text: SaskPower has approved the first selection of customer projects that will generate and sell power to the Company as part of the new Power Generation Partner Program (PGPP).
  "Taking steps to promote renewable and carbon-neutral projects is another clear sign that Saskatchewan takes the challenges of climate change seriously," said the Honourable Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskPower. "The PGPP aligns with Saskatchewan's climate change plan, Prairie Resilience, by incentivizing customers to reduce carbon emissions and adding significant amounts of clean power to the grid."
  The PGPP, announced in fall 2018, accepted 10 megawatts (MW) of renewable solar generation and 25 MW of carbon neutral non-renewable generation, such as flare gas. It is a two-year program, with the option to extend it to three. This program is the result of extensive consultations with both the solar and oil and gas industries.
  "SaskPower has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent over 2005 levels by 2030, and the PGPP is one element that will help us reach that target," said Mike Marsh, President and CEO of SaskPower. "The strong interest this program received from a wide variety of applicants is encouraging and I thank all applicants for their efforts. We look forward to adding additional projects in the future."
  The PGPP has maximum allowable project sizes of 1 MW for renewable projects, and 5 MW for carbon neutral non-renewable technologies. Applications will continue to be accepted on an annual basis.
  The successful renewable generation applicants are:
  Successful Renewable Generation Applicants
  Applicant Size (kW)
  miEnergy Inc (2)
  Seitz Holdings Corp (2)
  Ocean Man First Nation (2)
  David Bosch & Rose Bosch
  Ruf Holdings Inc
  Des Nedhe Development (English River First Nation)
  Sierra Colony Farms Ltd
  Iphoton Inc (David W Angell)
  CGW Golden Wheat International Trading Ltd
  Suntric Inc (Mark Bateman)
  Cowessess Wind Developments Ltd
  S-Elect Energy
  720, 280
  700, 285
  330, 300
  The successful carbon-neutral generation applicants are:
  Successful Carbon-Neutral Generation Applicants
  Baytex Energy Ltd (4)
  TERIC Power Ltd
  Superb Operating Company Ltd
  Highrock Resources Ltd
  Netback Production Solutions Corp
  1000, 810, 810, 810
  The successful renewable and carbon-neutral generation applicants are posted online. This and more information about the Power Generation Partner Program can be found at https://www.saskpower.com/our-power-future/powering-2030/generating-power-as-an-individual/selling-the-power-you-make.
  The PGPP will add 70 to 105 megawatts of renewable and carbon-neutral electricity to Saskatchewan's generation mix over the next two to three years