SaskPower’s First Battery Energy Storage System Now Online

SaskPower’s utility-scale BESS at its Fleet Street substation in Regina is operational, providing added flexibility to the provincial grid and supporting the company’s net-zero GHG emissions efforts.

The BESS has capacity to provide 20 MW of power to the grid, equivalent to power up to 20,000 homes for one hour. The project was funded in part by the Government of Canada.

The BESS will help SaskPower balance the power system when demand increases for short periods of time. It will also help support the further deployment of intermittent generation options such as wind and solar.

Canada-based On Power provided the system and its equipment for the project, while SaskPower’s contractors completed the installation on-site.

“The addition of battery storage will enable SaskPower to better respond to the fluctuating demands of our electrical grid,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskPower. “By storing surplus renewable energy until it’s needed, this facility will help SaskPower reduce carbon emissions while keeping power rates as low as possible.”