The State of Energy

Send us Fan Mail Live from Winter Fire School in St George, Utah, with Boyd Cook. Rand, Tom, and Boyd discuss propane safety in fire service. Ebike fires in New York  https://news.yahoo.com/electric-bikes-start-record-number-203832823.html#:~:text=According%20to%20figures%20released%20by,200%20per%20cent%20in%202023 .

Send us Fan Mail https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-will-pay-1-675b-fine-for-engine-emissions-violations https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/ecodiesel-engine-emissions-repairs-damaged-trucks-fiat-chrysler/ https://calcoastnews.com/2024/01/berkeley-cant-enforce-natural-gas-ban-and-neither-can-slo/

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Rand discuss the Massachusetts Public Utility Commission's attempt to stop natural gas growth.  Why gas infrastructure is essential for energy security, and food security. Propane on the farm and farm incentives    Propane-Powered Industrial Engines – New, EPA- and/or CARB-certified industrial engines used for agricultural purposes can qualify for the following incent...

Send us Fan Mail California is short 68 Billion- feat Colin Sueyres WPGA CEO. Teacher wages or electric school buses?  What will California cut from the budget to make ends meet?  Colin describes the California shortfall and the impacts to clean energy.  Propane can help 

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Rand discuss energy security. Propane can provide energy security for your family, business, farm and your community.

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Rand recap this month's visits to Roush Clean Tech, the NPGA meeting in Louisville, and the PERC Advisory meeting in Providence. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43546970/new-strict-epa-mpg-rules-for-2027-2032-vehicles/ https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/our-10-year-utilities-forecast-renewable-energy-triple-by-2032 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/1...

Send us Fan Mail "Propane Hero" Ruby's Inn @ Bryce Canyon National Park https://hydronicshub.com/historic-rubys-inn-resort-honored-with-national-award-for-its-environmental-impact https://www.fleetowner.com/emissions-efficiency/article/21271416/more-fleets-finding-alt-fuel-success-with-propane-autogas

Send us Fan Mail Interview with NPGA Steve Kaminski @ RMPA Fall Conference Second Nobel Prize Winner Signs Letter With 1,600 Scientists Declaring Climate ‘Emergency’ A Myth

Send us Fan Mail The State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt discuss a breakthrough in technology to produce renewable propane from carbon dioxide.   A paper recently published in Nature Energy based on pioneering research done at Illinois Institute of Technology reveals a promising breakthrough in green energy : an electrolyzer device capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane in a...

Send us Fan Mail Electric bus manufacturer that Zions National Park was testing files bankruptcy. Zions still don't have EVs, and the propane buses are getting old. Let's get Zions to replace the buses with new Propane buses and clean the air.   https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/09/what-led-to-ev-darling-proterras-bankruptcy/ Check out document Page 43 pdf page 53 of the study from NREL tha...

Send us Fan Mail Record heat has air conditioners at their max. Las Vegas residents see $700 power bills. National Energy Assistance Directors Association Says Power bill up 11.7% this summer      Credit cards and carbon footprints Qualpay is our guests on the State of Energy https://www.qualpay.com/

Send us Fan Mail Independence Day Fireworks Emissions  https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/no-fireworks-July-4 https://8billiontrees.com/carbon-offsets-credits/carbon-footprint-of-fireworks/#:~:text=Fireworks%20are%20significant%20carbon%20emitters,gas%2Dengine%20vehicles%20every%20year https://www.nps.gov/articles/p52-rv-fire-safety-101.htm#:~:text=Never%20leave%20appliances%20that%20are,(like%20in...

Send us Fan Mail The State of Energy featuring  LPGas Magazines Editor-in-Chief Brian Richesson and Publisher Biran Kanaba. Discussions on industry accomplishments and challenges https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/lp-gas-growth-summit/ https://www.mopekaiot.com/

Send us Fan Mail WYOMING — Rocky Mountain Power has submitted an application to increase rates starting Jan. 1, 2024. In the application , it states, “Please find enclosed for filing Rocky Mountain Power’s (the “Company”) application for authority to increase Wyoming retail rates by approximately $140.2 million per year or 21.6 percent on average.” Monthly U.S. propane exports in March 2023 reach...

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Send us Fan Mail Anti-air conditioner regulations push AC and heat pump costs higher. Propane, as a refrigerant can reduce global temperatures by 3 degrees  There are expected to be 3.7 billion air conditioners in operation by 2050. Using propane as the refrigerant could prevent a significant amount of climate warming by the end of the century https://www.newscientist.com/article/2333798-using-pro...

Send us Fan Mail While the world carries on about electrification as THE solution for climate change, America is missing a prime opportunity to transition medium-duty fleets using an American-made fuel that is readily available and abundant in supply. Would it surprise you to learn there is enough surplus propane in the United States – 20 billion gallons to be exact – to convert at least half of t...

Send us Fan Mail Camelina has emerged as the crop feedstock of choice for renewable propane https://susoils.com/ EPA places new ozone restrictions in Utah; Cox calls it 'incredibly reckless' https://www.ksl.com/article/50601678/epa-places-new-ozone-restrictions-in-utah-cox-calls-it-incredibly-reckless US approves California plan requiring half of heavy duty trucks be EV by 2035 https://w...

Send us Fan Mail The DOT announces the opportunity for states and local governments to apply for 1.22 billion for the 2023 Low/no emissions grant program. 25% or approximately 300 million is set aside for low emissions vehicles other than electric. This program is for states, local, and tribal governmental authorities that operate fixed-route bus services. The program will provide up to 85% of the...

Send us Fan Mail Propane Supply is at the top of the 5-year average. Propane retail prices average 6% lower than this time last year. 50 million US homes use propane for heating, cooking, hot water, back up and prime electricity production. Propane is abundant, with 54% of US production exported. Today's propane is cleaner than electricity from the grid. Renewable propane is available now and...

Send us Fan Mail US Magnesium contributes up to 25% of Wasatch Front pollution. Why aren't we looking at more hydropower? " Hydropower is already a major source of power globally—it’s the largest source of renewable electricity and one of the fastest growing—but there are limited places to build hydropower, and large dams carry a number of social and environmental concerns." https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Okay, not really. Wyoming makes some noise by proposing a resolution to "Phase out EV Sales by 2035" as a tongue-in-cheek statement to get your attention to how important Wyoming is for oil, gas, coal, and, oh yeah, all the energy that it takes to create electricity to charge your EV and cook on electric stoves. Perhaps this resolution was in response to news outlets try...

Send us Fan Mail Propane Rejection at natural gas plants at natural gas trades at $26 per mm btu at Opal WY Hub and peaked at above $50!. Natural gas producers leave propane high and dry as the stop making propane because it’s more profitable to leave it in the Nat gas stream.  EIA-  In Wyoming, prices rose at two major hubs which are key sources of supply for the West Coast: at the Opal Hub, the...

Send us Fan Mail Rinnai's Energy Sales Director, Kevin Morgan joins the State of Energy. Heat Pump Helpers and Turduckens. Kevin is an expert on heating and hot water. Rinnai's heat pump helper will save you money and reduce emissions.  https://www.rinnai.us/ https://ieefa.org/articles/washington-state-moves-require-heat-pumps-new-residential-construction

Send us Fan Mail 1075-5 National Propane Day  Propane is affordable and abundant, allowing users to reduce carbon emissions right now and provide energy equity in communities across the nation. Using propane produces approximately 43% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than using an equivalent amount of electricity generated from the U.S. grid. With propane, we can diversify America's energy mix...