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They Said the Quiet Part Out Loud Oct 28, 2025

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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.

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PUC commissioners meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWe0AL0bdUQ

Black Hills survey

https://www.blackhillsenergy.com/fuel-future/colorado-perspectives-electrification

Boulder’s climate lawsuit is a backdoor carbon tax, FedSoc panel

https://fedsoc.org/events/can-state-courts-set-global-climate-policy

A Nuclear Renaissance Oct 21, 2025

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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.

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https://daily.gazette.com/article/281479282621643

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/10/13/colorado-nuclear-power-energy/

Natural Gas Non-Ban Ban Oct 14, 2025

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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.

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https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/articles/2025/10/colo-officials-ask-court-to-toss-fresh-challenge-to-building-emission-rules-93650434

https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/53215946/Colorado_Apartment_Association_et_al_v_Ryan_et_al

https://tsscolorado.com/building-owners-face-choice-make-upgrades-to-cut-emissions-or-fight-state-law/

Elbert Co. Vs Xcel Pt. 2 Oct 07, 2025

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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.

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https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/02/xcel-energy-power-pathways-elbert-el-paso/

https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/12/blm-oil-and-gas-leases/

Colorado's Unreliable, Inadequate and Expensive Energy Future Sep 30, 2025

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A new study shows that Colorado's future energy plan is going to be unreliable, inadequate, and expensive. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

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Hydrogen study: https://i2i.org/colorados-green-hydrogen-boondoggle/

Colorado Energy Compact: https://mailchi.mp/0f77622fbb40/colorado-energy-compact-release?fbclid=IwY2xjawNCeoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFmdE5DT3ZGM3paZE1QcG1ZAR74InhX9BPPp7JZ1Eu76_Xa-VyDsxyja1QHVuakQQs_N52airkpDiWpR0BbwA_aem_RAezGzR9i9TpfmRE_49bVw

Ignoring Costs Sep 23, 2025

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What are the so-called stakeholders at the public utility commission saying about the Polis' Administration's plan to force electrification through rule making? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

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https://i2i.org/independence-institute-tells-the-public-utilities-commission-to-reconsider-forced-electrification-rulemaking/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-170/374416/20250911135659317_Suncor%20cert-stage.pdf

Wasted Power Plant Sep 16, 2025

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XCel's attempt to shutdown one of its power plants has Pueblo residents up in arms. Why? For charging them to build a power plant and then trash it. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/no-just-transition-pueblo-county-asks-trump-to-keep-comanche-plants-open-indefinitely/ar-AA1LPc36

https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/05/pueblo-coal-power-just-transition-trump-letter/

https://douglascsandridge.substack.com/p/just-transition-or-just-disregard

https://i2i.org/the-coalition-of-ratepayers-case-study/

Where Does Colorado's Water Go? Sep 09, 2025

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Is Colorado running out of water? Is it a natural issue or is there bad policy to blame? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with national conservation policy leader Greg Walcher.

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https://gregwalcher.com

https://i2i.org/where-life-is-written-in-water/

https://completecolorado.com/2025/08/04/everybody-knows-fix-for-colorado-river/

https://completecolorado.com/2025/07/17/tax-funded-colorado-river-studies-ignore-federal-mismanagement/

Last Minute Subsidies Sep 02, 2025

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Expiring renewables subsidies have put the Colorado PUC into a frenzy to try and qualify and spend for new infrastructure. But will this hastiness work out, or are there additional considerations that will affect rate payers? PowerGab hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

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https://coloradosun.com/2025/08/18/colorado-xcel-data-center-demand-spending/

https://coloradosun.com/2025/08/28/xcel-enery-solar-wind-projects-tax-credits-colorado/

Forced Electrification Aug 05, 2025

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Colorado regulators' push to electrification has a cost, and it exceeds the 2.5% raise in rates... by a HUGE amount. PowerGab hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss what this will entail, how much it will likely end up costing, and if there's anything you can do to stop it.

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Colorado’s costly home heating plan

Xcel Energy Clean Heat Plan https://www.aoenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Hearing-Exhibit-101-Attachment-JWI-1.pdf

Black Hills Clean Heat Plan https://www.aoenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Black-Hills-Clean-Heat-Plan-2024-2028-.pdf

Atmos Clean Heat Plan https://www.aoenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Atmos-Clean-Heat-Plan-2024-2028.pdf

Notice Proposed Rule making includes instructions on when and where to submit comments (See highlighted section on the last two pages) https://www.aoenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/C25-0517_25R-0309G_Open-NOPR.pdf

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