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Hundreds of jobs expected as construction starts on power plant outside Moose Jaw
Up to 500 people can expect to find work building the Great Plains Power Station, now that construction has started on SaskPower's newest natural gas power plant located southeast of Moose Jaw. Once i...
Jul 09, 2021 Workers at the site of where the Great Plains Power Station will be located. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
SaskPower, SaskEnergy post lower incomes in 2020-21
SaskPower and SaskEnergy both reported lower year-over-year incomes in their 2020-21 annual reports Wednesday. SaskPower had a net income of $160 million in 2020-21, down $45 million compared to 2019-...
Jul 07, 2021
The heat is on: SaskPower sets summer power demand record
Air conditioners have been working overtime during the sustained heat wave that has descended on Saskatchewan, and that has led to a record for SaskPower. The Crown corporation reported it had set a s...
Jun 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Ocean Man First Nation's solar power projects are online
Two solar energy projects on the Ocean Man First Nation now are contributing one megawatt to Saskatchewan's power grid. In a media release Wednesday, SaskPower said the projects on the First Nation lo...
Jun 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
New wind energy project to be built in southeast Saskatchewan
Renewable Energy Systems Canada and the Cowessess First Nation are to team up on Saskatchewan's next utility-scale wind energy project. In a media release Thursday, SaskPower said a bid by RES and Awa...
Jun 17, 2021 Four rows of wind turbines sit steady in a large Saskatchewan field.
SaskPower restores electricity to eastern Saskatchewan
The power is back on in eastern Saskatchewan. In a news release late Saturday night, SaskPower reported that workers had fixed most of the primary lines in the affected areas. However, about 620 custo...
May 23, 2021
Power still out in many parts of eastern Saskatchewan
The power is out across much of eastern Saskatchewan. Starting early Friday morning, SaskPower's outage map covered a large area. As of Friday afternoon, it started east of Regina in the Fort Qu'Appel...
May 21, 2021 (SaskPower.com)
SaskPower working 'around the clock' to restore power in Prince Albert region
It could be days until some people impacted by the wildfire near Prince Albert have power again. Joel Cherry, a spokesperson with SaskPower, told the Brent Loucks Morning Show Wednesday around 8,000 c...
May 19, 2021 (SaskPower/Twitter)
Highway closures expand as P.A. wildfire grows
By paNOW’s Alison Sandstrom The fast-moving wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert continues to grow in size, according to the City of P.A. This, as further Highway 55 closures were announc...
May 19, 2021
Wildfire moving away from Prince Albert, no reported damage to homes
By Alison Sandstrom, paNOW The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said it will likely take days to contain the large fire burning on the northeast edge of Prince Albert city limits, but wind con...
May 18, 2021 The massive blaze near Prince Albert. (Derek Provost/Submitted)
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