Tag Archives: SaskPower

SaskPower crews have wrapped up their inspections of meter boxes in three neighbourhoods of Regina where fires were most likely. The Uplands, Normanview and Glencairn areas were most susceptible for t...

Hot weather in late August has resulted in another peak power use record for SaskPower. SaskPower reports 3,470 megawatts was used Monday, when Regina broke a weather record at 35.5 C. This isn't the ...

Who turned off the lights? That's the question many in northwest Regina have been asking lately as power outages sweep across the area. https://twitter.com/hockeygurlie123/status/900838080264847360 ht...

SaskPower has been inspecting Regina homes this summer and fixing meters that may be affected by ground shifting. So far, nine SaskPower meters have caught fire in Regina. Homes with smaller meters ha...

SaskPower is moving to replace over 400 meter boxes in Regina after the city's eighth meter fire, this time at a home already inspected by crews. Neighbours in the Normanview neighbourhood spotted the...

SaskPower rates are likely on the way up. In an announcement Tuesday, the crown corporation said it is making an application to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel to raise rates by five per cent. That...

There are no safety concerns over SaskEnergy gas meters. The extremely dry conditions in some parts of the province have caused so much ground shifting that the movement is pulling the copper wires fr...

SaskPower has contracted out 30 extra electricians from three local electrical companies to keep the meter box inspections going across the province. Not only are these new hires helping to continue t...

Whether you plan to leave town for the long weekend or stick around home, SaskPower is hoping you take a moment to check your meter box for signs of a potential fire. The three major warning signs inc...

There has been another fire at SaskPower meter box in Regina. It happened Friday morning in the Uplands neighbourhood, where the homeowner - who was home at the time - described a power surge followed...