Renewable Projects in Saskatchewan
Onion Lake Cree Nation aims to be solar power ‘pioneer’
Nation installing solar panels on 123 homes in community of about 7,000 people By Phil Tank | CBC News · Published: Oct 1, 2025 Onion Lake Cree Nation wants to lead the way into a new era of solar power for Indigenous communities. The First Nation, which straddles...
Indigenous owned solar project
By Sierra D'Souza Butts · CTV News Regina · Posted: Aug 26, 2025 An entirely owned and operated First Nations solar project set to provide renewable energy to a major mining operation in Saskatchewan is underway. The $82 million Wicehtowak Solar Project will provide...
Solar energy to help power Saskatoon airport
CBC News Video · Posted: Aug 25, 2025 A new solar plant at the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport will power 20 per cent of the terminal building. Andrew Leeming with the Saskatoon Airport Authority hopes this move will encourage other...
Construction begins on Dundonald solar farm in Saskatoon
Scott Larson · CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2025 3:38 PM CST 5,000 solar panels to be installed beside Circle Drive S. Saskatoon is lighting up its power grid with its first utility-scale solar facility. Construction has started on the 2.8-megawatt solar project,...
Indigenous-led partnerships powering 2 new Sask. renewable energy projects
Aishwarya Dudha · CBC News · Posted: May 02, 2025 Expected to produce enough energy for 125,000 Saskatchewan homes once completed Two new renewable energy projects are coming to south-central Saskatchewan, both through Indigenous-led partnerships. The projects were...
Iyuhána Solar Project
Solar panel project showcases updates to the community at second open house DiscoverEstevan.com | Written by Scott Boulton Thursday, Apr 10 2025, 4:00 PM Estevan got to see an update on a new development taking place outside of town, as the Iyuhána Solar Project is...
SaskPower’s First Renewable Microgrid
The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is working with SaskPower to build SaskPower’s first community-scale renewable microgrid approximately 7 hours north of Saskatoon in Descharme Lake, SK. The hybrid system includes 234-kW of photovoltaics, 492-kWh of lithium-ion...
Weyburn wind farm blows in new era of renewable energy for Saskatchewan
A new renewable wind energy project is set to be built southeast of Weyburn. Up to one hundred million dollars in loan guarantees will be provided by the Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation (SIIFC).
Saskatoon’s Montgomery Solar farm project
Saskatoon’s first utility-scale solar project could be back on the path to being operational by next summer
Meadow Lake Tribal Council solar energy farm
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) has successfully negotiated a 816kW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SaskPower.
SES Solar Co-op
The SES Solar Co-op is the first renewable energy co-operative in Saskatchewan.
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Wascana Solar Co-operative Ltd.
We began gathering community interest in a solar power co-op in February 2017.
We decided on the co-op model following on the success of the SES Solar Co-op and other solar / renewable energy co-ops already established in other provinces.
Our community of over 100 members has facilitated the installation of nearly 400 solar panels in just two years.
Independent power producers (IPPs)
IPPs play an important role in Saskatchewan right now and in the future.
IPPs are important to drive down the cost of renewable energy and shift financial and other risks away from the public (i.e. the people of Saskatchewan).
- To date, IPPs are responsible for generating 1,124 MW of power into the power system. That amounts to about 22% of the total capacity.
- SaskPower plans to add up to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of solar and wind generation to our power system by 2035. Independent power producers (IPP) are helping to make this happen.
- Many companies have experience building and operating wind and solar facilities. When SaskPower works with these companies, we’re able to use their expertise and secure a better price for you.
Utility-scale projects are more than 1Mw
SaskPower – System Map
Wind Facilities: |
Net Capacity (MW) | ||
| W1 | Riverhurst Wind Facility | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | Western Lily Wind Power Facility | 20 | |
| W3 | Morse Wind Power Facility | 23 | |
| W4 | Blue Hill Wind Facility | 175 | |
| W5 | Red Lily Wind Power Facility | 26 | |
| W6 | Centennial Wind Power Facility | 150 | |
| W7 | Cypress Wind Power Facility | 11 | |
| W8 | Golden South Wind Facility | 200 | |
| Customer-generated wind capacity | 3 | ||
Solar Facilities: |
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| S1 | Highfield Solar Energy Facility | 10 | |
| S2 | Pesâkâstêw Solar Facility | 10 | |
| S3 | Awasis Solar Facility | 10 | |
| Customer-generated solar capacity | 67 | ||
Battery Energy Facilities: |
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| Regina Battery Energy Storage System | N/A |
Wind is one of the cleanest power sources because it doesn’t release greenhouse gases (GHG) or pollutants.
Solar is one of the cleanest technologies for generating power.