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29:52

Endangerment Finding Revoked

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2026/02/17

The Trump Administration repeals the EPA's Endangerment Finding. What does this mean and how will it affect Colorado? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:-https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4456056/trump-repeals-climate-landmark-rule-axing-emissions-rules-vehicles/-https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-102-https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1129Win a Predator GeneratorBecause the grid could use a backup plan.Yes, we’re giving away a Predator Generator.No,

28:22

P.U.C. Subsidy Gamble

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2026/02/10

Colorado's Public Utilities Commission has given Xcel Energy approval for renewable energy projects in order to try and get federal subsidies. How will this play out and is it a good decision? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/24/new-coal-gas-power-plants-higher-energy-bills-trump-colorado/https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/24/new-coal-gas-power-plants-higher-energy-bills-trump-colorado/Win a Predator GeneratorBecause the grid

30:06

What Kept You Warm During the Storm?

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2026/02/03

Winter Storm Fern wreaked havoc with cold temperatures across the United States. What energy resource was responsible for keeping homes warm? And will there be upcoming policies that help or hurt that? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:Utility Dive: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-coal-generation-jumped-31-winter-storm-fern-eia/810838/Euphemistically named “Colorado Clean Affordable Electricity: 2026 Outline."

24:55

Happy New Year. Your Bills Are Going Up.

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2026/01/27

Xcel Energy proposes rate hikes, but is it Xcel's choice or is it because of the Colorado Legislature? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more with special guest Sarah Montalbano from Always On Energy Research.Show Notes:https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-022https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1030Rumored bill: https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/colorado-data-center-bills-incentives-regulations/Win a Predator GeneratorBecause the grid could use a backup plan.Yes, we’re

26:52

Will Craig, CO Survive?

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2026/01/20

The Trump administration gave a stay of executive for a coal power plant in Craig, CO. What does that mean for this rural town and what will happen if it's forced to shut down? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke interview former power plant employee John Kinkaid to find out more.Show

29:47

Why Did Xcel Shut Off Your Power?

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2026/01/13

Xcel recently shut off power for thousands of customers. Why did they do this and how could it have been avoided? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:ShutdownWildfire matters review committee bill that wasn’t approved.https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/bill_5_26-0104.02.pdfIt prohibits punitive damages if certain conditions are met.Wildfire Matters Review Committee letter

24:50

D.E.I. Utilities

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2026/01/06

The Public Utilities Commission has a new proposed rule that would have them focusing less on energy and more on social justice. What changes would that bring? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:Win a Predator GeneratorBecause the grid could use a backup plan.Yes, we’re giving away a Predator Generator.No, this is not a drill.Yes, it’s because reliability apparently isn’t fashionable anymore.How to EnterStarting with the first show of 2026, drop a funny,

25:11

Unaffordable Double Down

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2025/12/30

Democratic lawmakers are pulling back on their aggressive renewables legislation after seeing the cost and feasibility. However, Colorado seems to be going in a different direction. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:NYT Matt Yglesias op-ed “Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/opinion/democrats-liberals-oil-gas-industry.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.4iZ5.sUEK-sxdmZRe&smid=url-shareIf Dem energy and

22:51

Data Centers in Colorado?

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2025/12/23

Data center panic is back in Colorado. Can Colorado make the power needs of data centers attractive enough to actually commit to moving and staying here? Is there a simple solution? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/10/data-center-power-demands-colorado-xcel-tri-state/https://www.advocates4cre.org/

24:16

The Studies are Wrong

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2025/12/16

The Sierra Club has commissioned a study about the Ray Nixon Power Plant in Colorado Springs that concludes renewables are less expensive, but is the study accurate? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke dive in and find out.Show Notes:https://bigpivots.com/does-delaying-nixon-retirement-make-sense/https://www.sierraclub.org/colorado/colorado-springs-utilityhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/12/08/coal-study-colorado-springs-utilities-consumer-costs/

30:34

Cutting Emissions by Cutting Customers

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2025/12/09

The Public Utilities Commission plans to phase out natural gas use for home heating to meet emissions goals, but is this realistic and how would it be possible? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:Decision on keeping Comanche 2 openhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIfpLJrh4DAhttps://puc.colorado.gov/press-release/fact-sheet-comanche-power-plant-unit-2-retirement-extensionhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/12/04/comanche-2-coal-burning-pueblo-xcel-energy/Clean Heat

22:41

Co-Op Power Sourcing

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2025/12/02

Energy Co-Ops may list a variety of places that they get their power from, but how does that work and what arrives to the customers? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/20/colorado-coal-power-comanche-extension/https://bigpivots.com/bryan-hannegan-the-bigger-leagues/https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/17/united-power-electricity-suppliers-wind-solar-battery-energy/

18:56

Renewables Regulations

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2025/11/25

What happens to renewables at the end of their useful life and who is responsible for getting ride of them? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this topic with Executive Director of the Council to Modernize Governance Curtis Schube.Show Notes:Who Pays When Wind Turbines and Solar Panels Wear Out? A Hidden Energy Liabilityhttps://energyanalytics.org/hidden-energy-liability/

27:42

We're Double Paying

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2025/11/18

Colorado's planned replacement of coal power plants with renewables leaves a shortfall in energy, but an increase in costs to ratepayers to make that switch. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with Independence Institute intern and Master's Student Ethan Cornell.Show Notes:Xcel, PUC staff, CEO, and UCApetition to delay Comanche 2 retirement until December 31, 2026,https://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/Comanche-Unit-2-Variance-Petition.pdfSettlement for Comanche 1, 2, and

27:59

Regulation Without Representation

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2025/11/11

Will Colorado's plan on how to reform the Public Utilities Commission fairly represent Coloradans? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:PUC Sunset Review:https://coprrr.colorado.gov/sites/coprrr/files/documents/2025SunsetPublicUtilitiesCommission.pdfComanche 3 shutdown:https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/29/colorado-comanche-3-power-plant-issues-troubles/Coalition of Ratepayers case study:https://i2i.org/the-coalition-of-ratepayers-case-study/

28:15

Solar Gaslighting

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2025/11/04

Growing opposition to new renewables infrastructure has raised some concern with their transparency. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:Site survey:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vzyKJvaFjljacKHg-Okm9x7Jnvz_YWyD/view?pli=1Mitch and Isaac - declining value of wind and solar.https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/10/23/the_more_wind_and_solar_we_add_the_less_they_deliver_1142829.htmlCO Sun

26:46

They Said the Quiet Part Out Loud

PowerGab ·

2025/10/28

One of the lawyers behind Boulder's climate lawsuit admits the plan is to make your energy more expensive. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:PUC commissioners meetinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWe0AL0bdUQBlack Hills surveyhttps://www.blackhillsenergy.com/fuel-future/colorado-perspectives-electrificationBoulder’s climate lawsuit is a backdoor carbon tax, FedSoc panelhttps://fedsoc.org/events/can-state-courts-set-global-climate-policy

25:58

A Nuclear Renaissance

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2025/10/21

Advances in nuclear energy over the years have lead to a new popularity with states once again adopting it. But will Colorado be able to get over its storied past with nuclear? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:https://daily.gazette.com/article/281479282621643https://www.denverpost.com/2025/10/13/colorado-nuclear-power-energy/

26:06

Natural Gas Non-Ban Ban

PowerGab ·

2025/10/14

Colorado's forced electrification mandates are heating up... but are the new performance standards just a fancy way of saying it's a natural gas ban? And will it save or cost money, and to who? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show

25:33

Elbert Co. Vs Xcel Pt. 2

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2025/10/07

In a continuing saga, Xcel Energy has asked the court to throw out public hearings so they can take land from residents in Elbert and surrounding counties. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this, along with the Trump administration opening up public land in Colorado for oil and gas development.Show Notes:https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/02/xcel-energy-power-pathways-elbert-el-paso/https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/12/blm-oil-and-gas-leases/

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