One, singular, soon-to-be-converted coal unit was producing three times more power than 36 wind farms and 29 solar facilities, combined. The sun is at its highest point in the sky at noon. That’s basically the definition of noon. And solar power is supposed to...
REGINA – The provincial government has approved 700 megawatts (MW) of new renewable generation to be added in south-central Saskatchewan by 2027. Once built, that will effectively double SaskPower’s current build-out of wind and solar production. This new...
On a day when SaskPower announced a major interconnect agreement with the American Southwest Power Pool, its necessity was vividly demonstrated by Alberta’s power grid. It turns out that adding more wind power generation does not necessarily mean you’re actually going...
REGINA – It’s hot out, and Saskatchewan people have cranked up their air conditioners. SaskPower announced on July 15 that two days earlier, the province hit a summer peak in electrical demand. On July 13, at 5:22 p.m., SaskPower observed a new summer demand record...
CORRECTION: This story initially reported that Alberta has 736 megawatts of wind power installed. The Travers facility is listed by the Alberta Electric System Operator, but Travers in fact is not actually operational yet as it is under construction. So the total of...
