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Lack of hydro, high natural gas prices blamed for anticipated $100M shortfall for SaskPower
SaskPower could be facing a shortfall of more than $100 million by the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The Crown utility's second-quarter financial report, which was released at the start of December, sa...
Jan 13, 2023 The SaskPower building in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower bills to rise Jan. 1 in wake of carbon tax increase
SaskPower bills are to increase Jan. 1 because of a hike in the federal carbon tax. In a media release Friday, SaskPower noted the carbon tax applied to the company's carbon emissions will increase fr...
Dec 09, 2022 The SaskPower building in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower employee receives Lifesaving Award after helping man stranded near Nipawin
A SaskPower employee said he was surprised after hearing his act of kindness earlier this year made him a recipient of a Lifesaving Award. The awards are handed out each year by Electricity Canada, re...
Nov 25, 2022
Cowessess First Nation's solar facility near Regina now online
Saskatchewan's newest Indigenous-owned solar facility is officially up and running. The 10-megawatt Awasis Solar Facility, which is owned by the Cowessess First Nation and Elemental Energy, was unveil...
Nov 09, 2022 Chief Cadmus Delorme of the Cowessess First Nation. (980 CJME file photo)
Wind, solar power projects planned for south-central Saskatchewan
The power grid in south-central Saskatchewan will have an additional 700 megawatts of renewable generation by 2027. In a media release Monday, SaskPower announced 400 MW of wind generation and 300 MW ...
Nov 07, 2022 Wind turbine in Saskatchewan near the Trans-Canada Highway. (980 CJME file photo)
Still 1,600 SaskPower customers in Moose Jaw area without electricity
By Jay D Haughton As we head into Day 2 following a crazy fall snowstorm, SaskPower is continuing to restore electricity to roughly 1,600 customers in sections of Moose Jaw and a number of rural commu...
Oct 25, 2022 (Discover Moose Jaw)
Estevan, Elbow mayors react to talks of nuclear power
After announcing Tuesday the two sites picked for further study to possibly be home to a small modular reactor (SMR) facility, the mayors of Elbow and Estevan are giving their thoughts on what it coul...
Sep 21, 2022 SaskPower president, Rupen Pandya, and minister Don Morgan. (SaskPower/Twitter)
Elbow, Estevan areas possible sites for small modular reactors: SaskPower
SaskPower has taken another small step toward the potential of nuclear power in Saskatchewan, announcing Tuesday the two sites picked for further study to possibly be home to a small modular reactor (...
Sep 20, 2022 SaskPower president and CEO Rupen Pandya announces the site selection possibilities for the Crown's small modular reactor project on Sept. 20, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Heat wave results in record for summer electricity demand: SaskPower
All those whirring air conditioners in Saskatchewan on Wednesday helped set a record for summer peak electricity demand. In a media release Thursday, SaskPower said customers were using 3,597 megawatt...
Sep 01, 2022 (Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine)
SaskPower signs 20-year agreement to increase transmission capacity to U.S.
SaskPower is aiming to improve reliability and generate more income through a new agreement that will increase transmission capacity across the Canada-U.S. border. The Crown power company has signed a...
Aug 10, 2022
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