SaskEnergy rate increases proposed over the next two years create affordability concerns for customers, according to the panel tasked with reviewing the Crown corporation’s application.
The recent rise in rental and utility costs across the province on top of increasing inflation is creating "a perfect storm for the cost-of-living crisis" and leading to an "alarming trend" of evictions among low-income renters, according to the CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association.
The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel has given the green light to SaskPower's request for a rate increase. Now it's up to the government to give the fin.