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Welcome Old Man Winter - Tips to Prepare Your Home for the Cold Temperatures

With temperatures dropping and Old Man Winter beginning to make his appearance, GDS’ Building Energy Services team wants to remind you that there are simple, actionable steps that you can take to prepare your home for a comfortable and more efficient winter season.

Prepare Your Water Utility for the Next Pandemic

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Employee Spotlight - June 2020

Katie Barrett Engineer-Utility Privatization | Marietta, GA The Employee Spotlight June 2020 is Katie Barrett. Ms.Barrett began at GDS as a co-op student in January 2014, during her third year at Georgia Institute of Technology. She was able to transition into working...

TransActions Newsletter - Q2 2020

Download PDF Let’s Talk Arc Flash – the new IEEE 1584-2018 Many utilities and industries around the world were holding their breath for many years for publication of the new Arc-flash calculation guide. At the end of 2018, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...

Rate Design in the Face of Emerging Technologies

Ten years ago, if someone told a room full of electric utility personnel that energy sales and the economy were highly correlated and that sales would increase year after year, most people would nod their head in agreement. With steady and predictable energy sales, recovery...

Let's Talk Arc Flash - The New IEEE 1584-2018

Many utilities and industries around the world were holding their breath for many years for publication of the new Arc-flash calculation guide. At the end of 2018, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) voted and approved a new Arc-Flash calculation...

Critical Infrastructure Security Bulletin: Executive Order on Securing the Bulk Power System

DOWNLOAD ARTICLE BACKGROUND On May 1, 2020 President Trump issued an Executive Order: “Securing the United States Bulk Power System (BPS)”. The executive order declared a National Emergency with respect to the bulk power system. The focus of the executive order is on...

COVID-19 Disinfectant Q&A

Question 1: Is your COVID-19 Disinfectant “EPA-Approved”? The phrase you are looking for is “EPA-registered”. The EPA evaluates manufacturer claims and, if validated, assigns a unique registration number that appears on “List N”, which is currently being updated by the...

GDS to Advise on Decontamination Procedures for Air Traffic Control Operations

As part of America’s COVID-19 emergency response, GDS has been retained to advise the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on developing and implementing non-destructive decontamination procedures for all of their air traffic control operations across the country. GDS’s...

GDS Earns 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award

Marietta, GA (April 6, 2020) — GDS Associates, Inc is proud to announce that it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. This honor is due to the work done out of the...