Renewables in the News 

Geological consultant Brian Brunskill (P. Geo) will be presenting about creating salt batteries to store wind and solar power at the Build Green Saskatchwan conference Nov 13. Since 1985, Brian has worked in the petroleum, potash and energy sectors, and is now using...

'Goldilocks zone:' Why Regina is well suited to use geothermal heat for new indoor aquatic centre "Regina is in a kind of Goldilocks zone" for geothermal energy, said geologist Erik Nickel. By Larissa Kurz | Regina Leader Post · Published: Sept 4, 2025  The sound of...

Written by Jenny Hagan · westcentralonline.com · Posted: Aug 30, 2025  The federal government is investing more than $33 million to support the George Gordon First Nation in building one of Saskatchewan’s largest Indigenous-owned solar farms. Energy and Natural...

By Ben Tompkins · SaskNow.com · Posted: July 21, 2025  By way of the Low Carbon Economy Fund’s Indigenous Leadership Fund, the Government of Canada is supporting 13 Indigenous-led clean energy projects and that includes one in the northeast. Kinistin Saulteaux Nation...

City of Saskatoon · Posted: June 16, 2025  Construction on the Dundonald Avenue Solar Farm is set to begin this week. Saskatoon Light & Power is excited that work on this first-of-its kind project in Saskatoon will finally be underway. The project will enhance the...

CTV News Regina | By Damian Smith | Published: May 27, 2025 Green is the colour, not just for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but also for the University of Regina – as the organization has unveiled a new microgrid system which relies on renewable energy. The U of R’s...

The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to...

In the 21st century, building out clean, reliable, and affordable electricity is the best way to bring a growing economy the low-cost power it needs to compete. Today, 85% of Canada’s electricity is generated from clean sources like hydropower, wind, solar, and...

If you are in a building with the lights on, you have a stake in the bitter fight between the Federal and Provincial Governments over the future of these everyday wonders. Unfortunately, the rhetoric is thick and the technical details make it hard to cut through the...

The federal government says it will be providing Saskatchewan with more than $265 million to help build more renewable power projects as well as modernize and upgrade the province’s electrical grid. In a news release, the government said that its Canada’s Smart...

The shift from conventional energy sources like coal and gas to variable renewable alternatives such as solar and wind means the decades-old way we operate the energy system is changing.