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‘The Key Message is Safety’: SaskEnergy Provides Training to Volunteer Fire Fighters

It’s important to SaskEnergy that when a volunteer fire department responds to an emergency that involves natural gas, they feel prepared and confident in keeping the situation safe. That’s why, for two decades, SaskEnergy has supported the Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Fighters Association (SVFFA) by providing training and sponsorship support. The latest round of training came at this spring’s SVFFA fire school in Melville, where firefighters were provided with information on how to respond to a natural gas-related emergency. Attending the fire school to provide the training were SaskEnergy...
… arrive, understanding that we are an asset to be called for carbon monoxide calls, or that we may be working side by …

SaskEnergy Named One of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for Fourth Straight Year

SaskEnergy is proud to be named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026 by Mediacorp Canada Inc. Each year, organizations earn recognition as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for creating outstanding workplaces that support and engage their employees. For Rebekah Renneberg, a Customer Service Representative at SaskEnergy, the company’s commitment to volunteerism is what separates SaskEnergy. Programs like Champion of Volunteers and Share the Warmth make it easy for employees to give back. “Everybody is encouraged to participate in volunteering, whether it's supporting community spirit or...
… including the work environment, flexible spending account, benefits, and community involvement — highlighting …

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...

Catching more (Ar)rays with additional solar power installations

In early 2023, SaskEnergy’s first net-metering solar installation at Town Border Station (TBS) 1 in southwest Regina began generating electricity from the 176 solar panels installed on site. Fast forward to today, and we now have eight sites with large-scale solar arrays capable of generating power! These installations are a vital part of our Roadmap to 35 Per Cent by 2030, which includes integrating more renewable energy into our operations. “As part of our Roadmap we're focused on reducing both our direct emissions from our operations and our indirect emissions related to electricity...
… panel installations come in,” explains Jordan Leugner - Manager, Emissions Management. Since the initial project, solar power systems … “These initiatives provide us an opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint and leverage exciting new technologies. The …

Women excelling in SaskEnergy Operations roles

More and more women are pursuing roles within SaskEnergy’s Operations team! From the most frigid cold to the hottest summer days, around the clock, these frontline employees do their best to serve our customers. “Being a farm kid, I always preferred being outside and working with tools,” says Alison Minifie, a supervisor and longtime former Service Technician. “I always enjoyed helping my husband complete projects, never being one to just sit and watch him complete anything,” adds Service Technician Amanda King-Dukart. As Service and Maintenance Technicians, Utility Operators, Operations Leads...

Commercial Space and Water Heating Rebate

The Commercial Space and Water Heating Rebate encourages the use of high-efficiency equipment to maximize energy cost savings while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment

Environmental responsibility Our environmental responsibility efforts focus on: reducing emissions from our operations supporting customers in reducing end-use emissions protecting the local environment, including plant life, wildlife, water bodies, native prairie and species at risk

Dividend of $39 Million Declared as Safety, Reliability and Growth Highlight SaskEnergy's 2017-18 Annual Report

Safety remained a core focus in 2017-18 as the corporation dedicated $109 million toward increasing safety across its more than 85,000 kilometres of pipelines. SaskEnergy continued to upgrade service connections, and its damage prevention program resulted in a 3.5 per cent reduction in pipelines damaged by unsafe digging — part of a 37 per cent reduction in incidents since 2013. In 2017-18, SaskEnergy invested in projects to move high pressure transmission pipelines away from cities, while significantly increasing capacity to serve the growing number of homes, businesses and industries that...

Energy Saving Tips

Save energy, save money. To avoid peak winter bills, sign up for the Equalized Payment Plan to spread your annual natural gas costs into equal monthly payments. When upgrading appliances look for the ENERGY STAR® certification. These products have higher energy efficiency levels and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Furnace and Thermostat A furnace that works at peak efficiency will use less energy and cost less to operate. Keep your furnace clean, lubricated and adjusted with annual maintenance. Every 1 to 2 months, clean or replace your furnace filter. A dirty filter reduces the airflow...

Highlighting Saskatchewan community organizations through Share the Warmth Days

There is a lot of good that sharing a little warmth can do. In honour of the 30th anniversary of SaskEnergy’s Share the Warmth program, we launched Share the Warmth Days. The initiative — which ran until February 13 — featured a series of events across the province aimed at highlighting community-based organizations who bring warmth, including shelter, food, clothing and mental health services, to those who need it most. For Share the Warmth Days event, SaskEnergy volunteers partnered with a local organization that was one of this year’s Share the Warmth grant recipients to hand out bags of...
… to charitable organizations that help vulnerable citizens manage our cold prairie winters. Through an annual …