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Small business owners lament utility rate hikes, NDP wants them walked back
With utility rates increasing in Saskatchewan on top of inflation, on top of two years of a pandemic, some small businesses are wondering if they can still make a go of it. Tim and Amy Weisgarber's bu...
Aug 04, 2022 Tim and Amy Weisgarber (C and R) are worried about keeping their businesses - Core Coffee and T+A Vintage - open as utility rates rise. The NDP's Aleana Young (L). Aug. 4, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SaskPower rate increases approved by provincial government
SaskPower bills are going up by four per cent this fall and another four per cent next year as the Crown corporation increases rates for the first time since 2018. The Government of Saskatchewan accep...
Jul 28, 2022
New utility-scale solar project up and running in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's second utility-scale solar project is now online. The 10-megawatt (MW) Peskstw Solar facility, located in the rural municipality of Weyburn, joined SaskPower's provincial grid Tuesday. ...
Jul 19, 2022
SaskPower sets summer demand record as people crank up air conditioning
The heat wave baking Saskatchewan this week is officially a record-setter for SaskPower. In a media release Friday, the Crown corporation said it set a new summer demand record for electricity on Wedn...
Jul 15, 2022 (Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine)
Vehicle hung up on power box ties up traffic
Traffic was backed up on Winnipeg Street in Regina on Tuesday after a driver managed to get their vehicle hung up on a utility box. A photo shared by Regina Fire & Protective Services showed the S...
Jul 13, 2022 (Regina Fire/Twitter)
Saskatchewan NDP critical of increase to power and energy bills
The Saskatchewan NDP said Monday the upcoming increases to power and gas bills in the province were outrageous. The SaskPower increase would see the average power bill increase by $11 per month (10 pe...
Jul 11, 2022 The NDP's Aleana Young discusses rate changes proposed by SaskPower and SaskEnergy on July 11, 2022. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
SaskPower rate increase approved, SaskEnergy also seeking rate hike
Homeowners in Saskatchewan will be paying more for power in the coming months -- and their energy bills could be going up too. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced i...
Jul 11, 2022
SaskPower's net income drops significantly in '21-22
The state of SaskPower's finances dimmed during the 2021-22 fiscal year. The Crown corporation's annual report, released Wednesday, showed a net income of $11 million - down significantly from $160 mi...
Jul 06, 2022 SaskPower CEO Rupen Pandya (left), Minister Responsible for SaskPower Don Morgan (centre) and SaskPower CFO Troy King (right) discuss the 2021-22 annual report, released July 6, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SaskPower chooses SMR model for potential deployment
While a final decision on whether Saskatchewan will deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) is still years away, SaskPower has chosen the model of reactor it would use. The model chosen is a GE-Hitachi B...
Jun 27, 2022 Minister Don Morgan announces the choosing of a small modular reactor model for potential deployment in Saskatchewan. June 27, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
SaskPower to inspect more than 100,000 wooden poles
After spring snowstorms damaged some of its infrastructure, SaskPower workers will be inspecting more than 101,000 wooden power poles around the province this year to help ensure the power grid stays ...
May 19, 2022
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