SaskEnergy, SaskPower offering carbon tax relief in 2024

Saskatchewan families can ring in the new year knowing they’ll be saving hundreds of federal tax dollars in 2024.

Beginning on Jan. 1, SaskEnergy and SaskPower will both remove the federal carbon tax cost from home heating.

The move is expected to save money for about 98 per cent of Saskatchewan families, according to a news release from the Government of Saskatchewan.

“Our government is ensuring fairness for Saskatchewan families by removing the federal carbon tax on natural gas and electric heat, just as the federal government has done for families in Atlantic Canada by removing the carbon tax on heating oil,” said Dustin Duncan, minister of Crown Investments Corporation.

In the release, Duncan said the extension of the carbon tax relief to Saskatchewan families is an act of protection by the provincial government as they work to help make heating more affordable this winter.

Families in Saskatchewan, on average, will save about $400 in 2024 with the removal of the federal carbon tax from SaskEnergy bills.

SaskPower will eliminate the carbon tax on heating by reducing the federal carbon tax rate rider on their bills by 60 per cent — in accordance with heating accounting for 60 per cent of power consumptions during winter months for customers relying on electric heat.

About 30,000 SaskPower customers will benefit, seeing an average reduction of $21 on their monthly bills throughout the winter.

Customers will still see a federal carbon tax charge on their January utility bills for natural gas or electricity used for heating in December. The federal carbon tax will be zero billed, appearing as both a charge and a reversal credit, on bills for usage on and after January 1.

SaskEnergy customers on an Equilized Payment Plan will see those payment amounts adjusted beginning in February.

Any customers who believe they are being incorrectly charged the federal carbon tax can contact SaskEnergy at 1-800-567-8899 or www.saskenergy.com/customer-support, and SaskPower at 1-888-757-6937 or contactus@saskpower.com.