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TransActions May/June 2019

Download TransActions PDF FERC ROE Policy in a Flux: What’s Happening & Why it Matters For supposedly a slow-moving industry, there is a lot going on in the electrical industry. One area that may not grab the headlines but is no less important, is the Federal...

Employee Spotlight - May 2019

Alyssa with her dog Lilac. Alyssa Gianotti Associate Engineer | Manchester, NH Alyssa began working for GDS in April of 2018 as an Associate Engineer in the Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency department out of the Manchester, New Hampshire office. She...

Employee Spotlight - April 2019

Jordan Janflone Associate Analyst | Marietta, GA Jordan graduated from Georgia Tech in May 2017 with a B.S. in Economics and Minor in Public Policy. Before working at GDS, Jordan was a foreman for a commercial construction company. He worked full-time or nearly...

GDS Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children

On Friday, March 1, several employees from our Marietta office participated in a volunteering opportunity at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), which is a non-profit organization committed to feeding starving children by providing nutritionally complete meals...

Employee Spotlight - March 2019

Jackie Wengenroth Engineer | Manchester, NH Jackie was hired as an Associate Engineer in 2015, two years after graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from Stevens Institute of Technology. She joined GDS with experience working independently for an alumnus where she...

Case Study: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - Creedmoor - Maha Water Supply Corporation

Download PDF A small public water system located south of Austin, Texas, Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corporation (CMWSC) serves a population of 7,500, with 2,500 connections consisting of residential, small business, industrial and agricultural customers. Like...

Employee Spotlight - February 2019

Daniel Burapavong Project Manager | Marietta, GA Daniel Burapavong started working at GDS in May 2001 as a co-op student in the Distribution Services department in the Marietta office. GDS was his first “real” job after high school. Today, Daniel is a Project...

TransActions January/February 2019

Download PDF Why American Industries are Using Less Energy In the 80s and 90s, electricity usage in the United States grew at roughly 2.5% per year. As fears of a Y2K computer crash subsided, the seeds of a new concern for electric utilities were planted. From 2000...

Utilities Need a Seat in the Unified Command...Not Just IMTs

In October 2018, Hurricane Michael, reportedly the fourth most powerful storm ever to hit the U.S. (based on 155 mph wind speeds), claimed the distinction of being the first ever Category 4 storm to strike the Florida Panhandle. Entire communities were flattened,...

Why American Industries are Using Less Energy

In the 80s and 90s, electricity usage in the United States grew at roughly 2.5% per year. As fears of a Y2K computer crash subsided, the seeds of a new concern for electric utilities were planted. From 2000 to 2007, total electricity usage grew by 1.5% per year, a...