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DEEP set to start power generation construction in southeast Sask.
By Steven Wilson Deep Earth Energy Production (DEEP) is getting ready to build the first 100 per cent naturally sourced geothermal power production facility in Canada. "We've spent the last several ye...
Feb 06, 2023 The Deep Earth Energy Production facility near Torquay is set to expand beyond a test facility, with the plan to have power generation underway by the summer of next year. (DEEP/Submitted)
What's it like to work in the cold? SaskPower line worker chimes in
Cold weather brings all sorts of complications, but what people might not know is that it even severely affects how power line technicians do their job. Michael Rogers, a consultant with Indigenous re...
Jan 31, 2023 (Discover Weyburn file photo)
Review panel recommends approval of SaskPower's April rate increase
The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel has given its approval to SaskPower's request for a four per cent rate increase that would kick in April 1. The request now needs to be OK'ed by the provincial cabin...
Jan 20, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Frost buildup on power lines affecting service in parts of Saskatchewan: SaskPower
More than two weeks of overnight and early-morning fog have combined with cold temperatures to result in ice forming on trees and power lines. It may look nice, but it’s causing outages in some ...
Jan 18, 2023
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)
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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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**WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - There's been no shortage of major developments coming out of Washington, from tra...