The State of Energy
Ignite The Propane Conversation. The State of Energy is a podcast / broadcast show that brings you everything you ever needed to know about propane. For your home, business or farm. For fleets of school buses or forklifts. We will discuss how “Propane Can Do That”.
Episodes
Zions National Park has recently made a transition from propane to coal.
Following a $33 million taxpayer-funded investment after 25 years of clean and affordable transportation powered by propane. A study from NREL suggests that this transition in Utah could result in 30% more emissions compared to the old propane buses. However, there is optimism for the future, aiming to power these electric buses with clean el...
The State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt discuss the American Lung Association State of the Air Report 2024.
Learn how propane use can clean up the air in your community.
The State of Energy welcomes back Steve Goreham author of the Green Breakdown.
Sponsored by One-tank.com
The Quest for an Energy “Holy Grail”
Utah's power plant will tap into the federal government's 9.5 billion dollars in tax credits for hydrogen production. The power plant claims it will make 100,000 KG of hydrogen per month. This would allow them $300,000 per day in tax credits for making hydrogen from electricity and then burning it to make electricity again.
Making 1 kg of hydrogen from electr...
Rocky Mountain Power asks for a 30% rate increase.
Pacific Corps "Rocky Mountain Power," which provides electricity to Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, asks the Public Service Commission for a 30% rate increase.
The State of Energy at the 74th Annual Western Propane Trade Show and Convention.
Interviews with-
Matt Tredinnick Chief Marketing Officer- Mopeka
Kevin Jaffe Chief Operating Officer - Mopeka
Michael Baker Chief Legislative Officer - NPGA
Josh Budworth Vice President Business Development - Alliance AutoGas
Jeff Anderson- Kohler Energy
Don't be green washed this Earth Day
Propane is a clean alternative to traditional coal electricity.
https://www.earthday.org/recycling-is-a-crying-shame/
Crying Indian you tube
The epa has release its final rules for 2027 Model year diesel emissions.
Ford cuts Lighting production by 2/3
Will propane save the day again?
https://fortune.com/2024/03/29/ford-f150-lightning-ev-michigan-sales-cuts-production-epa-emissions-rule-hybrids/
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2024/03/29/epa-rolls-worlds-toughest-emission
Chat GPT uses as much power as 17,000 homes. America is running out of power, propane can help.
Rand and Tom discuss AI tech booms insane energy demand. Propane Microgrids and how propane can help.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/07/ai-data-centers-power/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-obscene-energy-demands-of-ai
https://cointelegraph.com/learn/bitcoi...
The State of Energy Hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt Discuss finding an energy source 63,000 ft below the surface of the earth in new geothermal drilling.
60 million dollars of federal money to a Utah company to start drilling.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/quaise-energy-geothermal-earth-drilling/
https://gephardtdaily.com/local/feds-announce-millions-in-funding-for-geothermal-
...
Special Guest - World Liquid Gas Association - Cinch Munson, Business Development Director.
Cinch talks about the most important propane meeting in the last decade.
The Innovation Summit brings together key industry leaders from the global LPG industry to consider strategies for advancing innovation in our industry. We will be bringing together nearly 200 industry leaders and innovators who are shaping the f...
The State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt interview Steve Goreham.
Steve is an independent scholar, researcher, and futurist in the fields of energy and environmental policy, as well as a former engineer and business executive with 30 years of experience at Fortune 100 and private companies. He’s Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institut...
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.
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/
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
incentives:
$300/liter of displac...
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
Tom and Rand discuss energy security. Propane can provide energy security for your family, business, farm and your community.
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/19/greta-thu...
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