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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...
… Trevor Ficor, an Engineer-in-Training with our Emissions Management team . But in our 2023-24 fiscal year, the system … Saskatoon will be getting solar power, too. An Operations Manager in Regina, Neil Bernaski is happy SaskEnergy is … at TBS 1 alone resulted in a reduction of about 32 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e)! This is like removing …

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...
… Technician in 2009 when she attended a customer’s home on a carbon monoxide (CO) call.  “It was the highest CO …

Environment

… tonnes of CO 2 e emissions and saved nearly $30,000 in fuel costs.   Reducing customer emissions Helping customers …

Energy Saving Tips

… insulation to basement walls. An uninsulated basement can account for 20% of your home's heat loss.  Vents To prevent …

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 …