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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

SaskPower has been directed to keep its coal plants running past their regulated retirement dates, until they can be replaced by nuclear SMRs. This coal-to-SMR plan is more expensive and dirtier than competing scenarios that retire coal by 2030 & build new gas + renewables cdhowe.org/publication/...

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

What do Regina residents think about the 100% renewable target? Do they support continued purchase of electric buses? In new research, Jessica Smith and I survey 453 Regina residents to find out. Our summary report can be found here: hdl.handle.net/10294/16870.

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Regina Energy Futures Survey 2025: Measuring support for the City of Regina’s Energy and Sustainability Framework Goals and Supportive Policies

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

What do Regina residents think about the city's 100% renewable energy target? The Regina Energy Futures Project ran a survey to find out. You can download a copy of the survey summary report at this link: bit.ly/4mSFxLk.

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

@molszyns.bsky.social Question for an environmental law expert: could the federal government call for a reference case on the 'Saskatchewan First Act' to test its constitutionality? The SK government is using the Act to claim jurisdiction over GHG regulation & justify operating coal plants past 2030

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Minister Jeremy Harrison has just directed SaskPower to rebuild its coal-fired power plants and continue running them past 2030. The letter directs SaskPower to begin by putting Boundary Dam unit 4 back in service. This decision is problematic for many, many reasons and I list some of them below:

Quoted passage from Minister Jeremy Harrison's letter to SaskPower staff: "Work will begin this year to restore Boundary Dam 4 to service and be re-certified. Further investments will be made in long-lead items as a part of the life extension project. In the years to come, all coal units at Boundary Dam, Poplar River and Shand will receive the work necessary to extend the life of those units."

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Saskatchewan is backtracking on energy efficient building codes Giving license to low-quality construction companies to burden homeowners with higher operational costs and maintenance issues in the future #saskpoli www.efficiencycanada.org/saskatchewan...

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Saskatchewan's building code backtrack will burden homeowners with higher costs - Efficiency Canada

Saskatchewan is backtracking on its commitment to make new buildings more energy efficient – disrupting the construction sector and lead to higher long-term costs for homeowners.

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

⚛️ New EPRI report on advanced nuclear is out! ⚛️ 📈 ARs thrive with decarbonization policies, low capital costs ($3k/kW), higher gas prices 🍃 Without decarbonization incentives, ARs may struggle to compete 🍁 With limited CCS, ARs may have larger markets in U.S. & Canada

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

After two weeks of temperatures ranging from -25 C to -40C here in SK, it is clear that energy efficient buildings save us money & keep us safe. What a bizarre time for Premier Moe & the SK government to backtrack on energy efficiency standards for new buildings. www.saskatchewan.ca/government/n...

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Making Home Construction More Affordable in Saskatchewan | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Thanks CBC for hosting a conversation about SK's ill-considered move to keep coal plants alive for another 20 years. This is a radical and illegal move and the people of Saskatchewan need to know about it. Here's the conversation on (the other) Blue Sky www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The Saskatchewan government is directing SaskPower to consider keeping coal on-line rather than retiring the plants as planned. Here’s my take on that risky strategy thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...

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Opinion: Saskatchewan signals radical shift by clinging to fading coal

SaskPower is exploring keeping its coal-fired electricity plants running past 2030, apparently reneging on a commitment by Saskatchewan's government.

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Add this to the list of recent climate policy backtracking - Saskatchewan is now looking at ways to run its coal fleet past 2030. The Minister for SaskPower argues that SK can ignore Canada's coal fired regulations because electricity is under provincial jurisdiction www.sasktoday.ca/southeast/es...

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SaskPower looking to extend life of five coal-fired generating units

Refurbishment being considered for Units 4, 5 and 6 at Boundary Dam, and for two units at Poplar River.

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The final Clean Electricity Regulations respond to concerns raised by @saskpower.bsky.social and other utilities. Here is a google sheet outlining the draft CER design, the concerns raised by SaskPower and how the final regulation responds to the concerns. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #skpoli

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Congratulations to Environment and Climate Change Canada on the release of the revised Clean Electricity Regulations. I know a lot of people have been working hard on these regulations for a number of years. It's great to see them get over the finish line. www.canada.ca/content/dam/...

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Wouldn’t it be great if the Saskatchewan and federal governments could get on the same page about how to clean up our electricity grid? In this StarPhoenix Op-Ed I explain how close the two sides will be with revisions to the Clean Electricity Regulation thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...

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Opinion: Saskatchewan, feds closer than you think on clean energy

SaskPower's plan to expand wind power is smart because Saskatchewan has among the best inland wind resources in the country.

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

Is it possible for the Governments of Canada & SK to agree on electricity policy? In a new report for the Canadian Climate Institute I find that they aren't as far apart as we might think: climateinstitute.ca/wp-content/u...

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Brett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) just released a report outlining how the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) may be revised. In general they are proposing greater flexibility. Here’s what it could mean for SK & SaskPower.

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