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• Cutting Emissions by Cutting Customers

  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 Planhttps://i2i.org/puc-establishes-new-clean-heat-targets-designed-to-crack-down-on-natural-gas/https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/02/colorado-natural-gas-emissions-caps-xcel/

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• Co-Op Power Sourcing

  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/

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• Renewables Regulations

  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/

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• We're Double Paying

  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 UCA petition 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 3.https://www.scribd.com/document/357548188/Comanche-1-2-and-3-settlementColorado Sun article https://coloradosun.com/2022/03/15/comanche-3-xcel-coal-powerUtility Dive Xcel petitions to keep Comanche 2 openhttps://www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-colorado-comanche-2-coal-plant/805250https://i2i.org/the-big-shortfall-colorados-upcoming-power-plant-closures-and-planned-replacements/

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• Regulation Without Representation

  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/

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