b'GREEN ENERGYYet Saskatchewan also has the greatestFirst Nations land. This inevitably madesome capacity for engagement that we potential to produce energy from solarFirst Nations natural partners for a lot ofhope to replicate across the province and generation, greater than any province orthese projects.other communities. territory in the country. The province has the highest photovoltaic (PV) generation poten- TheyareasdiverseastheNationsThere are 70 First Nations in Saskatchewan tial in Canada, and this presents an oppor- themselves and reflect a flexibility thataltogether, and while Cowessess energy tunity that SaskPower and First Nations inSaskPower has actively demonstratedprojects have received considerable media the province have not ignored. throughout the province. North of Mooseattention over the past year, they are not Mountain Provincial Park, a significantthe only First Nation in the province that If SaskPower, Saskatchewans primarySaskPower partnership with the CowessessSaskPower has worked with on green energy provider, can commit consider- First Nation is taking shape. The Bekevarenergy projects.able resources, time and effort into cleanWind Facility will consist of 40 wind energy, then it will prove it can be done.turbines and is being developed by AwasisLast November, the utility signed a Power The province has the most to gain and canNehiyawewini Energy Development fromPurchase Agreement with Flying Dust First make the greatest impact to national GHGthe Cowessess First Nation and U.K.-basedNations Kopahawakenum Flare to Power emissions with its green energy projects.Renewable Energy Systems (RES), one ofFacility (KFP) near Coleville, a partner-the largest independent renewable energyship that the FNPA is also involved in. We have set our goal for ourselves todevelopers in the world. Once completedKopahawakenum is Cree for Kicking up reduce greenhouse gas emissions by atin 2023, the facility will produce 200 mega- the Dust, an apt name for a flare gas least 50 per cent from 2005 levels by thewatts of electricity and will power nearlyfacility that will be the largest flare gas year 2030, says Verret Morphy. For a100,000 homes.operation in the province. province thats really had to be depen-dent on fossil fuels for four decades, thisWe have an excellent relationship withNot only will the facility produce 15 mega-is a huge challenge.Cowessess First Nation; weve beenwatts of power, but it will also result in working with them on a number of fronts,the reduction of approximately 100,000 MULTIPLE PROJECTS says Verret Morphy. Chief Cadmustonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annu-To rise to that challenge, SaskPowerDelorme and the community represen- ally. The operation will generate enough currently has over 25 green energy proj- tatives that we work with have been veryenergy to fully power 9,000 homes and ects at various stages of development andsupportive and quite patient with us, tocreate 50 steady jobs during construction operation across the province, many onbe honest. [Theyve] helped us really build(up to 95 during peak construction) and Thank youVALUED PARTNERSSaskPower thanks our Indigenous communities and partners.With your help, our company has been re-certified as a PAR gold member.We look forward to working with you on many more successful projects in 2022!62A CCAB PUBLICATION2022'