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SaskPower keeps carbon tax rate steady for 2022
SaskPower is giving its customers a break on the federal carbon tax. In a media release Wednesday, the Crown corporation announced its customers will pay the same carbon tax rate as they did in 2021 -...
Dec 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
New program being created to help northern First Nations households with high power bills
A new initiative to help curb high power bills is being made available to First Nations people living in northern Saskatchewan. SaskPower is creating the Northern First Nations Home Retrofit Program, ...
Dec 06, 2021
New flare gas-to-power facility coming to Saskatchewan
SaskPower has signed a deal for a flare gas-to-power facility near Coleville that is expected to be the largest operation of its kind in Saskatchewan when it opens in 2023. SaskPower, the Flying Dust ...
Nov 23, 2021
SaskPower set to install residential smart meters across province
SaskPower is preparing to start installing smart meters on homes across Saskatchewan. The widespread installation comes after a pilot project put residential smart meters on the homes of 17,000 volunt...
Nov 22, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower unveils new solar power facility near Swift Current
SaskPower is hoping sunny days are ahead for Saskatchewan's first utility-scale solar facility. The 10-megawatt (MW) Highfield Solar Facility officially went online Friday. The facility, which is loca...
Oct 08, 2021
SaskPower reminding farmers of safety around power lines during harvest
Farmers and their families and staff are being reminded to keep safety top of mind during harvest this year, especially around power lines. Nearly half of all farm safety incidents happen during harve...
Aug 18, 2021
SaskPower extends smart meter pilot due to electronics production shortage
Saskpower will be extending its residential smart meter pilot until the end of the year due to a worldwide shortage in electronics production. About 8,800 smart meters have already been installed in S...
Aug 06, 2021
Nearly 4,000 customers left without power due to transmission damage, birds
Many were left in the dark Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, due to multiple power outages. The first occurred at 4 p.m. when a sub-transmission line was lost due to a damaged spar on a power ...
Aug 04, 2021
SaskPower urging customers to save power during heat wave
The heat wave that has gripped Saskatchewan is expected to result in record demand for electricity. As a result, SaskPower is asking customers to conserve power. "Extreme heat creates more demand for ...
Jul 16, 2021
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)
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