Sask Party and Sask Energy are ****ing Farmers Good.

[tmyrfield]

In my opinion, and feel free to prove me wrong. The high cost of public utilities in Sask., telephone, cell phone, power and natural gas are all the result of successive governments trying to appease the green lobby. The billions spent on carbon capture and storage at the coal fired generators and the ugly bird killing windmills is being recovered from our utility bills. the worst part is that trying to appease the global warming lobby will never ever be enough. Saskatchewan should never have started down that road. Cheap and reliable energy for businesses and households would have brought business and growth far faster and cheaper than any other government scheme.

Just wait till Moe's announcement of nuclear power generation to see the greenies heads explode...would almost be funny if it weren't so sad.

[farmaholic]

SaskEnergy wants 100% cost of install recovery and to start making money the day they turn your gas on.

Where can I get into a business like that where the infrastructure costs me nothing.

[farmaholic]

My request for service quotes yielded telephone estimates probably meant to scare me off. I'm asking for detailed written quotes, how the **** do they expect me to commit to a verbal telephone quote? A written quote will require a site visit.

I asked for a 10 million BTU service.

Service off the neighbor's line which is only a 3/4 inch line isn't adequate for a 10 million BTUs. Cost $60K.

They said they said they would have to start further away on a larger capacity line to give me what I want. Cost $160K.

Really?

Sadly, the rural gasification program in Sask never saw the increased demand. Even if we would have taken it, it would fall short of what today's demands are. Houses, big shops, grain driers all on the same service.

If there was an abandoned yard with a decent gas service for sale on a good grid or highway it might be better than begging SaskEnergy for an AFFORDABLE service.

Does anyone know if "TransGas" is part of SaskEnergy?

EDIT IN, had to correct to 10 million BTU. Sorry folks.

[poorboy]

My request for service quotes yielded telephone estimates probably meant to scare me off. I'm asking for detailed written quotes, how the **** do they expect me to commit to a verbal telephone quote? A written quote will require a site visit.

I asked for a million BTU service.

Service off the neighbor's line which is only a 3/4 inch line isn't adequate for a million BTUs. Cost $60K.

They said they said they would have to start further away on a larger capacity line to give me what I want. Cost $160K.

Really?

Sadly, the rural gasification program in Sask never saw the increased demand. Even if we would have taken it, it would fall short of what today's demands are. Houses, big shops, grain driers all on the same service.

If there was an abandoned yard with a decent gas service for sale on a good grid or highway it might be better than begging SaskEnergy for an AFFORDABLE service.

Does anyone know if "TransGas" is part of SaskEnergy?

Rural Gas Coop in Alberta that provides me costs $7500 for a million btu contract. Other Gas Coops are cheaper. But there are pipelines everywhere here, so not hard to tie in. The 3/4" gas coop pipeline here provides 6 people with million btu contracts each. Main pipe is 60-80 psi and then yard systems are 5-20 psi. Larger your yard psi, the harder it is to supply you gas. Gas Coop said it costs them $7500 to install a mile of 1" pipe.

If I wanted 10 million btu for a dryer, I would have to buy 10 contracts for a total cost of $75,000. Doesn't matter how far they have to go to bring it in.

[TASFarms]

Maybe there should be some thought put into rail siding dryer.

[farmaholic]

I have a TransGas "NPS 4" line running across some of our land with a riser and service taps coming up on my land. This line is a higher pressure line big enough to service two smaller communities
I asked them to tap into that site with a pressure regulator and my own line with no capacity constraints. It would be closer than any other of their options but they said that infrastructure is TransGas's not SaskEnergy's. That's why I asked if they are affiliated. Something is telling me they are.

I receive nothing in the form of compensation for inconvenience of having the line on my land or the above ground valves.

[farmaholic]

I notice "Colonies" seem to have "their own" high capacity lines.

[sk_wheatking]

In my opinion, and feel free to prove me wrong. The high cost of public utilities in Sask., telephone, cell phone, power and natural gas are all the result of successive governments trying to appease the green lobby. The billions spent on carbon capture and storage at the coal fired generators and the ugly bird killing windmills is being recovered from our utility bills. the worst part is that trying to appease the global warming lobby will never ever be enough. Saskatchewan should never have started down that road. Cheap and reliable energy for businesses and households would have brought business and growth far faster and cheaper than any other government scheme.

Just wait till Moe's announcement of nuclear power generation to see the greenies heads explode...would almost be funny if it weren't so sad.

Cellular and power rates in saskatchewan, or probably even canada for that matter are outrageous!!! Out of control really.

[Guest]

I have a TransGas "NPS 4" line running across some of our land with a riser and service taps coming up on my land. This line is a higher pressure line big enough to service two smaller communities
I asked them to tap into that site with a pressure regulator and my own line with no capacity constraints. It would be closer than any other of their options but they said that infrastructure is TransGas's not SaskEnergy's. That's why I asked if they are affiliated. Something is telling me they are.

I receive nothing in the form of compensation for inconvenience of having the line on my land or the above ground valves.

Thats odd ?
And if you hit them it would be your expense?
I guess same as sask tel cans tho?

[SASKFARMER]

Hiring a horizontal bore machine putting in 3 in pipe some 2000 m would be 41000 so where does the other 80000 go. Oh Sask energy’s bottom line. Duck I wish farming was this easy to make money. Scam of the century the holding tank your paying for is owned by Sask energy and you pay for the gas after the meter.



Scam

[SASKFARMER]

And I’m a little Sask party supporter. Oh then the 2000 for inspection on new dryers yea that’s a money maker.

All in life is done to duck the primary producer.

[jazz]

As a former Saskenergy employee I can fill you in. A dryer is not a reliable source of revenue for them, compared to residential or commercial heating. Who knows when you are going to use it next. Might sit there for the next 10 yrs.

Thats why the cost recovery doesnt work for them so the burden is placed heavier on the end user.

A colony is a different beast. Couple dozen people using heating, barns, hot water.