An energy solution for you and the world
The growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) increases the number of users simultaneously charging their cars. This increases the demand on the already highly stressed electricity grid, especially in winter. Fortunately, the Hilo smart home service by Hydro-Québec allows you to better manage your energy consumption, thanks to connected devices controlled by an application.
Let’s help the planet
With the Hilo solution for EV charging, compatible with EVduty Smart-Home terminals, you will avoid overloading the network during winter peaks without having to plan charging schedules. Everything happens automatically. This way, you will consume your electricity better.
If you have this station, but haven’t upgraded it to Smart-Home functionality, get the starter kit for $49.99, including a gateway and two smart wall outlets, and Hilo will take you there. will offer the free upgrade ($100 value) with membership.
Once the EVduty Smart-Home station is added to your Hilo application, the gateway will communicate with it, then you can participate in the consumption reduction challenges effortlessly. You will receive a notification the day before, on said application. Charging your EV will therefore be stopped during each challenge, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. or from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. (when electricity consumption is highest). Charging will then resume.
Your vehicle may therefore not be 100% charged the next day. However, owners rarely use a full charge during their daily commute. Since they usually come home with a partially charged battery, the average recharge time is around two hours.
Small gesture, big benefits
If too much electricity is consumed at the same time, Hydro-Québec will have to draw elsewhere to meet the demand. However, external sources of electricity are not always green, as they can come from fossil fuels.
Let’s use our clean, renewable energy more responsibly. Hilo also aims to move 621 megawatts of electricity by 2028-2029, equivalent to the annual consumption of 114,000 households. Moving your EV charging off peak times is beneficial for everyone.
Website: hiloenergie.com/fr-ca/