Solar Power

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus on Wednesday showed that Monday broke the previous day’s record by 0.06 degrees Celsius (0.1 degree […]

BUFFALO POUND WATER TREATMENT PLANT — In a province known for agriculture and sunny skies, it’s fitting that the approach to the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant can now harvest the sun’s rays thanks to a recently unveiled $4 million solar power project announced by the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation (BPWTC) on June 18. […]

SaskPower has approved its final selection of customer projects for its Power Generation Partner Program (PGPP) The Crown Corporation has accepted 12 projects that will generate and sell power back to SaskPower. Ten of the projects will add 10 MW of solar power to the grid, with two more adding 2.5 MW of carbon-neutral flare […]

SaskPower has entered two power purchase agreements with First Nations solar projects. The Awasis and Pesâkâstêw solar projects will be located near Weyburn and Regina, and will supply 10-megawatts of power each to the grid. The power would be enough to supply over 5,000 homes. In a news release, Minister Responsible for SaskPower Don Morgan […]

With funding help from the federal government, the Town of Lumsden’s solar projects will help reduce carbon emissions by 320 tonnes a year and over 13,000 tonnes over the life of the project. Through the Low Carbon Economy Fund, Lumsden is receiving $1.1-million to help with four solar power projects – a recycling centre, a […]

SaskPower says the first Power Generation Partner Program project is in operation. The PGPP allows residents to produce electricity in a renewable way or by carbon neutral non-renewable generation method and sell it back to the province. The first PGPP program is set up outside of Preeceville. Spokesperson Joel Cherry says having the first PGPP […]

The net metering program for solar energy debate continued at the provincial legislature Thursday. While NDP leader Ryan Meili said the current net metering program, which sees no generation cap or end date, is killing the solar industry in Saskatchewan, SaskPower minister Dustin Duncan said this is to react to what he calls an anomaly […]

SaskPower has unveiled a new net metering program. The previous program was  suspended last month after it reached its cap two-years ahead of schedule. Minister for SaskPower Dustin Duncan says starting November 1st, applications will be open with the same technology and criteria in place as the old program. “What is changing though is there […]

The solar power community and the Saskatchewan NDP are calling on the provincial government to bring back the now-suspended net metering program. NDP finance critic Trent Wotherspoon stated he wants the government to do the right thing and reverse their decision. “This decision was made with no consultation, blindsided this industry, and sadly, now the businesses […]

The future of the now-stalled net metering program will be conducted in a review over the next couple weeks, according to an announcement on Monday from Minister responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan. SaskPower will be evaluating how to move forward with the program after reaching their cap of 16 megawatts last week, over two years […]