Can renewable energy resources experience full grid blackouts? Spain relies heavily on renewable energy and just experienced a countrywide black out. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke interview Kenny Stein of the Institute of Energy Research and Mitch Rolling of Always On Energy Research to find out what happened and if there is a way to prevent it.

Show Notes:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kenny-Stein-Bio-24.pdf

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/what-caused-spain-and-portugals-massive-power-outage/

https://jkempenergy.com/2025/04/28/iberian-peninsula-hit-by-mass-blackout-and-attempts-black-start/

New executive orders challenge Colorado's renewable goals. How will these orders affect the state, does Colorado need to comply, and are the renewable goals that Colorado has even capable of handling the power needs? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/14/colorado-oil-and-gas-lawsuit-trump-order/

https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/15/coal-fired-power-craig-tri-state-xcel-trump-orders/

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-04/regulatory-relief-for-certain-stationary-annex-1.pdf

A new legislative bill in Colorado aims to incentivize data centers with money from the taxpayers. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this bill, its progress, and what it would mean for Coloradans.

Show Notes:

https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_280_01.pdf

Colorado Media slanders providers that don't align with their viewpoints, and PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke call them out. They talk about their "pet peeves" in the power industry along with legislative measures that are suffocating Colorado's economy.

Show Notes:

A pet peeve: 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/therightaoc_home-liberty-energy-activity-7314317686220431363-gnSC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAGSjcgBPL5m2zttfZr18-SF8P9Di3bhWi8

I can’t do business in Denver

https://denvergazette.com/news/denver-developers-commercial-real-estate-regulations/article_ea6d4d62-5400-455b-84cd-014241056fb8.html#google_vignette

Executive Orders:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/reinvigorating-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-industry-and-amending-executive-order-14241/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/protecting-american-energy-from-state-overreach/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-the-reliability-and-security-of-the-united-states-electric-grid/

The legislative “fix” to Building Regs

https://tsscolorado.com/bill-to-aid-building-owners-needing-to-decarbonize-doesnt-help-enough-sector-leaders-say/

A new energy legislation bill in Colorado threatens to move up the current mandates for renewables in the state. What's in the bill, will it actually pass, and is it even realistic? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

https://liberalandlovingit.substack.com/p/the-puc-feels-very-pro-forma-to-me

https://www.aoenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2025/03/CEP-Draft-3-25-25-STAKEHOLDERS84.pdf

https://www.aoenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2025/03/Letter-re-2040-Late-Bill-Status-3.28.25-Final.pdf

Two of the largest utility companies in Colorado are publicly sounding the alarm of cost and reliability risks with renewables. PowerGab hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke interview Travas Deal, the CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities to find out more.

Show Notes:

https://i2i.org/colorado-utilities-signal-pain-ahead-for-energy-transition/

https://www.csu.org/blog/ourenergytransition

https://gazette.com/news/colorado-springs-utilities-slowing-green-energy-project-goals/article_317f44ec-eee8-11ef-b113-238f450e3acf.html

https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/04/platte-river-power-authority-greenhouse-gas-reductions/

There are no shortages of goals for the future of energy. But what is realistic? Are the projections of renewable energy even attainable? PowerGab Host Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this topic and updates from the Colorado Legislature.

Show Notes:

-https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/17/lawmakers-approve-bill-to-classify-nuclear-power-clean-energy/

-https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/platte-river-power-authority-natural-gas-climate-change/

-https://www.aei.org/articles/welcome-to-the-era-of-energy-realism/

It's halfway through the 2025 legislative session in Colorado. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke have been keeping tabs on the good, the bad, and the ugly energy legislation and they discuss the bills and their likeliness of becoming laws.

Show Notes:

-HB25-1040: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1040

-HB25-1126: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1126

-HB25-1177: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1177

-HB25-1277: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1277

-HB25-1234: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1234

-HB25-1260: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1260

A new Independence Institute analysis shows that coal is no longer the king of Colorado's energy. What is the current breakdown of Colorado's energy sources and what is that costing? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

https://i2i.org/fast-facts-about-colorados-electricity-sector-in-2024/

https://i2i.org/fast-facts-about-electricity-in-colorado-in-2023/

The new Trump administration takes aim at downsizing government agencies like the EPA. How will this have an affect on Colorado's energy policy? PowerGab hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke have a conversation with President Trump's former EPA transition team leader Myron Ebell.

Show Notes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/climate/trump-epa-layoffs.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/26/epa-endangerment-finding-trump-climate/

https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/is-the-epa-endangerment-finding-endangered