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Municipal Owned Utilities

Be the reliable local utility

Help drive economic growth while delivering outstanding and reliable service and affordable power to your community

Cost-effective electric utility planning doesn’t have to be a struggle

For municipalities, sustainability is key. It’s what ensures you can continue to be an engine for economic growth in your local community – today and during the decades to come.

At GDS, we help municipalities create strategic energy plans, design energy efficiency programs, develop comprehensive retail rates, manage distribution system growth,and procure resilient power supply resources.

The goal is to help you achieve safety, reliability, affordability, and environmental responsibility.

Meet every reliability and revenue goal with these SERVICES

Power Supply & Markets

Develop a resilient supply portfolio and manage RTO/ISO market issues. Create price stability and prepare for unmitigated costs. Obtain renewable development support.

Transmission

Plan for new transmission & generation investments. Ensure a reliable, secure and regulatory compliant transmission & distribution system.

Distribution

Provide staking and permitting. Get expert testimony for distribution system litigation.

Energy Use & Efficiency

Implement energy efficiency programs. Develop short and long-term load forecasts. Execute energy engineering initiatives.

Rates & Regulatory

Deploy retail and wholesale ratemaking strategies and create long-term financial plans. Get expert compliance and litigation support. Optimize bond ratings.

These municipal utilities are glad
they partnered with GDS

“Everyone at GDS has been extremely knowledgeable and most importantly, accessible.”

DIANA SMITH

Project Manager

Apply our 35+ years of expertise to all of these activities

Navigating new industry regulations

Creating energy efficiency programs

Building a resilient power supply portfolio

Enhancing your bond rating

Addressing new cyber & physical threats

Planning infrastructure improvements

Accelerating growth in your community

Performing RTO integration studies

Stay compliant with NERC, FERC & state regulations

Plan for the future of your community

Municipal utilities face significant pressure to satisfy constantly changing community needs. With public pressure to implement reliability initiatives while keeping service affordable, reliable, and secure, well-informed planning is more critical than ever.

GDS helps municipalities plan for every scenario, enhance community satisfaction with service, and address key reliability goals. Ultimately, you can maintain a healthy trajectory while helping drive economic growth in your region.

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