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Hosts Amy Cooke and Jake Fogleman discuss Colorado's concluded legislative session and the changes that will have on upcoming utility bills.

Hosts Amy Cooke and Jake Fogleman find out the real costs of Colorado's migration to renewable energy.

On this episode of PowerGab, Independence Institute's Energy & Environmental Policy Director Amy Cooke and Director of Policy Jake Fogleman talk with guest Isaac Orr to find out how much Colorado's recent blackout cost local businesses.

Power Gab Hosts Jake and Amy discuss the current state of Colorado's public utility business and what the future may hold.

Power Gab Hosts Jake and Amy discuss Colorado's recent black out, what happened, and what needs to be done.

Jake, Amy and Colorado Senator Barb Kirkmeyer discuss removing oil and gas from energy production in Colorado and how that would affect the state and the future.

Amy and Jake discuss RTOs - what are they and are they effective? Meredith Angwin, author of Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of our Electric Grid, joins the conversation.

Join Jake and Amy as they discuss what the Public Utility Commission is, what it was designed to do, and what went wrong.

"Energy Bad Boys" Mitch Rolling and Isaac Orr talk about the real costs of renewables.

Bad Energy Bills Show Notes:Oil and Gas Ban: SB24-159 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-159Failed Nuclear Bill: SB24-039 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-039Air Quality Bill that bans O&G during the summer and goes after driving https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-165Data Center Tax Credit Bill: SB24-085 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-085

Resources and links mentioned in the show:Energy Information Administration: Colorado State Energy ProfileEnergy Information Administration: Real-time hourly electric grid monitorPoll on Coloradan's energy preferences.Energy and Environmental Policy analyst Jake Fogleman's testimony on nuclear power. News report covering the Pueblo study recommending nuclear to replace Comanche. UtilityDive.com