With the 2024 Presidential Election decided, PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss the results and what the future holds for energy policy under the Trump Administration.

Many renewable energy technologies rely on limited minerals and resources to manufacture. And with increasing legislation along with increasing demand, are net zero goals even possible? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke interview Sarah Montalbano, a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment to find out.

Show Notes:

https://www.americanexperiment.org/mining-report-lack-of-minerals-put-net-zero-goals-out-of-reach/

https://i2i.org/mama-make-america-mine/

Blue Cities and States across the country begin to sue oil and gas companies for climate change. Who is responsible and should the courts be the ones to decide? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with attorney and former Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton.

Show Notes:

-https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/1883052/supreme-court-must-halt-for-profit-climate-tort-proliferation

-https://libertyenergy.com/esg/bettering-human-lives/

Gas bills are spiking but it's just the beginning, and planned data centers are going to put an enormous energy strain on an otherwise overused power grid. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss these topics and more.

PowerGab hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke review a utility price increase and figure out who is the reason behind it.

What are cumulative impact rulings and why are they about to start a war over Colorado's oil and gas drilling? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke explain what these are and how they affect the state of Colorado.

Show Notes:

https://tsscolorado.com/state-regulators-on-verge-of-passing-new-cumulative-impact-requirements-on-oil-and-gas-projects/

https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/28/oil-and-gas-cumulative-impact-rules-coloraddo/

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/04/17/life-after-climate-change/

What is a Demand Side Management Program and why does it mean that XCel's customers need to subsidize energy for pot growers in Colorado? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss how this system works and what the implications are.

Show Notes:

https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/11/xcel-energy-efficiency-budget-marijuana/

Energy blackouts in Colorado are happening more frequently, but why? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss the deeper reasons why Colorado's energy reliability isn't just a question of power.

Show Notes:

DP story on Xcel’s power outage https://www.denverpost.com/2024/09/11/xcel-energy-power-outages-colorado-puc-investigation/

https://poweroutage.us

California has problems too!

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/californias-lights-are-out-and-gavin-newsom-isnt-home-energy-power-f51913f5?st=njgcgku5oql73y6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink