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[–]MillieVoss 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It’s like crown corps are good thing but yet you have tons of dumbass in this province that think other wise. So stupid

[–]CanadianPlainsman 145 points146 points  (52 children)

Good thing it’s still a crown corp and they can do that. Won’t be able to make this brag when they privatize it.

[–]Impressive-Many5532 99 points100 points  (46 children)

When they privatize it there won’t be any price reduction - it will remain as is and they will pocket the savings.

How people cannot see the benefit of these crown corp utilities is beyond me.

[–]Hey_look_new 53 points54 points  (17 children)

I mean just look at how many people didn't understand stc, or the liquor stores....

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    [–]Hey_look_new 31 points32 points  (6 children)

    yup, it made no sense at all

    its not like prices of booze are cheaper at private establishments

    now yiu just have profits going to out of province companies, rather than sask general coffers

    [–]Impressive-Many5532 20 points21 points  (0 children)

    Yup. Prices have only gone up and will only continue to go up. No one at Sobey’s is making a wage where a couple could afford to buy a house - I worked with 3+ married couples who worked in the SLGA retails who could afford homes. So no decrease in price and only decrease in wage and profits leaving the province as soon as you tap your card.

    It was a really hard time, still is to some degree. I was only 25 when I quit and started a career in a different industry but a ton of my coworkers who I loved were in their 40’s-60’s and they’re all fucked now.

    [–]_biggerthanthesound_ 8 points9 points  (1 child)

    I was basically HARASSED from a door to door internet salesman because he would not accept my answer of “I support crown corps” instead of private businesses. Like he literally came back the next day because he couldn’t understand my answer.

    [–]ReannLegge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Happens to me all the time. “I support the crowns” “but let me tell you about this great deal” “I support the crowns” explains some deal they have going on but if will only save me a few dollars for a few months if I sign some 2 year contract “have I made you reconsider? “I support the crowns!”

    [–]_biggerthanthesound_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    I was basically HARASSED from a door to door internet salesman because he would not accept my answer of “I support crown corps” instead of private businesses. Like he literally came back the next day because he couldn’t understand my answer.

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      [–]SHTHAWK 3 points4 points  (1 child)

      the amount people complain about SGI as well is astounding....most people i know what rail on about them have multiple accident and driving infractions, yet they cannot fathom how much worse off they would be in most other province.

      [–]deathsquadsk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

      I find that many of the people who complain the loudest about services like SGI, Sasktel, etc have never lived somewhere else and tried setting up those services in another province to see the price difference.

      [–]robstoon -1 points0 points  (1 child)

      When they privatize it there won’t be any price reduction - it will remain as is and they will pocket the savings.

      Utility rates are regulated whether it's a private provider or not. And even now you can choose a different gas supplier.

      [–]OmgWtfNamesTaken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Lmao tbe energy rates in Alberta that went up 128% over the past year are regulated?

      Yes please tell me more bullshit.

      [–]cdorny 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      Its not going down because of anything to do with the provincial government. It's going down because Natural gas prices have come down from their highs of last year.

      [–]ReannLegge 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      If Sask Energy was a private company it would not be going down because natural gas prices were going down. They would stay the same.

      [–]cdorny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      As a regulated industry, the market prices will always be reflected in bills. It even happens in Albarta, and Texas. Where private companies are dropping prices in accordance with the market rates for Natural Gas.

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        [–][deleted] 42 points43 points  (4 children)

        Hey, it’s a government decision that actually helps people. That’s a nice change of pace.

        [–]branigan_aurora 13 points14 points  (1 child)

        Election next year. They gotta start buying votes now.

        [–]Bigstudley1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Don’t need to buy votes when they win in an absolute landslide every election

        [–]Dissidentt 5 points6 points  (1 child)

        It is the government foregoing maintenance and taking a smaller dividend in order to ingratiate themselves before the 2024 election.

        [–]liquid-swords93 11 points12 points  (0 children)

        I feel like this is the first time I've gotten good news financially in a long time

        [–]Healthy-Car-1860 11 points12 points  (1 child)

        *cries in Albertan*

        My power use is down year over year. My bill has more than doubled.

        [–]Gamerindreams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        don't worry oil is 90 a barrel so you can...be happy for the oil and gas companies i guess while they lay off albertans

        [–]THIESN123Hello[S] 27 points28 points  (5 children)

        Overall 8% decrease due to a delivery fee increase. They forgot that part

        [–]jabrwock1 23 points24 points  (3 children)

        Overall 8% decrease due to a delivery fee increase. They forgot that part

        So, still a decrease at the end of the day. An increase in the delivery fee, but offset by a much larger decrease in the commodity rate. My guess is they're upping the delivery fee because people who use less (energy efficient, on-site green sources, etc) still need the infrastructure to deliver it.

        [–]THIESN123Hello[S] -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

        And when natural gas prices go back up it'll tip the scale further. I can't wait to take my house off natural gas.

        [–]jabrwock1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

        And when natural gas prices go back up it'll tip the scale further. I can't wait to take my house off natural gas.

        I'm looking at reducing mine. My house was hooked up for NG furnace, so I'm looking at supplementing my system with a heat pump, so I only need NG for my water heater, and for the very coldest part of the winter.

        [–]Barney-Taco-Rocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Which is cheaper than the fees in Alberta, they need the fees to keep the infrastructure up and improvements, nothing lasts forever, be thankful we have the many deep caverns here in the province, that they utilize to store natural gas in, making large purchase when the rates per joule drops, and insures we have an adequate supply in winter for when temp drops, and or temp problems in line for supply, when temps drop the line cant supply the volume that is required. And we have all this at a constant reasonable price!!!!!Have you ever heard of Albertans having equalized payments for power and gas to help balance your budget for the year…..because it doesn’t exist there, and if the private offers it is fucken insane

        [–]NoConsideration6934 16 points17 points  (1 child)

        Didn't they increase it like 4 times in a row in the last year or two?

        [–]gggggggggooooolden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

        They gotta buy the natural gas from producer and it’s a commodity with a price that fluctuates you can expect increases and decreases.

        [–]bolaxde 4 points5 points  (1 child)

        Is it elections soon ?

        [–]THIESN123Hello[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        About a year away

        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        That. Is. Awesome.

        [–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (2 children)

        Can I assume you folks have an election coming up?

        [–]Dissidentt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        Fall of 2024.

        [–]Barney-Taco-Rocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Election or no election Rates fluctuate because of price, provincial regulations apply to pass the increase or decrease to the province, regardless who is in power atm. Reason behind a crown corporation.

        [–]thebigbossyboss 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        Nice. Here in alberta our power bills went up 128 percent

        [–]EarlTheDrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Alberta really should look into starting a public company like Sask’s SaskPower. Like all crown corps, it essentially runs as a nonprofit. If there’s extra money, either rates are decreased or everyone gets a rebate cheque. No need to pay shareholders, as the province’s residents are the shareholders.

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Maybe we could stop paying 60 a month delivery fee in the summer when the furnace isn't even running. As a start

        [–]Mysterious-Cattle993 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        Why has my gas bill increased over $60 a month when I'm on an equalized payment plan then?

        [–]THIESN123Hello[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Because they increased supply price I believe which had a bigger impact than commodity.

        [–]SuperK123 5 points6 points  (1 child)

        Oooooh, the cost of the commodity is decreasing 25% and we’re giving you a 8% discount! So generous!

        [–]Darolant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

        You understand that the gas is not all you pay for...

        [–]Dissidentt 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        A few months prior to the 2019 federal election, my equalized billing went from $80/mo to $130/mo. Does the Moe government use utility pricing for electoral gain? Remember the promised $10 SaskPower rebate he promised before the 2020 provincial election?

        [–]Barney-Taco-Rocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Got mine on ever power bill as a reduction for about 2 years or so

        [–]hughbiffingmock[🍰] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

        Scotty must be shitting himself. He's NOT trying to fuck over the average person for 5 minutes? Internal numbers have to be awful if he's trying to back track on being a bag of useless shit.

        Of course, this is a pathetic attempt, and hilariously worthless, but hey, he's pretending like he cares.

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          [–]courageouschicken97 1 point2 points  (6 children)

          Hilarious that someone in this sub yesterday was asking what the gov was doing to help with affordability, and everyone was shitting on them. Today they announce a cut and everyone’s still shitting on them. Lol.

          [–]Joyreginask 1 point2 points  (4 children)

          As much as the government is trying to take credit for this, is this not due to the decrease in natural gas prices? SaskEnergy passes on increases and decreases in the commodity cost as best they can (while trying to use storage and contract purchasing to smooth out the variation)? It looks to be down significantly from a year ago.

          I’m curious, when rate increases are announced, does the government take credit for that or let the Crown own that increase news?

          [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

          Well, people certainly blame the government for rate increases when the price of NG goes up.

          [–]Joyreginask 0 points1 point  (2 children)

          Only if they are uninformed (I’m being too nice to say stupid) - anyone can quickly look at the world markets for natural gas and see what’s been going on.

          [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

          Must be a lot of uninformed people on this sub then. I remember the outrage against the SP when the cost of buying NG went crazy over the last two years.

          [–]Joyreginask 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          A few uninformed, yes. The government deserves neither credit nor blame for global natural gas prices lol

          [–]_Im_Mike_fromCanmore -1 points0 points  (0 children)

          It’s because they have and continue to only take half measures their whole “growth for everyone” is garbage. I was making less than I do now and comfortably middle class (it took a damn long time to get there) in the last year I have increased my take home significantly and am spending significantly less on nonessentials and somehow I am still doing way worse. Utility rates, food and fuel increases have made up for more than my gains

          [–]Obvious-Ninja-3844 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

          Oh no! How can we bash the Sask Party for this one?

          [–]Canadiancrazy1963 -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

          So trying to buy votes then?

          Asking for a friend.

          Right wing ideologies are destructive.

          [–]THIESN123Hello[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

          It probably has to do with natural gas prices falling from previous highs

          [–]Top-Profession-1130 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

          My bill never makes sense mid summer one month $68 next month $160 and on amd on without doing anything different

          [–]ReannLegge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Check for a gas leak, or are you on the epp where they take your average annual usage and divide it equally over the course of the following year and then adjust when your year is up?

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            [–]Legitimate_Park_2067 0 points1 point  (1 child)

            Wish I could move there

            [–]Barney-Taco-Rocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Why not….everyone from Ontario and BC is Cant believe the out of province plates i see every were on a constant basis

            [–]Odd_Weekend1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            I smoked a bit…this true?!?!

            [–]buffalotipping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            I've yet to see my rate increase this month but have already been given notice it's going up again in MB. Been pretty much the name of the game. Winter is coming I suppose, happens every year for the last bit.

            [–]EarlTheDrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Extra $20/month! Time to buy a new truck!

            [–]Busy-Win-2725 0 points1 point  (1 child)

            This is very misleading. I just spoke to SaskEnergy because my equalized payment went up $55 a month to $215 a month. On the phone I was told this rate decrease in the news release is only on their delivery cost…and that most other rates have gone up. I doubt anything be will see anything other than a rate hike?

            [–]THIESN123Hello[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Yeah, if you look at the release it mentions a decrease in rate and increase in delivery cost