SaskPower — storage economics
Commercial — Demand billed · Saskatchewan. SaskPower Commercial and Oilfield rates apply demand billing with ratchet provisions. Industrial and cold-storage loads with high peaks see the strongest storage economics.
Canadian BESS Snapshot
Last verified: 2026-06-30- Utility
- SaskPower
- Rate class
- Commercial — Demand billed
- Demand charge
- CAD $12.10 per kW-month
- Energy charge
- CAD $0.1112 per kWh
- Peak window
- Monthly billing demand with ratchet
- Interconnection
- Typically 6–12 months
- Incentives
- SaskPower commercial efficiency programs
- Effective date
- 2025-04-01
Example: 1,000 kW peak site
- Recommended system
- 300 kW / 850 kWh
- Annual demand charge savings
- $35,700
- Simple payback
- 9.7 yr
- IRR (10-yr)
- 0.7%