utilities around the world soon started looking to Saskatchewan to see how SaskPower had successfully overcome the challenges of cost-effectively delivering power to our province’s dispersed rural areas. In his typically modest fashion, the electrical engineer who spearheaded the rural electrification program, Mr. W. B. Clipsham, said, "Actually, all we can take credit for is the implementation of this distribution system on a wide scale"

Rural Electrification Booklet (circa 1950s) shown here is available as a PDF document for you to download and view.