Description Hydro-Québec gets its power by spinning its water wheels. The utility distributes electricity to approximately 4 million residential and commercial customers in Québec and generates more than 36,670 MW of capacity (98% from renewable power sources) from 64 plants (59 hydroelectric). The operator of one of North America's largest transmission networks (20,800 miles), it sells wholesale energy in the US and Canada and has international energy interests. It also invests in alternative energy technologies and offers construction and procurement services. Hydro-Québec participates in some oil and gas exploration activities, generally with partners, in Canada. The company is owned by the government of Québec.
Hydro-Québec has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 190 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Hydro-Québec employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 79% of employees would recommend working at Hydro-Québec to a friend. This is based on 419 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
83% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Hydro-Québec as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Hydro-Québec.