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Employee Spotlight – September 2020
Erica Eklind Human Resources | Marietta, GA The Employee Spotlight for September 2020 is Erica Eklind. Erica joined GDS in January 2018 as a Human Resources Generalist. Erica graduated from Kennesaw State University with a degree in Business Management. She has been...
GDS Associates Completes Beneficial Electrification Research for Colorado Energy Office
Marietta, GA (August 25, 2020) — GDS Associates, Inc recently completed an extensive market potential study for the Colorado Energy Office focused on Beneficial Electrification (BE), including a market potential forecast and an investigation into market barriers and...
Transactions Newsletter – Q3 2020
Download PDF Solar and Battery Storage - The New Future With the increasing penetration of distributed generation (DG), the electric utility system in the U.S. is becoming more complex with every new project added to the grid. Among the most popular DG projects are...
Beneficial Electrification
Beneficial Electrification is getting a lot of buzz. Is that the sound of humming transformers? The fan on a heat pump? This article introduces the topic with deeper dives into beneficial electrification policies, programs, and technologies in future articles. But...
Solar and Battery Storage – The New Future
With the increasing penetration of distributed generation (DG), the electric utility system in the U.S. is becoming more complex with every new project added to the grid. Among the most popular DG projects are solar and battery storage. With increasing concerns over...
SEEM: Energy Market Lite for the Southeast
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market, or SEEM, may look like an energy imbalance market from the outside, but a look under the hood reveals a different story. A Great Plains History Lesson Energy imbalance markets have been precursors to the transition to a...
Employee Spotlight – August 2020
Anteneh Workneh Engineer | Transmission Services | Marietta, GA The August Employee Spotlight is Anteneh Workneh, an Engineer in the Transmission Services department. Mr. Workneh joined GDS as an Associate Engineer in January of 2017, and has worked on a variety of...
Exempt Disinfectants – Fact or Fiction?
Download Article The product claims sounded great: “Formulated with all natural ingredients.” “Shown to neutralize viruses and bacteria in a laboratory environment.” “So safe its’ ingredients are US EPA Exempt from registration under the minimal risk pesticide FIFRA...
Employee Spotlight – July 2020
Steve Andersen Manager | Kirkland, WA The Employee Spotlight for July 2020 is Steve Anderson, out of our EES Consulting Office in Washington. Steve graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has been a part of EES...
Disinfectant Contact Time is Not Zero!
“Contact time,” as used by the EPA, is “the amount of time the surface should be treated for. The surface should be visibly wet for the duration of the contact time.” In practice, most people spray the countertop or others surface, wipe it off and go about their...