Facilities
Further information: List of power stations in SaskatchewanSaskPower has a generating capacity of 3,513 megawatts (MW) from 18 generating facilities, including three coal-fired base load facilities, six natural gas-fired facilities, seven hydroelectric facilities, and two wind power facilities. SaskPower also buys power from Prince Albert Pulp Inc., the Spy Hill Generating Station, the SunBridge Wind Power Project, the Red Lily Wind Project, the Meridian Cogeneration Station, the Cory Cogeneration Station, and the NRGreen Kerrobert, Loreburn, Estlin and Alameda Heat Recovery Projects. Taking into consideration independent power producers, SaskPower's total available generation capacity is 4,104 MW.
The SaskPower transmission system utilizes lines carrying 230,000 volts, 138,000 volts and 72,000 volts. SaskPower has interconnections at the Manitoba, Alberta and North Dakota borders.
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