Hydro-Québec Research Institute

 Hydro-Québec Research Institute, known by its acronym IREQ ("Institut de recherche en électricité du Québec") is a research institute established in 1967 by government-owned utility Hydro-Québec. IREQ operates from Varennes, a town on the south shore of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IREQ operates on an annual research budget of approximately $100 million and specializes in the areas of high voltage, mechanics and thermomechanics, network simulations and calibration.