Consumption record

SaskEnergy says for the fifth time in the last two weeks a new energy consumption record has been set in the province thanks to the extreme cold. On Thursday an estimated 1.66 petajoules was used, beating the previous record that was set December 29th. SaskEnergy measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from […]

Saskatchewan has set a new one-day power consumption record, thanks to the recent snap of extreme cold we’re experiencing. SaskPower said the new record was set just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, when Saskatchewan homes used almost 3,900 megawatts of power. That’s 76 megawatts, or enough to power 7,600 homes in the province, more than […]