SaskPower says its first utility-scale battery energy storage system in northeast Regina will support SaskPower’s plans to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The system will help SaskPower balance the power system when demand spikes for short periods of time. It will also act as a support to intermittent generation options, like wind and solar. The system will be able to power up to 20,000 homes for one hour.
SaskPower plans to add 685 Mega Watts of new wind and 60 MW of solar in the next few years.

Construction is targeted to start in late summer and be completed by the end of 2022. The project will cost an estimated $26 million and will be funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.