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How SaskPower turns wind into power at Centennial wind farm
By Sarah MillsYou see only one or two at first, dotted on the horizon. Only after several kilometres of hills and dips do they spring up en masse silhouetted against a perfect prairie sky. Wind...
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SaskPower hopes to educate about future challenges
By Michael Joel-HansenSaskPower wants people to know about the challenges that it faces in providing renewable and reliable power to the province in the future.The Power to Grow campaign, which was at...
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SaskPower work forces closure of Broad Street
By CJME NewsStarting Friday evening, Broad Street between College Avenue and Badham Boulevard will be closed so SaskPower can do some underground work. Both northbound and southbound lanes will be...
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Heavy snow knocks out power to northwest Sask.
By 650 CKOMSevere weather and falling trees caused rolling blackouts in parts of northwest Saskatchewan over the weekend. Tweets from SaskPower, starting before noon Sunday, indicated crews were...
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Power bills to go up for SaskPower customers
By 980 CJMEPeople in Saskatchewan should get ready to put some more money on their power bills every month after two rate hikes have been approved. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel...
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Power outage affects 6,000 people in northwest Regina
By 980 CJMEThousands of people had breakfast in the dark this morning after a breaker blew at a substation north of Regina.SaskPower said the issue happened after 6 a.m. Thursday morning.“It took out...
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Sask. sets power consumption record as deep freeze continues
By 980 CJMEAs the cold sinks its teeth into Saskatchewan, another power consumption record has been shattered.SaskPower's new peak load reached 3,710 megawatts (MW) around 5:24 p.m. Monday. That broke...
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SaskPower sets new peak power use record during cold snap
By 980 CJMEAs the cold sinks its teeth into Saskatchewan, another record for power consumption has been set.SaskPower reported that on Monday afternoon, its peak load reached 3,710 megawatts (MW),...
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Hiccups costing SaskPower's Boundary Dam facility millions
By Lisa SchickSome unexpected hiccups in the past couple years have the Boundary Dam carbon capture project losing a lot of money.In the year ending March 31, 2016, the project's budget for amine had...
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Sask. sets new natural gas record during extreme cold spell
By 650 CKOMThe extreme cold temperatures had Saskatchewan cranking up their thermostats in record fashion. Sask Energy reported a new 24-hour natural gas consumption record was set in the province on...
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SaskPower's CEO talks Smart Meter comeback
By Sarah MillsSaskPower's smart meters will make a comeback in 2017.The Crown has already started reintroducing the digital reader to commercial and industrial customers.Smart meters more accurately...
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Let it blow: new wind project to be built in southwest Sask.
By 980 CJMELand in the southwest Saskatchewan area of Blue Hills will be the new home for a handful of windmills.SaskPower and Algonquin Power have agreed to put the 177 megawatt wind project between...
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SaskPower closing four cash counters in June
By 980 CJMEStarting June 1, you'll no longer be able to pay your SaskPower bill at their cash counters.The company announced in a news release Tuesday it will be closing its four cash counters in North...
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Power outages strike numerous Regina neighbourhoods
By Jessika GuseA number of Regina neighbourhoods were without power Saturday afternoon.Around 12:24 p.m., SaskPower's twitter account confirmed areas like Woodland Grove, Windsor Park, Glencairn,...
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Widespread power outage in Regina caused by underground cable: SaskPower
By 980 CJMESaskPower says an underground line is to blame for a widespread outage in Regina Monday afternoon.The outage was first reported around 3 p.m. and primarily affected areas in the city’s north...
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Several communities without power as winter storm rages in southeast Sask.
By Lauren GoloskyA fierce winter storm is causing problems in southeast Saskatchewan.Power was knocked out in several communities, including Redvers, Carlyle, Alida, Caryvale and Estevan. To make...
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Power restored for hundreds in southeast Sask. after blizzard
By Britton Gray, Kevin MartelA few communities in southern Saskatchewan were left to battle the elements without power on Tuesday.As a blizzard raged through the province, a wide-spread power outage...
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Saskatoon Tribal Council to fund $60M hydropower project at weir
By 650 CKOMThe City of Saskatoon has unveiled plans to build a hydropower station at the weir on the South Saskatchewan River.An agreement is being signed between the city and the Saskatoon Tribal...
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SaskPower looks at first geothermal power project in Estevan
By 980 CJMESaskPower is exploring what would be Saskatchewan’s first geothermal power project.It has signed a power purchase agreement with DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. that will determine the...
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Proposed Sask. geothermal plant could have more than 1 use
By Kevin MartelA new proposed geothermal power plant near Estevan, Sask. could have other uses besides generating electricity.Earlier this week it was announced SaskPower and DEEP Earth Energy...
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