On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Clay McCombe and Mac Prather from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and founding team members of Power Ahead Colorado, which provides home and building owners with a trusted path to healthier, safer comfort, through right-sized heat pumps, expert advising, vetted installers and rebate support. Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this episode:

• How did Power Ahead Colorado come into existence and how does it work?
• How are contractors and the skilled trades involved in the program?
• What is the Colorado Contractor Hub?
• How do the program's decarbonization goals conflict or coincide with increased energy demands on the overall grid?
• How does Power Ahead Colorado interact with the overall skilled labor shortage?
• If this program is ultimately successful, what will have happened? What does success look like?

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