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Jul 9, 2021 | 2:58 PM
Workers at the site of where the Great Plains Power Station will be located. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Up to 500 people can expect to find work building the Great Plains Power Station, now that construction has started on SaskPower’s newest natural gas power plant located southeast of Moose Jaw.
Once it’s finished in 2024, the power plant will generate 360 megawatts of power, enough to serve about 360,000 homes.
SaskPower CEO Mike Marsh said Friday a generation station like this one will produce 60 per cent fewer emissions when compared to a coal-fired plant.
“We’re moving down a path every time we do this to continually lower our carbon footprint and move towards a cleaner future for Saskatchewan,” Marsh said.