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Hydro Québec lets me download a CSV of my energy usage for my own analytics if I want. I find that pretty neat.

• belval 5y ago
  Hydro-Québec is a weird (but great!) example of government intervention in utility. We get the lowest prices and the company is overall well run.
  • monkeybutton 5y ago
    On the topic of Hydro Québec, there's just something about the scale of turning the fifth largest asteroid impact crater into a reservoir for hydroelectricity that is awe inspiring. Why don't we see those sorts of aspirational mega projects for the greater good in Canada anymore?
    • nikisweeting 5y ago
      Yesss. I'm a huge fan of Hydro Quebec :D https://github.com/pirate/quebec-power-grid-talk https://github.com/pirate/quebec-power-grid-talk
    • belval 5y ago
      I think the stars have to be aligned for a project like that to work. You need buy-in from first-nations, a charismatic PM that won't get thorn apart for spending prodigious amount of money and general public goodwill towards the objective. Truly is a thankless job.