Still ahead of the curve

SaskPower is looking at building a "near zero emissions" coal power plant over the next few years:

By 2011, Saskatchewan could be home to a $1.5-billion coal-fired electricity station that would be a world's first – it would put virtually no carbon dioxide into the air...

If...research shows the 300-megawatt project is feasible, SaskPower will go ahead and build it...

Not only would CO2 be virtually eliminated with the new design, smoke, ash and other forms of pollution would also be slashed using "clean coal" technology.

The timing is good for SaskPower, because it was already looking at phasing out of one its existing coal plants around 2013.

Naturally we'll have to wait to see if the design meets expectations. But it's great to see Saskatchewan looking for newer and better ways of generating clean energy for itself, even as other provinces refuse to move past traditional power sources.