Saskatoon StarPhoenix
🏢 Postmedia
📍 SK
May 16, 2026
· 5 min read
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Experts say Sask.'s coal power plan not compatible with national strategy
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SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
Experts say Sask.’s coal power plan not compatible with national strategy
The province has doubled down on coal, while the federal government is shifting toward gas and renewables.
A coal truck leaves the Boundary Dam facility in Estevan. While the Saskatchewan Party government says it is less expensive to extend the life of coal rather than build new gas plants, the Opposition NDP says new figures show it will cost SaskPower $26 billion over 25 years. (Don Healy / Regina Leader-Post)
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Olivia Grandy
May 16, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.
Two Saskatchewan experts are raising questions…
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