Ames in Focus: Conservation with Layne Fober

Podcast: City of Ames’ Podcasts · City of Ames, Iowa

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

When temperatures climb, electricity use tends to climb right along with them. This summer, Ames Electric Services asked customers to help conserve energy during periods of high demand, and Ames customers responded. In this episode of Ames in Focus, Bill Gebhart sits down with City of Ames Energy Services Coordinator Layne Fober to say thank you and to explore why those individual conservation efforts can make a difference for Ames' locally owned electric utility. Layne explains what happens when electricity demand reaches its peak, why reducing that peak can help control costs, and how hundreds...