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Utilities are Toughening Up to Improve Resiliency in the Face of Emergencies

By Kevin Mara, GDS Vice President, Hi-Line Engineering Electric utilities are most often judged by their consumers based upon two criteria; (1) the cost of the commodity and (2) ability of the utility to reliably deliver the commodity. Utility reliability is measured in...

The Key to Maximizing the Value of Your Own Transmission System

Have you ever noticed when automobile advertisers are touting their latest and newest toys, much is made of the monthly lease payments but rarely do you hear about the actual cost of the car were you to buy it outright? At the end of the lease, you had the privilege of...

Scott Albert Featured in New Hampshire Local Energy Solutions

“It’s truly amazing what we could accomplish to reduce energy costs, increase productivity and build the local economic infrastructure in a manner that is also good for our environment.” Scott Albert, GDS Associates Principal and Manager of the New Hampshire (NH) Office.

Employee Spotlight - July 2016 - Alfred Busbee at GDS Associates

Employee Spotlight – July 2016 Alfred Busbee PROJECT MANAGER | MARIETTA, GA Alfred Busbee started at GDS in the Marietta office of the Rates and Regulatory department in August of 2015. Prior to joining GDS, Alfred was already a familiar name to many of us through his...

Green Physical Needs Assessments

GPNA Across the United States, there are more than 1.2 million units of public housing managed by over 3,300 public housing authorities (PHAs). These affordable housing facilities range from scattered single-family houses to high rise complexes, and are located...

Protecting Our Nation's Electric Grid

The Critical Infrastructure of the U.S. has been at an ever-increasing risk of attack since 9/11. As the threat of cyber-attacks increases, so does the susceptibility of our nation’s electric grid. It is essential to protect the Power Grid because it is the foundation on...

TransActions - February/March 2016 Newsletter Edition by GDS Associates

DOWNLOAD PDF Protecting Our Nation’s Electric Grid The Critical Infrastructure of the U.S. has been at an ever increasing risk of attack since 9/11. As the threat of cyber-attacks increases, so does the susceptibility of our nation’s electric grid. It is essential...

Emerging Energy Technology in EE & DR Programs | GDS Associates

Excerpt from TransActions Energy Efficiency (EE) & Demand Response (DR) Every day we learn about emerging Energy Efficiency (EE) & Demand Response (DR) technologies that will help us use energy more efficiently. Here are three examples of emerging technologies that will...

Multiple Financings of New Power Supply Resources - A Complex Undertaking -

Few things touch every person and community in our country like infrastructure systems. Whether it be transportation, water, gas, or electricity infrastructure systems, they are all vitally important both commercially and personally and impact our lives on a daily basis....

Utility Communications in Regional Transmission Organizations -

As each RTO has evolved and matured its control and market models, the required quantity of data exchanged has grown and the accuracy and reliability requirements of that data have become increasingly important. Constructing a working, reliable, secure, and cost effective...