PRESIDENT - April 22, 2024 - M. Asmuss - , MCEd., B.A. Hon.

In tandem with the global focus on clean energy, we expect to see more renewable power in SaskPower’s supply mix (5,000 MW of wind and solar should be deployed in the decade ahead and should be combined with energy storage). [...] • Industrial users of power should be charged higher rates to encourage energy conservation and the adoption of renewables. [...] • Demand side management (DSM) should be of the highest priority because this represents the most cost-effective method to address capital requirements and limits to our existing infrastructure. [...] • It is encouraging that SaskPower is expanding interconnections to the USA with the 650 MW connection to the SouthWest Power Pool, but we should also be expanding our interconnections to Manitoba as well as Alberta, particularly because there are numerous federal funding programs that would support these connections and Alberta’s grid instability demonstrates that our neighbours could use our hel. [...] • Specifically, a new 1,000 MW transmission link between Saskatchewan and Manitoba should be built to trade renewable energy back and forth, increase the penetration of renewable energy on the grid, and increase energy security.