Why doesn Hydro-Qubec purchase self-generation from solar installations at $0.42/kWh, as Ontario does?
Hydro-Qubec offers the net metering rate option to support self-generation. It is not for the purpose of electricity supply. This option is designed to help customers meet all or part of their energy needs, not to sell their surplus power to the Distributor. In Ontario, the situation is very different. Since that province’s energy mix is less diversified, the conditions governing self generation are different.
