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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/sb24-159 Failed Nuclear Bill: SB24-039  https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-039 Air Quality Bill that bans O&G during the summer and goes after driving  https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-165 Data 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 Profile Energy Information Administration: Real-time hourly electric grid monitor Poll 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....