including the main grid), Hydro-Québec’s net GHG emission is among the best in North America (almost 100% of our energy is originating from renewable energy – mainly hydroelectric and wind power)
The Quebec cap-and-trade system
Emission unit price is scheduled to increase at a rate of 5% plus inflation every year
The cost of emission rights amounted to $ 2 million in 2016 (Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Demand : actual 2015
Revenue & expenditure : forecast 2017
GHG : actual 2015

7. ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE – (67 MW) KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ – (2 MW)

8. Conversion of off-grid systems
Strategic Plan

9. PROGRESSIVELY CONVERT OFF-GRID SYSTEMS TO CLEANER,
STRATEGIC PLAN
PROGRESSIVELY CONVERT OFF-GRID SYSTEMS TO CLEANER,
LESS EXPENSIVE ENERGY SOURCES
Launch requests for proposals (RFPs) for all systems by 2020
Partnerships between project proponents and communities
Competitive bidding
Consideration given to the particularities of each system and the needs of each community so as to choose the most appropriate technological solutions, e.g.:
Leveraging on the latest innovations (hybrid systems involving renewable energy, storage),
wind power, liquefied natural gas, biomass, connection to main grid, …..

10. REQUIREMENTS
COMMUNITY
Agree to project implementation conditions and establish the requirements for participation
Project location, type of partnership, monetary compensation, local impacts and
social acceptability
HYDRO-QUÉBEC
Technical and financial obligations
Cost reduction
GHG emission reduction

11. CONVERSION – ONGOING Îles-de-la-Madeleine Phase 1 RFP - October 2015
6 MW wind power
Commissionning – 2020
Phase 2
RFP – First quarter of 2018
All energy sources (cost and GHG emission reduction)
Commissionning – 2023
In competition with Connection to main grid
La Romaine
Connection to main grid
Commissionning – 2019
Obedjiwan
RFP - November 2016
Energy generated by forest biomass
Commissionning
Tasiujaq
EOI – November 2016
RFP – Third quarter of 2017
New power plant (renewable component is encouraged)
Commissionning
IDM – PHASE 1
Proposals submitted : second quarter of 2017
Contract award : first quarter of 2018
IDM – PHASE 2
Proposals submitted : fourth quarter of 2018
Contract award : second quarter of 2019
OBEDJIWAN
Contract award : fourth quarter of 2017
TASIUJAQ
Proposals submitted : first quarter of 2018
Contract award : second quarter of 2018
EOI = call for expression of interest

12. CONVERSION – PLANNED Nunavik – Phase 1 (East)
RFP – Third quarter of 2017
All energy sources
Aupaluk
Kangiqsualujjiuaq
Kangiqsujuaq
Kangirsuk
Kuujjuaq
Quaqtaq
Nunavik – Phase 2 (West)
RFP – Third quarter of 2018
All energy sources
Akulivik
Inukjuak
Ivujivik
Kuujjuarapik
Puvirnituq
Salluit
Umiujaq
All other systems
RFP – Second quarter of 2019
All energy sources
Clova
L’Île-d’Entrée
Port-Menier
NUNAVIK – PHASE 1
Proposals submitted : third quarter of 2018
Contract award : first quarter of 2019
NUNAVIK – PHASE 2
Proposals submitted : third quarter of 2019
Contract award : first quarter of 2020
CLOVA, L’ÎLE-D’ENTRÉE AND PORT-MENIER
Proposals submitted : second quarter of 2020
Contract award : fourth quarter of 2020
The specific timing of the RFPs is based on the opportunities and features associated with each system.

13. Energy efficiency

14. DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT
Energy Efficiency and Conservation program
Accelerate deployment of energy efficient measures :
compact fluorescent and LED lighting
roof insulation
water and energy conservation kits
block-heater timers
Energy efficiency and conservation awareness
Load Reduction
Interruptible electricity option
Promotion of reduced-load water heaters (3 elements)
End-use Efficiency (fuel - based space and water heating)
Peak winter- load awareness campaign
Private generators
WINTER PEAK AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
Objectives
Raise awareness in off-grid communities to use electricity wisely during winter and more so during peak periods.
Advertising campaign
Personnalized mailings
Posters in key locations
Radio messages on local radio stations

15. PEAK WINTER AWARENESS
Innu
Naskapi
Inuktitut
Français

16. Thank you for your attention !