WEYBURN – There has been notable opposition to the plans to develop a 200 megawatt wind power facility just east of Weyburn. But there are also numerous reasons in favour of it as well, from perspectives one might not normally think of. The project in question...
Alberta wind generation had a really great day on Sunday, Dec. 8. And as a result, when wind was doing awesome, no one was getting paid. That’s right, the pool price paid to all power generators – gas, hydro, cogen, biomass, wind, solar – was zero. And it stayed that...
Also set out in regulation now is a requirement for renewable energy developers to pony up ahead of time all reclamation costs through a mandatory security or bond either to the province or to private landowners. By Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell The Alberta government...
REGINA – You’d think the Government of Saskatchewan and SaskPower would be giddy about the federal government announcing $265 million for “Saskatchewan clean electricity projects.” That would be until you realize it was giving back our own money, and not even all of...
Editor’s note: In Pipeline Online’s continuing mission to ensure we all know exactly what the federal government is telling us on climate change initiatives, this is the verbatim press release from the Government of Canada issued at 18:10 hrs on Dec. 5....
By Jeremy Simes Premier Scott Moe’s government followed through on two fall election promises Thursday, passing bills on tax relief and the carbon levy. One bill, the Saskatchewan Affordability Act, will reduce personal income taxes and save an average family of four...
