SaskPower

SaskPower is a Crown corporation that provides electricity generation, transmission, and distribution services to customers across Saskatchewan over a service area of approximately 652,000 square kilometres, and operates and maintains one of the largest electricity grids in Canada. Its grid is comprised of more than 157,000 circuit km of transmission and distribution lines throughout the province. Its transmission system consists of more than 14,000 circuit km of power lines and 56 high voltage switching stations located across Saskatchewan. Transmission lines are high voltage lines that transport large volumes of electricity from generating stations to load centres – cities, towns, or large industrial and commercial customers. Its distribution system consists of almost 143,000 circuit km of power lines, 200 distribution substations, and over 170,000 pole, pad-mounted and step transformers. Distribution lines are lower voltage lines that take electricity in smaller quantities to residential users and smaller commercial customers.

SaskPower generates electricity through the operation of three coal-fired power stations, seven hydroelectric stations, seven natural gas stations and two wind facilities. Combined, they generate 4,109 megawatts (MW) of electricity. SaskPower also buys power from various independent power producers, and has interconnections at the Manitoba, Alberta and North Dakota Borders.