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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 incre...
Dec 09, 2022
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 Darrell Kalthoff (left) with his Lifesaving Award from Electricity Canada. (Darrell Kalthoff/Submitted)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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
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