The Cowessess First Nation’s Awasis Solar Facility, which is located close to Regina, is now online and is providing up to 10 megawatts of energy to the provincial grid. The facility can power up to 2,500 homes on average. Cowessess and Elemental Energy built and manage the facility, with the power being sold to SaskPower […]
The Great Plains Power Station that is being built just south of Moose Jaw is nearly 60 per cent complete, SaskPower said. The project is expected to generate 360 megawatts of baseload electricity. The project will be a combined-cycle natural gas facility that will generate half the emissions of a conventional coal plant. SaskPower said […]
SaskPower has identified the Estevan and Elbow areas for future study as the host of small modular reactors (SMR). The Estevan study area includes the areas around Boundary/Rafferty Dam and the Grant Devine Dam. The Elbow study area encompasses the area around Lake Diefenbaker, from Gardiner Dam to the Diefenbaker Dam. To select these study […]
As it does every year, big farm machinery is going to be getting close to power lines across the province, and if you’re operating one of those machines, SaskPower reminds you to look up and live. Harvest is a busy time of year with a lot of long hours, SaskPower says. They suggest to plan […]
SaskPower and the Southwest Power Pool signed an agreement to increase transmission capacity between Saskatchewan and the United States. The increased capacity will enable the import and export of up to 650 megawatts of electricity starting in 2027. SaskPower said the imports will increase reliability and support SaskPower’s clean energy transition. Rupen Pandya, SaskPower President […]
After a whole lot of storms Friday night, SaskPower still has some customers without power. About 3,040 were still out as of 7 p.m. Saturday night, according to a media release from SaskPower. This was after SaskPower crews worked to restore power to some 6,000 others affected by the storm. Rural areas south of Whitewood […]
With the heat getting turned up this week in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is reminding residents of a few tips to keep them and their power bills cool. Scott McGregor, a spokesperson for SaskPower, said that with hotter temperatures incoming, energy efficiency is essential to promote. “One of the most important things that you can do is […]
SaskPower saw its net income take a significant hit. The crown corporation saw its net income drop from $160 million to $11 million in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. In its annual report, SaskPower’s reported $2.885 billion in revenue, up $114 million from last year and $2.874 billion, up $263 million. Minister Responsible for SaskPower Don […]
It’s looking like it will be a few nice clear days in a row for this year’s SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival in Swift Current. The festival runs Saturday and Sunday and will feature over 40 national and international star kite performers. Those include Quad Squad North West from the northwestern U.S. with their six person […]
SaskPower has a new CEO. After a national search the crown corp revealed today that Rupen Pandya would be taking the helm as the company’s new president and CEO effective July 1st. Mr. Pandya holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Regina. He was raised in Regina where he resides with […]
