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Stark future for Town of Coronach as coal is phased out
The Town of Coronach faces an uncertain future with the federal government's plan to phase out coal power by 2030. The town, located about 200 kilometres southwest of Regina, is facing the loss of 250...
Nov 26, 2018 Aug. 2 was the second straight day that Coronach set a new heat record. (Submitted/Town of Coronach/Facebook)
SaskPower: power restored after 2 outages in one day
Crews have restored power to several neighbourhoods in east Regina, following two separate power outages Thursday. https://twitter.com/SaskPower/status/1065705935098847233 Thousands of people living i...
Nov 22, 2018 Map showing scope of major power outage covering areas east of Regina Nov. 22, 2018.
City of Regina commits to 100 per cent renewables by 2050
The City of Regina will soon be making a push to be cleaner and greener. City council approved a motion Monday night to get the city using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050. The goal means anythin...
Oct 30, 2018 City council discusses a plan to deal with legalization of recreational marijuana and a proposal that would have fined homeowners for not clearing their sidewalks within 48 hours of a snowfall. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
SaskPower to buy more renewable electricity from Manitoba
SaskPower has taken another step towards increasing the province's renewable electricity. On Monday, the Crown corporation announced it completed negotiations on a new term sheet with Manitoba Hydro t...
Oct 29, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower estimates carbon tax cost of $141 million in first year
SaskPower is still crunching the numbers to figure out the real cost of the carbon tax on its operations and the potential of those costs to be passed on to customers. Environment Minister and Ministe...
Oct 26, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower getting $4.75M from feds to modernize grid
SaskPower is getting help from the federal government to upgrade its aging electrical grid. Canada's Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced $4.75M in funding to modernize the grid, adding ...
Oct 26, 2018 Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi announcing funding to modernize SaskPower’s electrical grid. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's biggest wind farm coming to Assiniboia area
Saskatchewan's biggest wind farm yet is coming to the Assiniboia area. SaskPower announced that it has accepted the proposal by Potentia Renewables Inc. for a 200 megawatt (MW) project that will produ...
Oct 19, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower program looks to buy more renewable energy
As SaskPower tries to find more ways to gather renewable power, it's looking to its customers. The Crown Corporation is introducing a program which will allow customers to sell more power back to the ...
Oct 03, 2018
Coroner’s report asks utilities to call police before service cuts
The shocking discovery of a woman's skeletal remains in her home after two years may prompt changes to the way utility services check up on people who haven't paid bills. Regina police found the woman...
Aug 14, 2018
Heatwave helps province set summer power record
With temperatures reaching into the 30s this week, people in Saskatchewan have been eating up power to cool off. On Thursday, just before 6 p.m., SaskPower said the province set a new summer power use...
Aug 10, 2018
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