R-6.01 - Act respecting the Régie de l’énergie

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2. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,
electric power carrier means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power transmission activities;
electric power distribution system means a network of installations for the distribution of electric power once it leaves transformation substations, including distribution lines at voltages below 44 kV and any equipment located between such lines and connecting points to consumer installations and, in the case of independent electric power distribution systems of the electric power distributor, a network of works, machinery, equipment and installations used for the production, transmission and distribution of electric power;
electric power distributor means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power distribution activities;
electric power supplier means any electric power producer or trader supplying electric power;
electric power supply means electric power made available or sold to the electric power distributor by a supplier or a representative;
electric power supply contract means a contract entered into between the electric power distributor and a supplier for the purpose of meeting the electric power needs of Québec markets;
electric power transmission system means a network of installations for the transmission of electric power, including step-up transformers located at production sites, transmission lines at voltages of 44 kV or higher, transmission and transformation substations and any other connecting installation between production sites and the distribution system;
energy means electric power, natural gas, steam, petroleum products and any other form of energy, hydraulic, thermic or other;
gas from renewable sources means natural gas from renewable sources with interchangeability characteristics that allow it to be delivered by a natural gas distribution system or another substance, such as hydrogen, from renewable sources, added to natural gas, without compromising its interchangeability characteristics;
municipal or private electric power system means an electric power system governed by the Act respecting municipal and private electric power systems (chapter S-41);
natural gas means a mixture of hydrocarbons in a gaseous or liquid state consisting primarily of methane, except syngas and biogas that are not from renewable sources, including gas from renewable sources added to such a mixture before its delivery;
natural gas distribution system means a network of conduits, equipment, apparatus, structures, gas meters, meters and other devices and accessories for the supply, transmission or delivery of natural gas in a given territory, excluding any gas pipe or line installed in, under or on the outer surface of a house, plant, building or other structure of a consumer;
natural gas distributor means a person or partnership holding exclusive natural gas distribution rights or exercising such rights as lessee, trustee, liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or in any other capacity;
petroleum products means a mixture of hydrocarbons used as motor fuel, heating oil or lubricant, except liquefied gas;
petroleum products distributor means anyone who supplies a retailer of petroleum products;
steam distributor means anyone who distributes or supplies steam for heating purposes by means of pipes to a consumer;
storage means any accumulation of natural gas in an underground or overground reservoir.
Any supply of electric power by Hydro-Québec to the electric power distributor is deemed to constitute a supply contract. Any electric power transmission service provided to Hydro-Québec by the electric power carrier is deemed to constitute a transmission service contract.
1996, c. 61, s. 2; 2000, c. 22, s. 2; 2006, c. 46, s. 28; 2016, c. 35, s. 2; 2021, c. 28, s. 6.
2. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,
electric power carrier means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power transmission activities;
electric power distribution system means a network of installations for the distribution of electric power once it leaves transformation substations, including distribution lines at voltages below 44 kV and any equipment located between such lines and connecting points to consumer installations and, in the case of independent electric power distribution systems of the electric power distributor, a network of works, machinery, equipment and installations used for the production, transmission and distribution of electric power;
electric power distributor means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power distribution activities;
electric power supplier means any electric power producer or trader supplying electric power;
electric power supply means electric power made available or sold to the electric power distributor by a supplier or a representative;
electric power supply contract means a contract entered into between the electric power distributor and a supplier for the purpose of meeting the electric power needs of Québec markets;
electric power transmission system means a network of installations for the transmission of electric power, including step-up transformers located at production sites, transmission lines at voltages of 44 kV or higher, transmission and transformation substations and any other connecting installation between production sites and the distribution system;
energy means electric power, natural gas, steam, petroleum products and any other form of energy, hydraulic, thermic or other;
municipal or private electric power system means an electric power system governed by the Act respecting municipal and private electric power systems (chapter S-41);
natural gas means methane in gaseous or liquid form, except syngas and biogas other than renewable natural gas;
natural gas distribution system means a network of conduits, equipment, apparatus, structures, gas meters, meters and other devices and accessories for the supply, transmission or delivery of natural gas in a given territory, excluding any gas pipe or line installed in, under or on the outer surface of a house, plant, building or other structure of a consumer;
natural gas distributor means a person or partnership holding exclusive natural gas distribution rights or exercising such rights as lessee, trustee, liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or in any other capacity;
petroleum products means a mixture of hydrocarbons used as motor fuel, heating oil or lubricant, except liquefied gas;
petroleum products distributor means anyone who supplies a retailer of petroleum products;
renewable natural gas means methane from renewable sources with interchangeability characteristics that allow it to be delivered by a natural gas distribution system;
steam distributor means anyone who distributes or supplies steam for heating purposes by means of pipes to a consumer;
storage means any accumulation of natural gas in an underground or overground reservoir.
Any supply of electric power by Hydro-Québec to the electric power distributor is deemed to constitute a supply contract. Any electric power transmission service provided to Hydro-Québec by the electric power carrier is deemed to constitute a transmission service contract.
1996, c. 61, s. 2; 2000, c. 22, s. 2; 2006, c. 46, s. 28; 2016, c. 35, s. 2.
2. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,
electric power carrier means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power transmission activities;
electric power distribution system means a network of installations for the distribution of electric power once it leaves transformation substations, including distribution lines at voltages below 44 kV and any equipment located between such lines and connecting points to consumer installations and, in the case of independent electric power distribution systems of the electric power distributor, a network of works, machinery, equipment and installations used for the production, transmission and distribution of electric power;
electric power distributor means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power distribution activities;
electric power supplier means any electric power producer or trader supplying electric power;
electric power supply means electric power made available or sold to the electric power distributor by a supplier or a representative;
electric power supply contract means a contract entered into between the electric power distributor and a supplier for the purpose of meeting the electric power needs of Québec markets;
electric power transmission system means a network of installations for the transmission of electric power, including step-up transformers located at production sites, transmission lines at voltages of 44 kV or higher, transmission and transformation substations and any other connecting installation between production sites and the distribution system;
energy means electric power, natural gas, steam, petroleum products and any other form of energy, hydraulic, thermic or other;
municipal or private electric power system means an electric power system governed by the Act respecting municipal and private electric power systems (chapter S-41);
natural gas means methane in gaseous or liquid form, except biogas and syngas;
natural gas distribution system means a network of conduits, equipment, apparatus, structures, gas meters, meters and other devices and accessories for the supply, transmission or delivery of natural gas in a given territory, excluding any gas pipe or line installed in, under or on the outer surface of a house, plant, building or other structure of a consumer;
natural gas distributor means a person or partnership holding exclusive natural gas distribution rights or exercising such rights as lessee, trustee, liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or in any other capacity;
petroleum products means a mixture of hydrocarbons used as motor fuel, heating oil or lubricant, except liquefied gas;
petroleum products distributor means anyone who supplies a retailer of petroleum products;
steam distributor means anyone who distributes or supplies steam for heating purposes by means of pipes to a consumer;
storage means any accumulation of natural gas in an underground or overground reservoir.
Any supply of electric power by Hydro-Québec to the electric power distributor is deemed to constitute a supply contract. Any electric power transmission service provided to Hydro-Québec by the electric power carrier is deemed to constitute a transmission service contract.
1996, c. 61, s. 2; 2000, c. 22, s. 2; 2006, c. 46, s. 28.
2. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,
electric power carrier means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power transmission activities;
electric power distribution system means a network of installations for the distribution of electric power once it leaves transformation substations, including distribution lines at voltages below 44 kV and any equipment located between such lines and connecting points to consumer installations and, in the case of independent electric power distribution systems of the electric power distributor, a network of works, machinery, equipment and installations used for the production, transmission and distribution of electric power;
electric power distributor means Hydro-Québec when carrying on electric power distribution activities;
electric power supplier means any electric power producer or trader supplying electric power;
electric power supply means electric power made available or sold to the electric power distributor by a supplier or a representative;
electric power supply contract means a contract entered into between the electric power distributor and a supplier for the purpose of meeting the electric power needs of Québec markets;
electric power transmission system means a network of installations for the transmission of electric power, including step-up transformers located at production sites, transmission lines at voltages of 44 kV or higher, transmission and transformation substations and any other connecting installation between production sites and the distribution system;
energy means electric power, natural gas, steam, petroleum products and any other form of energy, hydraulic, thermic or other;
municipal or private electric power system means an electric power system governed by the Act respecting municipal and private electric power systems (chapter S-41);
natural gas means methane in gaseous or liquid form;
natural gas distribution system means a network of conduits, equipment, apparatus, structures, gas meters, meters and other devices and accessories for the supply, transmission or delivery of natural gas in a given territory, excluding any gas pipe or line installed in, under or on the outer surface of a house, plant, building or other structure of a consumer;
natural gas distributor means a person or partnership holding exclusive natural gas distribution rights or exercising such rights as lessee, trustee, liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or in any other capacity;
petroleum products means a mixture of hydrocarbons used as motor fuel, heating oil or lubricant, except liquefied gas;
petroleum products distributor means anyone who supplies a retailer of petroleum products;
steam distributor means anyone who distributes or supplies steam for heating purposes by means of pipes to a consumer;
storage means any accumulation of natural gas in an underground or overground reservoir.
Any supply of electric power by Hydro-Québec to the electric power distributor is deemed to constitute a supply contract. Any electric power transmission service provided to Hydro-Québec by the electric power carrier is deemed to constitute a transmission service contract.
1996, c. 61, s. 2; 2000, c. 22, s. 2.
2. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,
electric power distributor means Hydro-Québec or a distributor operating a municipal or private electric power system governed by the Act respecting municipal and private electric power systems (chapter S-41), including the Coopérative régionale d’électricité de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rouville governed by the Act respecting the Coopérative régionale d’électricité de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rouville and repealing the Act to promote rural electrification by means of electricity cooperatives (Statutes of Québec, 1986, chapter 21);
electric power distribution system means a network of installations for the supply of electric power from distribution substations, including medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution lines, any equipment located between such lines and consumption meters, as well as consumption meters;
electric power production equipment means all works, machinery and equipment used in the production of electric power;
electric power transmission system means a network of installations for the conveyance of electric power, including high-voltage transmission lines and secondary-transmission substations and transmission substations and excluding the production equipment and the electric power distribution system;
energy means electric power, natural gas, steam, petroleum products and any other form of energy, hydraulic, thermic or other;
natural gas means methane in gaseous or liquid form;
natural gas distribution system means a network of conduits, equipment, apparatus, structures, gas meters, meters and other devices and accessories for the supply, transmission or delivery of natural gas in a given territory, excluding any gas pipe or line installed in, under or on the outer surface of a house, plant, building or other structure of a consumer;
natural gas distributor means a person or partnership holding exclusive natural gas distribution rights or exercising such rights as lessee, trustee, liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or in any other capacity;
petroleum products means a mixture of hydrocarbons used as motor fuel, heating oil or lubricant, except liquefied gas;
petroleum products distributor means anyone who supplies a retailer of petroleum products;
steam distributor means anyone who distributes or supplies steam for heating purposes by means of pipes to a consumer;
storage means any accumulation of natural gas in an underground or overground reservoir.
1996, c. 61, s. 2.