Wind and Solar Fail: We are throwing away what we know works, for something we know does not

Part of the energy transition, playing out in Western Canada, is the elimination of baseload coal-fired power generation, and the implementation of highly intermittent solar and wind power generation. This is Part 2 of a presentation to the ratepayers of the RM of...

Moe draws the line in the dirt: “We will not attempt the impossible when it comes to power production”

Clean Electricity Standard unrealistic and impossible for Saskatchewan, says premier REGINA – On May 2, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe drew a line in the sand, or perhaps prairie topsoil, on federal climate change initiatives, which, if brought to fruition,...

Pandemic relief Accelerated Site Closure Program now concluded, and every dollar was spent cleaning up 8,800 wells and facilities

  REGINA – The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic was shocking for many reasons, and to many industries. One of those initially hit hardest was oil and gas. While shutdowns affected everything from restaurants to retail stores, not many saw the price of their...

‘Why don’t you fight for what we have, and what works?’ SaskPower holds open house in Estevan on $1 billion interconnect with US, solar and nuclear

ESTEVAN – SaskPower held an open house in Estevan the evening of March 23 and morning of March 24. Several SaskPower personnel were on hand to answer questions and discuss the issues on display, but those were not all the issues at hand. Approximately 50 people showed...

Lithium in SK, Part 17: Lithium prices have come down … to only US$70,000 a tonne. A decade ago, they were US$7,000

This interview on CNN Bloomberg is rather inciteful on lithium pricing, given that is is by and large an opaque market. Koby Kushner, equity research analyst, Red Cloud Securities is the guest. The interview initially aired on March 23, 2023. Let’s put this in...

To provide the building blocks of 21st century technology, Saskatchewan releases Critical Mineral Strategy

  SASKATOON – Critical minerals, the crucial ingredients for everything from cellphones to electric vehicles, are all the rage right now. And in a global race, Saskatchewan is staking its claim, figuratively and literally, in the development of many of these critical...