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What's Trending - GDS Associates, Inc -

Natural Gas Trends In a 2015 GDS TransActions article, it was noted the U.S. was transitioning from being a modest importer of natural gas to becoming a significant exporter. The driver behind this trend was expected to be shale gas supported liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

The Electricity Use Flatline - GDS Associates, Inc -

Why American Households are Consuming Less Energy In the 80s and 90s, electricity usage in the United States grew at roughly 2.5% per year. Seemingly, as if on cue with the new millennium, a shift occurred in the early 2000s. From 2000 to 2007, total electricity usage grew...

TransActions July/August 2017 Newsletter by GDS Associates

DOWNLOAD PDF What’s Trending New trends can emerge, current trends can change subtly or abruptly, going in different directions than what was originally anticipated when key decisions were made. These changing and emerging trends add to the challenge of navigating...

Credit Ratings 101 | GDS Associates | Transaction Newsletter

In recent years, credit has come to the forefront within many segments of the US economy, including energy markets. Whether dealing with RTOs, lenders, contractual counter parties, or even customers, credit is increasingly becoming a major factor in deciding whether,...

Efficiency Moves Upstream | GDS Associates | Newsletter

By Josh Duckwall, GDS Project Manager The role of energy efficiency in the modern utility industry is very simple. The goal is to incent utility customers to invest in a more efficient product or service than they normally would, something better than the business as...

TransActions January/February 2017 Newletter Edition by GDS Associates

DOWNLOAD PDF Efficiency Moves Upstream The role of energy efficiency in the modern utility industry is very simple. The goal is to incent utility customers to invest in a more efficient product or service than they normally would, something better than the business...

TransActions - July/August 2016 Newsletter Edition by GDS Associates

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

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...

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...