SaskPower to stop collecting carbon tax on electric heat
As Premier Scott Moe promised Thursday, the Saskatchewan government is directing SaskPower to stop collecting the carbon tax on electric home heating.
The change is to start Jan. 1, and will help approximately 30,000 SaskPower customers in the province. People who live in northern communities often rely on electric heat as natural gas isn’t available in those regions.
According to the government, the move will reduce those customers’ power bills by an average of $21 per month.
The change follows a similar decision made in October, when the provincial government said SaskEnergy would stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas.