The Tiger King

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of multiple energy sources for modern homes with insights from industry experts.

Send us Fan Mail We return to last year's Nexstar Super Meeting one last time to talk with Spencer Drake, Big Cat Plumbing & Heating, Colorado Springs, Colo., and we talk with Steffan Busch and Carrie Fraser of Nexstar. Today’s homes need more than a single energy source. Power key home systems like home heating, water heating, cooking, and backup power with propane to build high-performance homes ready for today’s grid constraints and future demand. Propane delivers reliable whole-home p...

People in this episode

Hosts: John Mesenbrink, Tim Ward

Guests: Spencer Drake, Steffan Busch, Carrie Fraser

Topics covered

• energy sources
• home systems
• high-performance homes
• propane
• grid constraints

Keywords

• energy sources
• propane
• home heating
• water heating
• cooking
• backup power
• high-performance homes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Cat Plumbing & Heating, Nexstar

Places: Colorado Springs

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