Data center panic is back in Colorado. Can Colorado make the power needs of data centers attractive enough to actually commit to moving and staying here? Is there a simple solution? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/10/data-center-power-demands-colorado-xcel-tri-state/

https://www.advocates4cre.org/

The Sierra Club has commissioned a study about the Ray Nixon Power Plant in Colorado Springs that concludes renewables are less expensive, but is the study accurate? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke dive in and find out.

Show Notes:

https://bigpivots.com/does-delaying-nixon-retirement-make-sense/

https://www.sierraclub.org/colorado/colorado-springs-utility

https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/08/coal-study-colorado-springs-utilities-consumer-costs/

The Public Utilities Commission plans to phase out natural gas use for home heating to meet emissions goals, but is this realistic and how would it be possible? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

Decision on keeping Comanche 2 open

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIfpLJrh4DA

https://puc.colorado.gov/press-release/fact-sheet-comanche-power-plant-unit-2-retirement-extension

https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/04/comanche-2-coal-burning-pueblo-xcel-energy/

Clean Heat Plan

https://i2i.org/puc-establishes-new-clean-heat-targets-designed-to-crack-down-on-natural-gas/

https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/02/colorado-natural-gas-emissions-caps-xcel/

Energy Co-Ops may list a variety of places that they get their power from, but how does that work and what arrives to the customers? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/20/colorado-coal-power-comanche-extension/

https://bigpivots.com/bryan-hannegan-the-bigger-leagues/

https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/17/united-power-electricity-suppliers-wind-solar-battery-energy/

What happens to renewables at the end of their useful life and who is responsible for getting ride of them? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this topic with Executive Director of the Council to Modernize Governance Curtis Schube.

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Who Pays When Wind Turbines and Solar Panels Wear Out? A Hidden Energy Liability

https://energyanalytics.org/hidden-energy-liability/

Colorado's planned replacement of coal power plants with renewables leaves a shortfall in energy, but an increase in costs to ratepayers to make that switch. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with Independence Institute intern and Master's Student Ethan Cornell.

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Xcel, PUC staff, CEO, and UCA petition to delay Comanche 2 retirement until December 31, 2026,

https://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/Comanche-Unit-2-Variance-Petition.pdf

Settlement for Comanche 1, 2, and 3.

https://www.scribd.com/document/357548188/Comanche-1-2-and-3-settlement

Colorado Sun article

https://coloradosun.com/2022/03/15/comanche-3-xcel-coal-power

Utility Dive Xcel petitions to keep Comanche 2 open

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-colorado-comanche-2-coal-plant/805250

https://i2i.org/the-big-shortfall-colorados-upcoming-power-plant-closures-and-planned-replacements/

Will Colorado's plan on how to reform the Public Utilities Commission fairly represent Coloradans? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

PUC Sunset Review: https://coprrr.colorado.gov/sites/coprrr/files/documents/2025SunsetPublicUtilitiesCommission.pdf

Comanche 3 shutdown: https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/29/colorado-comanche-3-power-plant-issues-troubles/

Coalition of Ratepayers case study: https://i2i.org/the-coalition-of-ratepayers-case-study/

Growing opposition to new renewables infrastructure has raised some concern with their transparency. PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this and more.

Show Notes:

Site survey:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vzyKJvaFjljacKHg-Okm9x7Jnvz_YWyD/view?pli=1

Mitch and Isaac - declining value of wind and solar.

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/10/23/the_more_wind_and_solar_we_add_the_less_they_deliver_1142829.html

CO Sun article:

https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/20/solar-siting-colorado-energy-office-housing-governor/