ESTEVAN – The possibility of converting portions of Saskatchewan’s remaining coal fleet to natural gas keeps coming up, both from SaskPower and the government. And there appears to be a new twist not previously mentioned – continuing to use the Boundary Dam Unit 3...
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s power grid has largely returned to normal operations, after a difficult summer without one of its principal coal-fired power stations. SaskPower told Pipeline Online on Aug. 24 the Poplar River Power Station Unit 1 is now back up, meaning the...
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...
REGINA – As both Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers are expressing concern about federal efforts to rid the Canadian power grid of fossil fuels, as well as curtailing fossil fuel production, the renewable power generation the federal government is pushing failed,...
