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The return of extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week has again helped break the record for natural gas consumption in the province. Natural gas usage of an estimated 1.66 petajoules (PJ) on January 6, 2022 surpassed the previous daily record set on December 29, 2021. This marks the fifth time in the past two weeks that daily natural gas consumption in Saskatchewan has approached or exceeded 1.6 PJ. Prior to this winter, the previous daily usage record was 1.57 PJ, set in February 2021. SaskEnergy measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a...

SaskEnergy is committing $750,000 in 2022-23 to help its commercial customers replace older natural gas equipment with high-efficiency models. “This funding is just one of the many ways our government is helping people and businesses with affordability,” Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy Don Morgan said. “Our government takes the issue of affordability, including energy affordability, seriously. That’s why we recently announced a four-point affordability plan for Saskatchewan.” The new SaskEnergy funding will be delivered through two programs for its commercial customers—one that provides...