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 gas bar canopy at the Co-op cardlock on the outskirts of Regina has a different look to it then before. Solar panels are being used for the roof as part of a pilot project by Federated Co-op, to potentially help lower energy and power costs at Co-op locations across Western Canada. Manager of Engineering […]
The new net metering program is the worst case scenario for the solar industry according to the Distributed Energy Association of Saskatchewan. On Tuesday SaskPower announced the new program that includes no capacity or an end date, but also no help to pay for solar panels and installation costs and cut down credits. Association’s Erwin Heuck […]
SaskPower’s Net Metering program will reach it’s capacity two year’s earlier than anticipated. This program allows customers to install solar panels on their houses and businesses and get credits for surplus power. SaskPower says it re-launched the program in November and would take applications until it reached a cap of 16 mega-watts or until November […]
