SaskEnergy

REGINA – An Act meant to fulfill the government’s commitment in the recent provincial election to extend the carbon tax exemption on home heating was introduced in the Saskatchewan Legislature Tuesday. Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy Jeremy Harrison introduced The SaskEnergy (Carbon Tax Fairness for Families) Amendment Act, 2024. In response to the federal government’s decision […]

WHITECAP DAKOTA FIRST NATION — SaskEnergy has announced the unveiling of new safety signs, designed by Saskatchewan Indigenous artist Jade Roberts, to be installed in the 52 gasified First Nations throughout the province. By incorporating Indigenous design, SaskEnergy’s aim is to deliver natural gas safety messages in a way that resonates with Indigenous communities and customers, […]

The search for volunteers is on for Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). In partnership with SaskEnergy, CWA launched its 2024 recruitment campaign for volunteers with a new incentive program.  Starting this year, new volunteers will be entered into a draw to win two tickets and a meet-and-greet with a superstar performer. Volunteers could win a chance […]

Saskatchewan faced an extraordinary surge in natural gas demand during the recent cold spell, shattering previous records. On Jan. 12, the province hit a peak consumption rate of 1.70 petajoules per day, surpassing the previous record set in 2022. Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy, Dustin Duncan, said that the removal of the carbon tax from home […]

The provincial government has agreed with the latest recommendation of the rate review panel with a lowering of SaskEnergy bills for the coming fall and winter. Effective October 1, a rate adjustment from $4.20 to $3.20 a gigajoule will take place, alongside a five per cent delivery service rate hike. The moves mean a decrease on […]

After SaskEnergy gave out rate hikes in late 2022 and at the start of April this year, the Saskatchewan government is now directing the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) to deny SaskEnergy’s rate increase application for June 1. The rate increase application would see another increase of five per cent as of June 1 of […]

SaskEnergy’s Town Border Station in southwest Regina is now operating completely on solar energy. This comes as a part of the company’s commitment to cut emissions. The Regina station is the first of several SaskEnergy facilities across Saskatchewan that will be converted to generate solar power over the next seven years. The increased use of […]

The Regina Airport Authority (RAA) has teamed up with SaskEnergy to pilot new technology in the province that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the airport by 20 per cent. The organizations partnered to install a CarbinX small-scale carbon-capture device manufactured by Calgary-based CleanO2 in the mechanical room of YQR’s Air Terminal Building. The device […]

The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is putting the brakes on a proposed rate increase from Sask Energy. In a decision released today, the panel will allow Sask Energy to leave its increase from August of this year in place. That was a commodity rate increase to 31 percent, and an 8 percent increase in the […]

With SaskPower set to improve a rate increase and SaskEnergy now submitted a rate increase, the Offical Opposition is calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to stop raising the cost of living for its residents. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it had approved SaskPower’s proposed four per cent rate increase starting September 1 and […]