H-5, r. 1 - Regulation respecting the rates for using the public fast-charging service for electric vehicles

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter H-5, r. 1

Regulation respecting the rates for using the public fast-charging service for electric vehicles

Hydro-Québec Act

(chapter H-5, s. 22.0.2).

The rates prescribed in the Regulation have been indexed as of 1 January 2024 pursuant to the notice published in Part 1 (French) of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 16 December 2023, page 832. (Sch. I)

1. The rates for using the public fast-charging service for electric vehicles are those provided for in Schedule I. The rates are fixed, as the case may be, on an hourly basis or based on the quantity of electricity supplied to the user in kilowatt-hours (kWh). The rates vary according to the power of the station used and, as the case may be, according to the conditions determined in the Schedule.

O.C. 496-2019, s. 1; O.C. 1471-2021, s. 1; O.C. 290-2024, s. 1.

2. The rates are adjusted by operation of law on 1 January of each year by a rate corresponding to the annual variation in the average all-items Consumer Price Index for Québec excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis for the 12-month period ending on 30 September of the year preceding the year for which the rates are to be adjusted. That rate may not be less than zero.

The Minister publishes the results of the adjustment, which must be rounded to the nearest whole cent, in the Gazette officielle du Québec.

O.C. 496-2019, s. 2; S.Q. 2020, c. 5, s. 214; O.C. 1471-2021, s. 2.

3. (Omitted).

O.C. 496-2019, s. 3.

Schedule I

(s. 1)

RATES FOR USING THE PUBLIC FAST-CHARGING SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

HOURLY RATES

1. For the use of a 24 kW fast-charging station: $6.75/hour.

2. For the use of a 50 kW fast-charging station:

Vehicle battery charge level	Hourly rate
Equal to or less than 90%	$11.43
Greater than 90%	$22.87

3. For the use of a 100 kW fast-charging station:

Power used	Vehicle battery charge level	Hourly rate
Less than 50 kW	Equal to or less than 90%	$14.09
	Greater than 90%	$28.18
Equal to or greater than 50 kW and less than 60 kW	N/A	$17.88
Equal to or greater than 60 kW and less than 70 kW	N/A	$21.66
Equal to or greater than 70 kW and less than 80 kW	N/A	$25.45
Equal to or greater than 80 kW and less than 90 kW	N/A	$29.24
Equal to or greater than 90 kW	N/A	$33.02

4. For the use of a fast-charging station greater than 100 kW:

Power used	Vehicle battery charge level	Hourly rate
Less than 50 kW	Equal to or less than 90%	$15.93
	Greater than 90%	$31.87
Equal to or greater than 50 kW and less than 60 kW	N/A	$19.72
Equal to or greater than 60 kW and less than 70 kW	N/A	$23.50
Equal to or greater than 70 kW and less than 80 kW	N/A	$27.30
Equal to or greater than 80 kW and less than 90 kW	N/A	$31.09
Equal to or greater than 90 kW and less than 100 kW	N/A	$36.72
Equal to or greater than 100 kW and less than 110 kW	N/A	$43.72
Equal to or greater than 110 kW and less than 120 kW	N/A	$50.70
Equal to or greater than 120 kW and less than 130 kW	N/A	$55.83
Equal to or greater than 130 kW and less than 140 kW	N/A	$60.96
Equal to or greater than 140 kW and less than 150 kW	N/A	$66.08
Equal to or greater than 150 kW and less than 160 kW	N/A	$71.21
Equal to or greater than 160 kW and less than 170 kW	N/A	$76.35
Equal to or greater than 170 kW and less than 180 kW	N/A	$81.48
Equal to or greater than 180 kW and less than 190 kW	N/A	$86.61
Equal to or greater than 190 kW and less than 200 kW	N/A	$91.74
Equal to or greater than 200 kW and less than 210 kW	N/A	$96.87
Equal to or greater than 210 kW and less than 220 kW	N/A	$102
Equal to or greater than 220 kW and less than 230 kW	N/A	$107.13
Equal to or greater than 230 kW and less than 240 kW	N/A	$112.26
Equal to or greater than 240 kW and less than 250 kW	N/A	$117.39
Equal to or greater than 250 kW and less than 260 kW	N/A	$122.52
Equal to or greater than 260 kW and less than 270 kW	N/A	$127.66
Equal to or greater than 270 kW and less than 280 kW	N/A	$132.79
Equal to or greater than 280 kW and less than 290 kW	N/A	$137.92
Equal to or greater than 290 kW and less than 300 kW	N/A	$143.05
Equal to or greater than 300 kW and less than 310 kW	N/A	$148.18
Equal to or greater than 310 kW and less than 320 kW	N/A	$153.31
Equal to or greater than 320 kW and less than 330 kW	N/A	$158.43
Equal to or greater than 330 kW and less than 340 kW	N/A	$163.56
Equal to or greater than 340 kW and less than 350 kW	N/A	$168.69
Equal to or greater than 350 kW	N/A	$172.19

RATES BASED ON THE QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED TO THE USER IN KILOWATT-HOURS AND HOURLY RATES

5. For the use of a 24 kW fast-charging station whose meter has been verified and sealed in accordance with the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-4) or that displays a placard indicating that the meter has a dispensation from Measurement Canada:

Power used	Vehicle battery charge level	Rate per kWh	Hourly rate
Less than 10 kW	Equal to or less than 90%	N/A	$6.75
	Greater than 90%	N/A	$6.75
Equal to or greater than 10 kW	N/A	$0.31	N/A

6. For the use of a 50 kW fast-charging station whose meter has been verified and sealed in accordance with the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-4) or that displays a placard indicating that the meter has a dispensation from Measurement Canada:

Power used	Vehicle battery charge level	Rate per kWh	Hourly rate
Less than 20 kW	Equal to or less than 90%	N/A	$11.43
	Greater than 90%	N/A	$22.87
Equal to or greater than 20 kW	N/A	$0.31	N/A

7. For the use of a 100 kW fast-charging station whose meter has been verified and sealed in accordance with the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-4) or that displays a placard indicating that the meter has a dispensation from Measurement Canada:

Power used	Vehicle battery charge level	Rate per kWh	Hourly rate
Less than 20 kW	Equal to or less than 90%	N/A	$14.09
	Greater than 90%	N/A	$28.18
Equal to or greater than 20 kW and less than 50 kW	N/A	$0.41	N/A
Equal to or greater than 50 kW	N/A	$0.36	N/A

8. For the use of a fast-charging station of more than 100 kW whose meter has been verified and sealed in accordance with the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-4) or that displays a placard indicating that the meter has a dispensation from Measurement Canada:

Power used	Vehicle battery charge level	Rate per kWh	Hourly rate
Less than 20 kW	Equal to or less than 90%	N/A	$15.93
	Greater than 90%	N/A	$31.87
Equal to or greater than 20 kW and less than 50 kW	N/A	$0.46	N/A
Equal to or greater than 50 kW and less than 90 kW	N/A	$0.36	N/A
Equal to or greater than 90 kW and less than 180 kW	N/A	$0.46	N/A
Equal to or greater than 180 kW	N/A	$0.52	N/A

O.C. 1471-2021, s. 3; O.C. 979-2023, ss. 1 and 2; O.C. 290-2024, ss. 2 to 5.

REFERENCES

O.C. 496-2019, 2019 G.O. 2, 811

S.Q. 2020, c. 5, s. 214

O.C. 1471-2021, 2021 G.O. 2, 4943

O.C. 979-2023, 2023 G.O. 2, 1365

O.C. 290-2024, 2024 G.O. 2, 801