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From YouTube: This Week in Ames
Description
Electric Services Director Donald Kom stops by Studio 16 to discuss the big questions facing electric generation in Ames.
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B
B
What
we're
basically
looking
and
I
want
to
emphasize
today
that
today
we
meet
or
exceed
all
all
of
the
federal
guidelines
in
terms
of
all
of
the
environmental
needs
with
our
plants
today,
however,
going
forward,
there
are
several
rules,
several
proposed
rules
that
will
impact
how
we
operate
in
the
future.
One.
B
A
A
B
It
would
at
least
for
the
foreseeable
future.
The
study
that
that
has
been
undertaken
is
basically
looking
at
three
basic
options.
One
would
and
I
should
back
up
and
say
that
we
have
two
coal-fired
power
plants
that
sit
at
the
end
of
Main
Street.
With
those
units
we've
looked
at
basically
three
options:
a
retirement
option
continue
to
burn
coal
but
add
additional
equipment
that
would
meet
the
new
guidelines
or
convert
the
fuel
source
to
those
plants
to
natural
gas
and
with
two
plans
and
three
different
options.
B
You
can
see
that
there's
quite
a
few
different
combinations
of
scenarios
that
could
be
looked
at.
In
essence,
the
report
basically
came
out
with
either
convert
to
coal
or
excuse
me
stay
on
coal
put
in
that
equipment
or
convert
to
natural
gas.
With
that
you
can
then
also
look
at
it
from
a
standpoint
of.
B
Do
you
continue
to
burn,
refuse
derived
fuel
or,
if
there's
an
alternative,
can
you
stop
that
and
how
would
that
affect
the
choices
for
our
study
going
forward
as
of
right
now,
we
would
continue
to
burn
RDF
for
the
foreseeable
future
and
right
now,
staff
staffs
recommendation
went
to
our
our
governing
board
an
advisory
bulk
board
called
your
ab.
We've
presented
that
to
them,
and
then
we
also
then
presented
that
to
the
City
Council
back
on
the
fifteenth
of
October.
Our
recommendation
at
that
time
then
was.
B
B
Council
gave
that
project.
If
you
will
back
to
your
Rabb
and
we've
scheduled
a
couple
of
public
meetings
where
we
would
like
input
from
ames
residents,
because
this
will
impact
them.
There
is
one
meeting
set
up
for
the
28th
of
october
and
that
will
be
at
7pm
located
in
the
city
of
ames
city
council
chambers,
there's
a
second
meeting
set
up
for
the
next
Wednesday,
which
would
be
the
30th
that
starts
at
three
o'clock
and
that
will
be
over
at
the
Shema
building.
Now.
A
B
Is
our
goal,
the
timelines
that
we're
trying
to
meet
the
new
rules
that
the
one
that
we're
looking
at
very
closely?
Is
it's
called
the
mats
rule,
and
this
is
a
mercury
and
air
toxic
standard
for
us
to
meet
those
guidelines
we
have
to
have
whatever
we're
going
to
do
in
place
by
April
of
2016
seems
like
a
long
way
away,
but
there's
a
lot
of
planning
a
lot
of
engineering
and
a
lot
of
construction.
In
any
case
that
would
happen.
B
A
B
Decision
is
is
finally
chosen.
There
will
be
large
capital
investments
that
will
be
needed
on
either
side,
and
we
will
be
setting
the
course
of
the
future
for
probably
the
next
20
to
30
years
as
to
how
we
produce
energy,
the
cost
of
that
energy-
and
you
know
where
we
will
be
getting
our
electricity
from
so
I-
would
encourage
all
of
the
listeners
to
come
out
and
make
their
thoughts
and
ideas
known
now.
A
B
There
are
two
components
when,
when
you're
looking
at
your
energy
supply,
there's
the
electricity
itself.
So
when
you
turn
on
your
lights,
which
you
want
that
energy
available
at
a
moment's
notice,
there's
also
a
requirement
within
the
utility
industry
to
meet
the
capacity
obligations.
In
other
words,
you
have
to
have
that
capability
to
to
surge
to
that
level,
whether
our
air
conditioners
running
or
even
if
there
are
other
units
down,
when
does
a
good
component
to
to
providing
some
of
your
energy
needs.
B
B
Today,
the
city
of
Ames
portfolio
does
include,
we
have
36
megawatts
of
wind
that
is
under
contract
that
produces
about
sixteen
percent
of
our
energy
that
we
use
on
a
yearly
basis.
We
have
started
into
solar.
We've
got
several
residential
and
commercial
programs,
commercial
projects
that
have
been
started.
We
offer
rebates
through
our
smart
energy
program
for
for
those
types
of
things,
are
they
up
to
the
scale
where
they
can
replace
coal,
natural
gas
and
other
forms
of
base
load
generation?
No,
but
they
can
be
a
good
addition,
so.
B
A
B
People
continue
to
use
electricity.
Ames
is
growing,
we're
adding
new
businesses
new
homes
so
where
our
demand
is
going
up,
our
requirements
to
meet
those
needs
are
going
up.
We
do
offer
several
programs
under
prime
time
power
where
we
can
control
air
conditioners
and
things
like
that.
That
really
helped
us
to
shave
our
p
and
then
the
other.
The
other
smart,
energy
and
I
could
see
it's
smart
energy
there,
the
other
smart
energy
programs
allow
us
to
try
to
delay,
hitting
new
peaks
and
and
why
that's
important
is,
as
we
continue
to
grow.
B
A
Energy
production
obviously,
is
going
to
be
a
part
of
everybody's,
the
things
that
they
need
to
be
aware
of
in
the
future.
It's
not
going
away
now.
It
sounds
like
there's
a
lot
of
big
issues
going
on
in
your
field
right
now
and
an
opportunity
for
education.
Could
you
just
give
us
those
dates
and
times
again
for
that
public
forum?
Sure.
B
Ken
our
first
meeting,
a
first
public
meeting,
is
going
to
be
in
the
28th
of
October
7pm
city.
Council
chambers
will
be
presenting
what
those
options
are
and
then
we
definitely
need
feedback
in
from
the
public.
The
second
one
is
Wednesday
starting
at
three
o'clock
and
that
will
be
held
over
at
the
Shema
building
great.
A
If
you're
getting
ready
for
Halloween
this
year,
remember
that
the
recommended
hours
for
trick-or-treating
or
5
30
to
7,
30
and
trick-or-treating
will
be
held
on
Thursday
October
thirty-first
in
Ames.
Also,
if
you
still
have
yard
waste
around
and
miss
that
first
yard
waste
free
day,
you
have
another
chance
on
Saturday
November.
Second,
the
next
yard
waste
free
day
will
be
held.
It
be
8am
to
4pm
and
there's
more
information
on
our
website.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week.
For
this
week
you
names.