natural gas

The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday — though officials maintain that target date was always the goal. Canada had previously signalled an aim to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035. But some provinces, namely […]

SaskEnergy will conduct controlled natural gas flaring at the TransGas Block Valve Site near Grand Coulee on July 29th, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents and drivers may notice a 40-foot flame from the flare stack. This flaring, part of maintenance on the gas line system, ensures the safe and efficient delivery of natural […]

A Conservative private member’s bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense lobbying efforts in the Senate, and leaving the Liberals on the verge of being forced to carve up their signature climate policy even more. Alberta Sen. Paula Simons said that the effort to convince senators […]

There will be no further carbon price carve-outs, including for natural gas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, as criticism of his decision to temporarily exempt home heating oil from the policy mounts and his cabinet tries to quiet accusations of regional political favouritism. Because heating oil is far more expensive than natural gas and […]

Sask Energy will be doing a planned natural gas flare today at two places in the city of Regina today. At 7 am Saskenergy’s Town Border Station on the south side of Dewdney Avenue along with the block valve station West of 9th avenue north will both begin flaring with the process lasting up to […]

SaskEnergy announced they are applying to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) to adjust its commodity and delivery service rates. SaskEnergy is set to submit a proposal to the review panel for a 22.1 per cent decrease in the commodity rate, dropping it from $4.20 to $3.30 per gigajoule.  The crown corporation will also bring […]

There were stormy skies near Stoughton Monday afternoon, with enough power to bring down several lightning strikes, including one that did a lot of damage. Around 1:30pm Monday an oil battery north-east of Stoughton was hit, setting it on fire immediately. Nearby tanks of natural gas and oil burned as well. Reports from area suggest […]

The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is putting the brakes on a proposed rate increase from Sask Energy. In a decision released today, the panel will allow Sask Energy to leave its increase from August of this year in place. That was a commodity rate increase to 31 percent, and an 8 percent increase in the […]

A Saskatchewan farm leader is telling the Commons agriculture committee to support exemption of farm use of natural gas and propane from the federal carbon tax. Canadian Federation of Agriculture vice president Todd Lewis says alternatives to grain drying with natural gas and propane are being developed but are not yet in widespread use. He […]

  APAS president Todd Lewis is encouraged with movement in Ottawa to exempt farm use of natural gas and propane from the federal carbon tax. A private members bill from the Conservatives passed second reading in the house of Commons this week, designed to exempt farm use of natural gas and propane from the carbon […]