All provisions respecting SaskPower invoices and bills set out in SaskPower’s electrical service terms and conditions shall also apply to any on-line invoices and bills. [25][26], In addition to building new generators and interconnections to reduce emissions, SaskPower is implementing energy efficiency and demand-side management (DSM) programs to reduce electricity use per-capita. SaskPower is a major employer in the province with over 3,100 permanent full-time staff located in approximately 70 communities.[3]. These regulations set an emissions limit for coal-fired generating units of 420 tonnes of CO2 per GWh. Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Development Fund Corporation, Saskatchewan Government Growth Fund Management Corporation, Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation, Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SaskPower&oldid=976232611, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 September 2020, at 21:56. After much study, the Corporation adopted a single wire ground return distribution scheme, which lowered the cost of rural electrification significantly. NorthPoint began operation on November 1, 2001. SaskPower has the exclusive right and the exclusive obligation to supply electricity in the province, except in the city of Swift Current and most of the city of Saskatoon. Their DSM program has reduced peak demand by 11.4MW as of 2019.[27]. The federal coal regulations mentioned above would have meant that Boundary Dam units 4 and 5 would need to close at the end of 2019. [8], SaskPower serves more than 538,000 customers through more than 157,000 kilometres of power lines throughout the province and covers a service territory that includes Saskatchewan's geographic area of approximately 652,000 km2 (252,000 sq mi). [21], In 2014, SaskPower rebuilt Boundary Dam unit 3 with a CCS system capable of capturing 90% of the CO2 emissions of the unit, and 100% of the SO2 emissions.[22]. The primary hurdle to rural electrification was the very low customer density in the province – approximately one farm customer per network mile (1.6 km) – and the extremely high cost of a network of the scale required by the vast distances between customers. In the early days of electricity in the province of Saskatchewan, electricity was largely unavailable outside of larger centres. A number of pages on the Government of Saskatchewan's website have been professionally translated in French. The Power of Electricity to Change Women’s Work in Post-War Saskatchewan. The first task of the new Corporation was to purchase what remained of the province's small, independent electrical utilities and to begin integrating them into a province-wide electrical grid. [18], SaskPower is governed by a Board of Directors that is responsible to the Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Power Corporation. Find how the Government of Saskatchewan governs and serves the province. Mike Marsh President and Chief Executive Officer. Because each utility operated independently, rates often varied significantly between communities – anywhere from 4[15] to 45[16] cents per kilowatt hour in the mid-1920s. To manage the high costs of electrifying the province's sparsely populated rural areas, SaskPower used a large-scale implementation of a single wire ground return distribution system, claimed to be a pioneering effort (although some utilities in the USA had been using such a system on its rural lines). The cogeneration facility supplies both electricity and steam to Nutrien’s Cory Potash Mine and also supplies electricity to the SaskPower grid.[10]. The board gets appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. The home page for French-language content on this site can be found at: Where an official translation is not available, Google™ Translate can be used. These translations are identified by a yellow box in the right or left rail that resembles the link below. Find a government service and access your Saskatchewan Account. Across the province, only 1,500 farms were connected to the electrical grid, most of them because of their proximity to the lines that linked cities and larger towns.[17]. [19], By 2030, SaskPower plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 40% compared to 2005. SaskPower International Established in 1929, SaskPower is the Saskatchewan’s leading electricity supplier. However, most farm families who had electricity generated it themselves using battery systems charged by wind turbines or gasoline- or diesel-powered generators. One of the last cities in the province added to SaskPower's system was North Portal in 1971 (which had been served up to this point from Montana-Dakota Utilities' distribution system in Portal, ND just across the border). This will increase SaskPower's generating capacity to 3,892 MW, and the total generation capacity controlled by SaskPower to 4,881 MW. The Government of Saskatchewan does not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information translated by this system. Software-based translations do not approach the fluency of a native speaker or possess the skill of a professional translator. There are 56 switching stations and 197 distribution stations on the transmission system. Translations are made available to increase access to Government of Saskatchewan content for populations whose first language is not English. SaskPower International operates in Canada. While the Commission began purchasing independently owned electrical utilities with the goal of interconnecting them, the economic situation of the 1930s and the labour shortage caused by the Second World War delayed the creation of a provincial power system for nearly two decades. [23] The Trudeau government also implemented a nationwide carbon tax that made it more-expensive for SaskPower to operate both coal and natural gas plants in comparison to hydro, wind, and solar facilities. Daily case numbers and information for businesses and workers. The experience gained during the first years led to an increased rate of connections every year, leading to a peak yearly connection rate in 1956 of 7,800 customers. SaskPower has a generating capacity of 3,542 megawatts (MW) from 17 generating facilities, including three coal-fired power stations, five natural gas stations, seven hydroelectric stations, and two wind power facilities. [24], As coal units close, SaskPower plans to replace the lost capacity with low-emissions generation sources such as combined-cycle natural gas, wind, and solar, and they also plan to import more hydroelectricity from Manitoba. A social enterprise, we connect and inform 1,022,000+ development, health, humanitarian, and sustainability professionals through news, business intelligence, and funding & career opportunities so you can do more good for more people. [3] In fiscal year 2018-19, SaskPower sold 23,559 GWh of electricity for $2,583 million (CAD).[9]. Find services and information for Saskatchewan residents and visitors. Help us improve, 2025 Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK, Canada, S4P 0S1, First Nations, Métis and Northern Citizens, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Industry, COVID-19 Information for Businesses and Workers, Environmental Protection and Sustainability, First Nations, Métis, and Northern Community Businesses, Housing Development, Construction and Property Management, Cabinet, Ministries, Agencies and Other Governments, Educational Institutions and Child Care Facility Administration, Health Care Administration and Provider Resources, Legislation, Maps and Authenticating Notarized Documents.
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