Propane, Power, and Policy Featuring Michael Baker, Chief Legislative Officer, National Propane Gas Association

Send us Fan MailWe 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 vehiclesGet 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.https://deq.mt.gov/energy/Programs/fuels