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SaskPower Eneraction is a portfolio of new energy efficiency, conservation and load management programs to help Saskatchewan residents protect our environment and save money on their power bills.
SaskPower Eneraction responds to concerns among both residential, commercial and industrial customers about higher energy prices and the environmental impacts associated with electrical generation in Saskatchewan.
SaskPower Eneraction programs involve planning, implementing, and monitoring activities that are designed to encourage customers to change the amount of power they use and when they use it. The end result is that we can better manage our electricity supply, and delay the need for new generation facilities.
Educating customers is the first step in SaskPower Eneraction. Over the next 12-18 months, SaskPower Eneraction will include:
The distribution of 15,000 free compact fluorescent light bulbs across Saskatchewan by the end of September;
A campaign to promote ENERGY STAR® appliances and the PST exemption on these appliances to all Saskatchewan residents;
Helping large commercial and institutional customers retrofit their buildings to become more energy efficient through our Energy Performance Contracting program;
Offering industrial energy audits to help larger customers reduce energy use;
Using education and financial incentives to improve the efficiency of commercial and municipal lighting;
Launching a pilot project using new metering technology to raise customer awareness of the power they use, which has been proven to reduce their overall electrical use;
Launching a pilot project to encourage customers to recycle their old fridges, which use much more electricity than new ENERGY STAR appliances.
Improving efficiencies within SaskPower’s transmission and generation system;
Promoting customer-based generation;
Looking at options for future SaskPower Eneraction programs, including working with large customers to explore options for off-peak or interruptible use of electricity programs.
