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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 Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or the “Commission”) policy on Return on Equity...

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...

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...

Securing Critical Utility Functions Effectively & Efficiently

As we have seen through recent cyber-attacks, even the most secured cyber systems may be vulnerable to hackers, foreign actors, or other persons with malicious intent. In 2016, a major attack occurred using devices that were part of the Internet of Things (IOT), to...

TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT 2017 IMPACTS FORMULA AND STATED RATES

On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), which significantly overhauled the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The ink on the President’s signature had barely dried on the TCJA before consumer...

TransActions February/March 2018 Newsletter Edition by GDS Associates

DOWNLOAD PDF Tax Cuts & Jobs act 2017 Impacts Formula and Stated Rates On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), which significantly overhauled the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The ink on...

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...