From now until October, inspections will be done in Shellbrook, Rosthern, Stoughton, Rosetown, Spiritwood, Saskatoon Rural East, La Ronge and Buffalo Narrows. SaskPower announced their annual inspection program, which aims to help provide safe and reliable power to SaskPower customers. The inspection work involves looking for damage, signs of decay or carpenter ant infestations. When […]
SaskPower is warning farmers to watch out for overhead power lines during the busy spring seeding season. SaskPower Media relations consultant Scott McGregor does not want to see a repeat of last year. He says 2021 had over 280 farm-related power line incidents in this province, with one tragic fatality. McGregor is asking farmers to […]
SaskPower is investing money to make Downtown Regina’s grid more reliable. This year, the crown cooperation is investing $8.5 million to increase system reliability in Regina’s central business district. This year’s priority is to replace equipment at or near the end of its operational life, including underground cables, switches, and duct banks. Scott McGregor, a […]
After repairs over the last four days, SaskPower was able to complete their work in the southeast. SaskPower was able to restore power to all of the affected customers on Thursday afternoon at around 2:00. Crews from all over the province spent a significant amount throughout the week restoring power to the area. The visiting […]
After four days of repairs, SaskPower is almost completed work to restoring power in the southeast. Only 10 residences remain without power as of this time. Work is expected to be completed sometime on Thursday. The priority will now be shifting to restoring power to the oilfields in the area. There maybe additional power outages […]
The amount of wind generated power has just doubled in Saskatchewan. The Golden South Wind Facility is near Assinaboia, and is generating 200 megawatts of emissions free power, using 50 turbines. The Blue Hill Wind Facility is close to Herbert, and uses 35 turbines, to generate 175 megawatts of power. Combined, the two projects can […]
Restoration efforts are continuing from SaskPower in the southeast as the area recovers from the winter storm on the weekend. As of Wednesday morning, 300 residences are still without power. SaskPower is hoping to have everyone back online by Wednesday night. As the third day of repairs wrapped up, SaskPower reported 1,150 homes had power […]
Repairs continue in the aftermath of the winter storm that rocked the southeast portion of the province on the weekend. On Monday night, SaskPower was able to restore power to Redvers, North Portal, Wapella, and the area south of Stoughton. SaskPower is hopeful to have the remaining residential and farm homes to have their power […]
The southeast section of Saskatchewan is still left to deal with the aftermath of the winter storm that ripped through the area on the weekend. As of 8:00 on Sunday night, power was restored for about 12,000 customers including the communities of Manor, Oxbow, Carnduff, Carievale, Gainsborough, and Arcola. Around another 12,000 customers remain without […]
Another April snowstorm caused a power outage affecting hundreds of thousands of customers in the southeast overnight. Late Saturday night, SaskPower said on Twitter that updates on estimated times to restore power will be provided when crews are able to assess damage. Hazardous wind conditions caused crews to stand down overnight into Sunday morning. Saskpower […]
