Solar power is lightening our emissions from operations
After a full year of generating power, the large-scale solar installation at SaskEnergy’s Town Border Station (TBS) 1 in south Regina has proven to be a shining success! SaskEnergy’s first renewable electricity system began generating power in April 2023. In its first full year of operation, the TBS 1 solar panels performed even better than expected! “The system was sized according to that site’s annual power consumption, so we expected that the station’s net electrical usage would balance to zero,” says Trevor Ficor, an Engineer-in-Training with our Emissions Management team. But in our 2023...
… team . But in our 2023-24 fiscal year, the system produced about 50 per cent more power than was used! This provided … embracing renewable electricity. “It shows SaskEnergy cares about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and being proactive about the environment. I think most of our technicians in …