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SaskPower shares tips to help farmers stay safe during seeding
Spring is a hectic time on farms around Saskatchewan as seeding gets underway. SaskPower is reminding producers to take the extra time to focus on safety during seeding, as equipment coming into conta...
Apr 28, 2025 Last year, SaskPower recorded 262 farm-related incidents involving power infrastructure – a slight drop from the 268 incidents recorded in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
SaskPower's first 'microgrid' now powering Descharme Lake
Residents of Descharme Lake are drawing their electricity from SaskPower's first-ever independent community power system. SaskPower's Descharme Lake Microgrid is now online, combining solar power with...
Apr 23, 2025 The microgrid consists of 474 solar panels, 96 lithium phosphate batteries and a pair of diesel generators. (Saskatchewan Research Council)
SaskPower aims to help Indigenous communities with new home rebate
A new rebate program from SaskPower aims to help Indigenous communities make new home builds more efficient, without going over budget. The Indigenous New Homes Rebate offers financial support for Ind...
Feb 24, 2025 The Indigenous New Homes Rebate is funded by the federal government's Future Electricity Fund. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower says carbon tax will hike bills about 2.9 per cent in January
SaskPower says bills will jump by an average of 2.9 per cent in January thanks to an increase to the federal carbon tax. The Crown corporation said the federal carbon tax rate rider that's charged to ...
Dec 11, 2024 The carbon tax is set to increase by $15/tonne each year until 2030. (SaskPower/Twitter)
New Saskatchewan wind power facility now online
More clean electricity will soon be flowing through Saskatchewan's energy grid as the new Bekevar Wind Energy Facility gets up and running. The facility, located north of Moose Mountain Provincial Par...
Nov 15, 2024 The Bekevar Wind Energy Facility, north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park, is now online. (SaskPower/Submitted)
'I don't get anything': Burn victim unhappy with SaskPower's $700,000 fine
While a sentence has been issued and SaskPower will be forced to pay fines totaling $700,000 for his workplace accident, Blayne McKay, his family and friends are not satisfied with the results of the ...
Nov 03, 2024
SaskPower resumes carbon tax relief program for electric heating
SaskPower is once again providing a reduction in the carbon tax for those using electricity as their primary source of home heating. According to the Crown corporation, those customers will see a 60 p...
Nov 01, 2024 Customers relying on electricity as their primary source of home heating will see a 60 per cent reduction in the federal carbon tax on their bills over a period starting on Friday and running until April 30. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower to pay $840,000 after workers die in fall from bucket truck
SaskPower has been hit with fines and surcharges adding up to $840,000 after being found guilty of violating the province's occupational health and safety regulations. According to Saskatchewan's Mini...
Oct 29, 2024 The Crown corporation was sentenced on October 18 in connection with a fatal incident that took place in Weyburn on Oct. 8, 2020. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower warns customers of email scam circulating in Saskatchewan
SaskPower is asking customers to be cautious of an email scam currently circulating in the province. "The email at first glance looks legitimate and claims to be from a SaskPower Carbon Council," the ...
Oct 21, 2024 SaskPower is warning the public about an email scam making the rounds. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower fined $840,000 regarding the death of two Weyburn employees
SaskPower was found guilty on three charges related to workplace safety violations. This is regarding the death of two of its Weyburn employees in October 2020. The three charges are: Count 1: $300,00...
Oct 18, 2024
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