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Hydro-Québec is a public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Quebec. In 2011, electricity accounted for about 40% of all energy used in the province, 99% of which was generated from water.
It was formed by the Government of Quebec in 1944 from the expropriation of private firms. This was followed by massive investment in hydro-electric projects like Churchill Falls and the James Bay Project. Today, with 63 hydroelectric power stations, the combined output capacity is 36,912 megawatts. Extra power is exported from the province and Hydro-Québec supplies 10 per cent of New England's power requirements.
Hydro-Québec is a state-owned enterprise based in Montreal. In 2015 it paid 2,360 million in dividends to its sole shareholder, the Government of Québec. Its residential power rates are among the lowest in North America.
More than 40 per cent of Canada’s water resources are in Québec and Hydro-Québec is the fourth largest hydropower producer in the world.
The company logo, a stylized "Q" fashioned out of a circle and a lightning bolt, was designed by Montreal-based design agency Gagnon/Valkus in 1960.