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Homes not included in smart meters expansion: SaskPower
SaskPower is expanding its smart meter roll out following the success of its pilot project. Smart meters were tested for the software and functionality and while adjustments were made, few problems we...
Feb 21, 2018 SaskPower's manager of Metering Services Dean Schill demonstrates the extreme temperatures smart meters have been tested in during the re-launch of the program on Oct. 5, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Flipping the switch: SaskPower rate hike approved
It's going to cost a bit more for Saskatchewan residents to keep the lights on at home. The Saskatchewan government approved a 3.5 per cent rate increase for SaskPower Tuesday. The increase will take ...
Jan 24, 2018
Review of SaskPower rate increase brings hike down
Power bills still look to be on the rise for customers in Saskatchewan, but not as much as first thought. SaskPower had originally asked for a rate increase of five per cent. However, the Saskatchewan...
Jan 10, 2018
SaskPower employees’ union rejects contract with rollbacks
The union representing SaskPower employees has rejected the latest offer from the Crown corporation. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local 2067 voted to reject th...
Nov 09, 2017
SaskPower unlikely to consider carbon capture in the future
It's been hailed as the future of environmentally-friendly power, but SaskPower is unlikely to move forward with any future carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The Crown corporation confirmed F...
Nov 03, 2017
Sask. discovers damage from hurricane-force wind storm
Wind warnings are now over, but wind gusts hit hurricane force in some areas across Saskatchewan Tuesday night. As the sun came up on Wednesday morning reports of damage started coming in from people ...
Oct 18, 2017 Tree knocked down by wind in south Regina neighbourhood Oct. 18 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
City landfill, SaskPower prepare for powerful wind
There's a plan in place out at Regina's landfill to try and limit trash from going airborne with wicked wind. "If we were up on top of the hill and you're talking of gusts of 90 to 100 (kilometres), i...
Oct 17, 2017 Machinery at Regina's landfill prepares garbage from going airborne with strong wind in the forecast. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
SaskPower 'very confident' in smart meter program re-launch
Failures in the past aside, SaskPower has moved forward and feels confident its re-launched smart meter program will be successful this time around. The crown has announced it has begun testing the me...
Oct 05, 2017 SaskPower's manager of Metering Services Dean Schill demonstrates the extreme temperatures smart meters have been tested in during the re-launch of the program on Oct. 5, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
10th power box fire caused by ground shifting in Regina
Ground shifting has caused another fire in a power meter box in north Regina. Regina fire crews were called out at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning to a house on Price Crescent where a power box was spa...
Oct 04, 2017 A seventh SaskPower meter box caught fire in Regina on Aug. 4, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Carbon capture touted at global symposium in Regina
SaskPower is a world leader in the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) so it makes sense to hold a conference about the technology right next door. At the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina, the world's...
Oct 03, 2017 Panellists, including SaskPower president and CEO Mike Marsh, addresses the Global CCS Symposium in Regina on Oct. 3, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The World Cup has not opened with the beautiful game
Sarah Mills says the World Cup should be a showcase of the best of soccer and win over the skeptical north Americans, bu...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 12
8:30 - The Riders are getting ready for their home opener this weekend, complete with tailgating, new this year. Add in ...