A declining Colorado economy is beginning to have consequences against many of its own climate goals. What's behind this and what tax credits are going away? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.Show Notes:https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/19/colorado-green-tax-credits-cut-economic-forecast/https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/25/colorado-clean-energy-project-cancellations/
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Shattered Green Dreams
Are green energy sources as economically friendly as they are being portrayed? Or are there other factors that make them not quite as green-friendly as marketed? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with Sarah Montalbano from the Center of the American Experiment.Show Notes:https://files.americanexperiment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shattered-Green-Dreams.pdf?v=1750106281&_gl=1*1vf43vr*_gcl_au*OTY3ODE4MDQ2LjE3NTA4NzExMjI.
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Renewables Desperation
Colorado's clean energy goals are turning out to have a high price tag. Is there a point and when will the Public Utilities Commission fight for ratepayers' rights? PowerGab Hosts Jake Foglem and Amy Cooke discuss this topic and more with David Thielen of Liberal and Loving It.Show Notes:https://liberalandlovingit.substack.comhttps://coloradopuc24a0442e.substack.com/cp/165908249https://liberalandlovingit.substack.com/p/my-comments-on-the-xcel-jts-proceedinghttps://coloradopuc24a0442e.substack.com/cp/163935906
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D.I.Y. Generator
Regular listeners to PowerGab are encouraged to get a power generator. One listener not only took the advice, but they decided to make their own. Cory Gaines from the Colorado Accountability Project tells PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke just how he did it.Show Notes:https://coloradoaccountabilityproject.substack.com
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Reporting Reality
Some Colorado News Publications have a particular framing on energy stories in the state. Is there a bias and what way does it lean? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with Cory Gaines from the Colorado Accountability Project.Show Notes:https://coloradoaccountabilityproject.substack.comhttps://coloradoaccountabilityproject.substack.com/p/the-colorado-suns-disingenuous-reportinghttps://www.cpr.org/2025/06/04/republican-budget-bill-utilities-energy-costs-impact/
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