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People across Saskatchewan are trying to stay warm during the latest cold blast of winter, but even with extreme cold warnings issued across the province, SaskEnergy says there are still ways to conserve energy during a cold spell.
“What SaskEnergy would recommend is that you ensure all the appliances are in working condition,” said spokesperson Jodi Woollam.
“Apply for some rebate programs would be a way to see some cost reductions and some energy efficiency. And, purchase energy efficiency products and then turn down the thermostat when you’re not home or when you’ve gone to bed.”
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On Friday, Woollam said natural gas consumption was expected to be 1.6 petajoules (PJ) per day over the next 24 hours.
“However even with today’s -29 C, it’s not expected to break last winter’s record of 1.7 PJ/d which was set almost a year ago on Jan. 12, 2024,” she said.
Woollam said on an average spring or fall day when temperatures range from 10-15 C, natural gas consumption is about 1.1 PJ/per day.
“It really is about when it’s colder, people need to turn their furnace up more and then we see a consumption record increase,” she said. “So it’s really driven by colder temperatures (and and) increase in demand.”
Wollam said SaskEnergy’s natural gas system is built and maintained with reliability in mind and can withstand even the coldest temperatures of the year.
“We have a 99.99 per cent reliability rate and it’s important that our customers trust that when they need to turn up the heat to keep their homes and their families warm or their businesses warm that natural gas is ready to flow,” Woollam said.
“Our infrastructure has that type of reliability, we’re built for it. And part of that reliability of our supply is insured by SaskEnergy’s use of localized underground storage caverns and reservoirs.”
Wollam explained that SaskEnergy’s subsidiary TransGas stores “significant” volumes of natural gas ensuring a steady supply for times of higher demand.
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