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Tony ILLIG edited this page Mar 5, 2026 · 9 revisions

Table of Contents

  1. Understanding How Hydro Quebec's Winter Credit Options Work
    • a quick read on WCO and how it works
  2. My Custom Home Automation Tools to use with HA + hydroQC app + ESPHome + WCO
    • a detailed explanation on how I implemented custom SQL and ESPHome sensors to maximise WCO credits.
  3. Simulator/Validator Tool
    • An Excel based spreadsheet that can simulate peak demand event scenarios, as well as download your HQ energy consumption data directly from the web portal and validate all your winter credit options
    • Using the Simulator
    • Using the Validator

Many thanks to mdallaire, the author of the hydroqc add-on for Home Assistant hydroqc.

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