The State of Energy
The State of Energy
Propane, Power, and Policy Featuring Michael Baker, Chief Legislative Officer, National Propane Gas Association
We question “zero emissions” labels, unpack Colorado’s coal-to-gas reality, and explore why propane often outperforms grid-charged EVs on lifecycle emissions. Michael Baker joins to decode the shutdown, Clean Cities funding, and how to keep energy policy pragmatic.
• Ride-and-drive insights on propane vehicles versus EVs
• The Comanche coal plant’s debt, timelines, and grid impact
• Lifecycle versus tailpipe emissions clarity for fleets
• Growth in demand from data centers and population
• Gates’s pivot to poverty and health over pure climate targets
• Shutdown timelines, LIHEAP stakes, and travel impacts
• Policy pendulum and durable strategies for propane
• Clean Cities funding outlook and all-of-the-above approach
• School bus wins and local chapter engagement
• Zion’s propane buses and an EV tow truck
• Montana VW funds: 25% toward new propane vehicles
Get 25% of a new vehicle paid for by the Montana DEQ by getting rid of one of your diesel trucks and buying a propane-powered truck. That funding request ends December 4th.
