Comprehensive Utility Engineering & Grid Reliability Solutions
GDS delivers construction work plans, system upgrades, protection and coordination studies, arc‑flash hazard assessments, reliability and grid‑hardening analysis, and post‑storm system evaluations-giving utilities the confidence to meet future needs, support electrification, and meet evolving customer and regulatory demands.
Core engineering services provided include:
Long‑Range Distribution System Planning
DER Interconnection & Grid Impact Studies
Construction Work Plans & Capital Improvement Planning
System Reliability Analysis
Protection, Coordination & Sectionalizing Studies
Grid Hardening & Resiliency Engineering
Joint Use Services
Arc‑Flash Hazard Assessments & Safety Compliance
Distribution Automation & SCADA Engineering
Power Quality & Voltage Optimization
EV Infrastructure Planning & Load Impact Analysis
Microgrid & Critical Facility Engineering
Substation Planning, Design & Justification Studies
Field Engineering, Mapping & Asset Data Collection
Post‑Storm & Post‑Event System Assessments
DER Interconnection & Grid Impact Studies
Accelerate DER interconnections and integration with rigorous grid impact analysis – quantifying voltage, thermal, and protection impacts to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and scalable integration across the distribution system.
Distribution System Planning, Long range and CWP
Advance your distribution system with integrated long-range planning and CWP development – leveraging load forecasting, DER impact analysis, and asset optimization to drive safe, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure investments.
Grid Hardening & Resiliency Engineering
Enhance grid resilience with engineered hardening strategies and performance analytics – mitigating outage risk, protecting critical assets, and enabling faster, data-driven restoration under extreme system conditions.
Joint Use Services
Streamline infrastructure sharing with precise joint-use engineering and attachment analysis – ensuring code compliance, structural integrity, and efficient coordination across multi-user utility assets.
Protection & Sectionalizing Studies, Arc Flash Hazzard Assessment
Optimize system protection with detailed coordination and sectionalizing as well as arc – flash hazard analysis – ensuring selective device operation, fault isolation, and minimizing incident energy which enhances safety for public, personnel, and critical equipment.
An array of engineering services for your distribution system
From load projections and planning criteria for RUS system planning studies to arc-flash assessments that meet OSHA and NESC requirements, GDS engineers bring unmatched expertise to all areas of distribution system management and operation. Be sure you’re compliant, safe, and positioned to meet your goals for growth. Services include:
- Planning studies that include analysis of alternate solutions
- Work order inspections that help utilities reduce risk while improving plant design and construction
- Arc flash hazard analysis and follow-along analysis following changes
- DER interconnection for renewables, BESS, and prime mover distributed resources
