Hydro-Quebec operates Quebec's grid, one of the world's largest hydroelectric systems, with winter demand peaks among the highest in North America and major exports to New England and New York. GridVigil tracks 15-minute total Quebec demand from Hydro-Quebec's own open data. Quebec is a single province, so Canada as a whole is not colored on GridVigil's map.
As of Aug 25, 2026, real grid metrics for Quebec are shown below. GridVigil's Power Pressure Score is not yet calculated for this region.
Current data
Current Quebec electricity demand is 18.9 GW.
The most recent peak was 20.1 GW.
GridVigil Power Pressure Score is not yet calculated for Quebec: the U.S. scoring thresholds aren't a defensible fit without region-specific calibration, so raw metrics are shown here instead. Why.
Data last updated:
Historical comparison
Quebec demand is currently 18.9 GW, 1.7% above this time yesterday (18.6 GW).
Quebec demand is currently 1.7% above its 7-day average for this time of day (18.6 GW).
Quebec's peak today is 19.6 GW, below its highest peak of 20.1 GW over the past 2 days.
Sourced from: hq_demand.
Full interactive dashboard
Charts, historical trends, generation mix, the large-load pipeline, and region-specific alerts for Quebec all live on the full dashboard.