Good news for the city of Moose Jaw on Thursday. It has been decided by SaskPower to proceed with a 350 megawatt natural gas-fired power station. There was thought about whether or not to go ahead with the project because in order to be exempt from the carbon tax, any natural gas facilities coming online […]
Saskatchewan residents are asking if their water is safe to drink after a report showing higher levels of lead in tap water tested in Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw. The topic was brought up by the Sask. NDP during Monday afternoon’s question period session at the Saskatchewan legislature. The NDP’s Trent Wotherspoon stated that something […]
SaskPower has reached a milestone with its Carbon Capture and Storage facility near Estevan. The utility says it has captured more than three-million tonnes of carbon dioxide, equivalent to taking 750,000 vehicles off the road. Spokesperson Joel Cherry says CCS is an important long-term strategy to meet the growing demand for electricity while reducing greenhouse […]
Coal-dependent communities in southeast Saskatchewan such as Coronach and Estevan will be receiving provincial funding over the next few years. The $10 million in funding is designated to help local economies to diversify and develop as coal energy gets phased out across Canada. Mayor of Estevan Roy Ludwig said the money his city receives will […]
It’s back to work Monday for around 5,000 workers represented by Unifor at Saskatchewan Crowns like SaskEnergy, SaskTel and SaskPower. A tentative agreement has been reached between the government and the union bringing an end to a 17-day strike. The union says ratification votes will be held later this month. Until that time, details of […]
One organization in the province is worried about changes made to Saskatchewan’s net metering program. SUMA president Gordon Barnhart has been hearing concerns from their members in regards to what impacts it may have on municipality budgets and other factors. The reactivated program will see excess solar be credited at 7.5 cents per kilowatt hour rather […]
Unifor has announced they are taking two actions on Saturday after reaching an impasse with the Crowns before the weekend. In a statement from the union on Saturday morning, they are strengthening support at the picket line at the Poplar River power plant in Coronach, allowing only essential services workers to enter or exit. Unifor […]
Binding arbitration is not an option to end a two-week strike in Saskatchewan, according to the Crown Investments Corporation. In a statement sent from the government, President and CEO of Crown Investments Corporation Blair Swystun said the Crowns will not be agreeing to binding arbitration as proposed by Unifor. “We believe agreements can be reached by […]
The new net metering program is the worst case scenario for the solar industry according to the Distributed Energy Association of Saskatchewan. On Tuesday SaskPower announced the new program that includes no capacity or an end date, but also no help to pay for solar panels and installation costs and cut down credits. Association’s Erwin Heuck […]
SaskPower has unveiled a new net metering program. The previous program was suspended last month after it reached its cap two-years ahead of schedule. Minister for SaskPower Dustin Duncan says starting November 1st, applications will be open with the same technology and criteria in place as the old program. “What is changing though is there […]
