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Cory Cogeneration Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by SaskPower and located near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The plant operates at 260 MW in a conventional generation mode and at 228 MW in a cogeneration mode. Steam from the plant is used to supply the Potash Corp Cory Mine.
In 2016, the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League relocated to Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Rush, playing their home games at SaskTel Centre. [22] In 2017, the team reached a naming rights sponsorship with Saskatoon Co-op, under which the arena is referred to as Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre during Rush games. [23]
This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2024, the total installed capacity of generation was 5,355 MW with 39% from natural gas , 24% from coal , 21% from hydro , 11% from wind , and 5% from other sources such as solar and waste heat plants. [ 1 ]
In a normal waterflow year, the station can generate 800 million kilowatthours, about 5% of Saskatchewan's annual electric energy (as much as 100,000 Saskpower customers use in a year). [4] A nearby substation contains circuit breakers and other apparatus that connects the power station to the transmission grid.
Saskatchewan Power Corporation, [7] operating as SaskPower, is the principal electric utility in Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1929 by the provincial government, it serves more than 550,000 customers and manages nearly $13 billion in assets. SaskPower is a major employer in the province with over 3,100 permanent full-time staff located ...
In Western Canada, most natural gas networks were created by the existing electric utilities (for example: Manitoba Hydro, ENMAX, and BC Hydro). Saskatchewan did the same, and in 1952, the Saskatchewan Power Corporation (now SaskPower) began operating a natural gas transmission and distribution system in Saskatchewan.
In 1999 then-Saskatoon mayor Dayday stated that "the CLS will add $122 million to Canada's GDP during construction and $12 million annually after that". An economic impact study of the two financial years 2009/10 and 10/11 showed the CLS had added $45 million per year to the Canadian GDP, or about $3 for every $1 of operating funding. [38]
The dam altered water levels in the Saskatchewan River, which made the area uninhabitable for a lot of animals. The impact on fishers and trappers was acknowledged in 1989 with a payment of 15 million dollars. The environmental impact of the dam and power station continues however. [2]