SaskPower
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| legal form | State company |
| founding | 1929 |
| Seat | Regina , Canada |
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| Number of employees | 2,727 (2010) |
| sales | 1.75 billion CAD (2010) |
| Branch | power supply |
| Website | www.saskpower.com |
SaskPower is a Canadian utility company based in Regina , Saskatchewan . The company operates multiple power plants in Saskatchewan and Alberta and is wholly owned by the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
history
SaskPower was founded in 1929 as the Saskatchewan Power Commission to coordinate the electricity supply of the province of Saskatchewan. In the same year, the company commissioned its first power plant, the Humboldt Generating Station . In 1949 the name was changed to Saskatchewan Power Corporation , which has since acted as Crown Corporation ( public company ).
In 1959, work began on the South Saskatchewan River dam project , which also includes the Coteau Creek hydropower station. In 1963 the new headquarters of SaskPower was opened in Regina . Since 1987 the company has appeared under the acronym SaskPower.
subsidiary company
- NorthPoint Energy Solutions Inc.
- SaskPower Shand Greenhouse
- SaskPower International Inc.
Power plants
| Surname | place | Art | Power (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Dam Power Station | Estevan | coal | 824 |
| Poplar River Power Station | Corona | coal | 582 |
| Shand Power Station | Estevan | coal | 276 |
| Cory Cogeneration Station | Saskatoon | natural gas | 228 |
| MRM Cogeneration Station | Fort McMurray , Alberta | natural gas | 172 |
| Athabasca System Hydroelectric Stations | Uranium City | Hydropower | 23 |
| Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station | Elbow | Hydropower | 186 |
| EB Campbell Hydroelectric Station | Nipawin | Hydropower | 288 |
| Island Falls Hydroelectric Station | Sandy Bay | Hydropower | 101 |
| Nipawin Hydroelectric Station | Nipawin | Hydropower | 255 |
| Yellowhead Power Station | North Battleford | natural gas | 138 |
| Landis Power Station | Landis | natural gas | 79 |
| Meadow Lake Power Station | Meadow Lake | natural gas | 44 |
| Queen Elizabeth Power Station | Saskatoon | natural gas | 430 |
| Success Power Station | Swift Current | natural gas | 30th |
| Ermine Power Station | Kerrobert | natural gas | 92 |
Web links
- Site of SaskPower (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b SaskPower: Annual Report 2010 ( Memento of the original dated November 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, PDF)
