{
    "meta": {
        "title": "Hydro-Quebec Electricity Rates for Mining",
        "description": "Hydro-Quebec electricity rates for Bitcoin mining (effective April 1, 2026): Rate D, DT, G, M and L with system charge, tiered energy price (cents/kWh) and demand charge, and which rate fits home vs commercial vs Hashcenter mining.",
        "generated": "2026-06-20T06:21:21+00:00",
        "version": "1.0",
        "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "license_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "source": "https://d-central.tech/hydro-quebec-electricity-rates/",
        "record_count": 5,
        "disclaimer": "Figures are from the official Hydro-Quebec Electricity Rates schedule effective April 1, 2026, parsed from the source document. Rates are adjusted annually (April 1) and have additional conditions; verify the current schedule at hydroquebec.com. Hydro-Quebec also caps and meters the power available to cryptocurrency mining (see the Canadian mining-regulation dataset)."
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "rate": "Rate D",
            "applies_to": "Residential (homes)",
            "system_charge": "46.154 c/day",
            "energy_price": "7.065 c/kWh (first 40 kWh/day), then 11.142 c/kWh",
            "demand_charge": "None",
            "mining_use": "The rate a home Bitcoin miner pays. The 40 kWh/day first-tier threshold is roughly one S19-class miner, so heavy mining quickly hits the higher 11.142 c second tier."
        },
        {
            "rate": "Rate DT",
            "applies_to": "Residential dual-energy (electricity + backup heat)",
            "system_charge": "see schedule",
            "energy_price": "5.131 c/kWh when the outdoor temperature is at or above -12 C (-15 C in some areas), 30.001 c/kWh when colder",
            "demand_charge": "None",
            "mining_use": "A dual-energy heating rate. The very high cold-weather price (30.001 c) makes 24/7 winter mining expensive; rarely the right rate for miners."
        },
        {
            "rate": "Rate G",
            "applies_to": "Small-power business (under ~65 kW)",
            "system_charge": "$15.426/month",
            "energy_price": "12.388 c/kWh (first 15,090 kWh/month), then 9.534 c/kWh",
            "demand_charge": "$22.071/kW of billing demand over 50 kW",
            "mining_use": "The rate a small mining shop or a few rigs on a commercial meter pays. The demand charge kicks in past 50 kW."
        },
        {
            "rate": "Rate M",
            "applies_to": "Medium-power (50 kW to under 5 MW)",
            "system_charge": "included in demand",
            "energy_price": "6.292 c/kWh (first 210,000 kWh), then 4.666 c/kWh",
            "demand_charge": "$18.242/kW of billing demand",
            "mining_use": "The typical rate for a small-to-mid Hashcenter (50 kW-5 MW). Much lower energy price than residential, offset by a significant per-kW demand charge."
        },
        {
            "rate": "Rate L",
            "applies_to": "Large-power industrial (5 MW or more)",
            "system_charge": "$1,251.146/year fixed",
            "energy_price": "3.821 c/kWh",
            "demand_charge": "$15.027/kW of billing demand",
            "mining_use": "The rate for an industrial-scale Hashcenter (>=5 MW) - the lowest energy price in Quebec (3.821 c/kWh), with a demand-charge-heavy structure."
        }
    ]
}