In January of 2025, the Saskatchewan government hinted at a bombshell: instead of shutting down its coal-fired power generation fleet by Dec. 31, 2029, it was considering refurbishing it and running it for many more years to come, as a bridge to nuclear power....
Boundary Dam Power Station, with its carbon capture plant on the left. Photo by Brian Zinchuk The new data centre in Regina has big implications for coal in Estevan and Coronach Editor’s note: This is a breaking story, and additional quotes may be added as they...
 Bringing up the elephant in the room In late January, Crown Investments Corp. Minister Jeremy Harrison announced that SaskPower would begin the process of technology selection for large, 1,000 megawatt-scale reactors. That’s a fancy way of saying Saskatchewan is in...
 In late January, Crown Investments Corp. Minister Jeremy Harrison announced that SaskPower would begin the process of technology selection for large, 1,000 megawatt-scale reactors. That’s a fancy way of saying Saskatchewan is in the market to pick a big...
In late January, Crown Investments Corp. Minister Jeremy Harrison announced that SaskPower would begin the process of technology selection for large, 1,000 megawatt-scale reactors. That’s a fancy way of saying Saskatchewan is in the market to pick a big reactor...
SASKATOON – Between growth in mining, the population, the economy in general, data centres, artificial intelligence and yes, even increasing adoption of electric vehicles, there is a broad expectation that power grids across North America will need to double in...
