REGINA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan and Ottawa have reached an agreement under which the province will shut down most of its coal-fired power plants by 2030. Trudeau says it’s important to phase out coal as an energy source because of the pollution it creates. The federal government is speeding up the plan to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. Trudeau also announced on Friday a $25.6 million for a geothermal power facility near Estevan. The DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. facility is expected to produce enough energy to power about 5,000 homes.

Source: thestar January 12, 2019 01:05 UTC