The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which runs from the Canadian border south of Estevan to the Texas Panhandle, issued a grid alert which covered its entire footprint for most of Monday, Aug. 21. “SPP is issuing a Conservative Operations Advisory for its entire SPP...
In 26 years, four months and 10 days, Saskatchewan could need as many as 27.5 reactors. Maybe more. SASKATOON – Small modular reactors (SMRs) could cost Saskatchewan up to $3 to $5 billion a piece, and SaskPower is planning on four of them, largely driven by federal...
Former Vice President Al Gore gets pretty vocal in his TED Talk entitled “What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know.” Because of course he does. This video was posted on YouTube on Aug. 7, 2023. It’s well worth the watch. Pay...
REGINA – Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan will not attempt the impossible when it comes to power production, in anticipation of impending federal regulations that would all but eliminate natural gas and coal-fired power generation in Canada. That statement...
SaskPower reported that one of the two units at the Poplar River Power Station near Coronach is back in service as of Aug. 17. SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said by email, “Poplar River Unit 2 is back up now, and we hope to have Unit 1 back up in 7-10...
