SaskPower is offering some relief to community rinks in the province that have been affected by the pandemic. From March 1st to September 1st, all demand charges will be waived for eligible rinks, saving the average rink about $1,600 per month while operating. SaskPower spokesperson Scott McGregor says ice rinks are a huge part of […]
SaskPower is reporting that anyone who lost power after Monday’s snow storm should have their service restored. 50,226 customers lost power over the course of the storm, and the outage centre also received over 16,583 calls. Some areas may experience planned outages in order to make full repairs in the storm’s aftermath. A link to […]
Conditions are going to gradually improve across Saskatchewan on Tuesday, as a nasty spring winter storm has passed into Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. While it was here though, we saw rain, snow and strong winds, with many communities recording gusts over 100 kilometres per hour. Environment Canada’s Mike Russo said the strongest winds were in […]
Environment Canada said a spring storm packing snow and high wind would hit the province on Monday and it certainly did. Highways have been closed across the province as a low-pressure system moves across Saskatchewan accompanied by snow and high wind that in some places have seen gusts as high as 100 kilometers an hour. […]
SaskPower is running a pilot project for smart meters in Saskatchewan. The Crown Corporation has installed over 35,000 commercial and industrial smart meters, and has conducted extensive amounts of tests on the residential meters to ensure they meet SaskPower’s standards. Customers are being encouraged to register for a smart meter, especially those who are part […]
The Mayor of Estevan is inviting Elon Musk to come tour the city’s Carbon Capture Facility (CCS). The invitation comes after the Tesla CEO tweeted that he would be awarding $100 million to communities with the best technology. Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, […]
SaskPower is reminding people of the dangers of stealing copper from power infrastructure after several incidents over the past year. Copper thefts cost the Crown Corporation over $41,000 and endangered lives in 2020. In a statement, the company says people need to realize copper theft doesn’t only take a financial toll on SaskPower customers, it’s […]
SaskPower is asking their customers to switch to paperless billing for a good cause. The Crown Corporation announced they will donate five dollars for every customer who switches to paperless billing to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation. That offer lasts until March 31st. Without bills arriving in the mail, customers would then receive monthly […]
SaskPower customers are again falling victim to a scam, this time in relation to the Saskatchewan Economic Recovery Rebate. The Crown Corporation says someone has called customers requesting access to their homes to sign them up for the rebate. SaskPower has indicated these individuals do not represent the province, and are likely collecting this information […]
175 megawatts of electricity is being exported by SaskPower to help out areas of the United States without power as they deal with abnormal cold weather conditions. Joel Cherry, spokesperson for SaskPower, said on Tuesday that they received notice from the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which coordinates electricity transmission across a number of states, requesting […]
