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Starting April 1, the Federal Carbon Tax will be applied to all bills received by SaskPower and SaskEnergy customers. This will result in a monthly increase for the average residential customer of about $2 for power and $9 for natural gas for the rest of 2019. “In Prairie Resilience, our government has a Saskatchewan-based solution to lower greenhouse gas emissions without a tax,” Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan said. “SaskPower worked hard to ensure there would be no rate increase this year. The federal government is imposing a carbon tax that will take more than $52 million...

First Nations Power Authority of Saskatchewan (FNPA) and SaskEnergy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide a framework to explore sustainable energy security solutions for non-gasified First Nations communities and to increase Indigenous economic participation through cleaner energy initiatives. “Working with the First Nations Power Authority, SaskEnergy will expand their already successful Indigenous procurement policies and practices and explore options to bring natural gas to more First Nations communities,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy. By...

SaskEnergy focused on its core operations in 2018-19, investing $299 million in gas line infrastructure projects to deliver higher volumes of natural gas to meet growing customer demand. The industrial sectors of enhanced oil recovery, power production and mining continue to drive SaskEnergy’s system load growth. SaskEnergy added 2,775 residential, business and industrial customers in 2018-19. The increased customer demand for SaskEnergy’s services was highlighted during the bitter cold of the 2018-19 winter. Last February was 40 per cent colder than normal. On February 8, 2019, SaskEnergy...

SaskEnergy and participating Network Members have teamed up once again to offer the Tune-Up Assistance Program (TAP), which supports eligible homeowners across the province with free home heating equipment maintenance and improved carbon monoxide detection. Saskatchewan homeowners with a combined annual income of no more than $68,000 can apply for this program from June 14 to October 1, 2021. “This program is a great opportunity for SaskEnergy to give back to the customers and communities it serves and supports the people of Saskatchewan in meeting their home energy needs safely and...

SaskEnergy is advising customers – both residential and business – that the unseasonably warm weather, following right after intense cold across the province, may create conditions that can lead to an underground natural gas leak. + While SaskEnergy’s pipeline system is designed to withstand Saskatchewan’s weather conditions, underground leaks can occur, typically in the spring, as frost leaves the ground. This year, due to the intense cold and the depth of the frost layer, followed by sudden warming, SaskEnergy is alerting customers that conditions are favourable for a leak to occur. If you...