24 Con Edison Employees Win Awards For Energy Industry Breakthroughs
March 02 2020 - 1:00PM
Twenty-four Con Edison employees have received industry awards for
findings that will improve electrical service, enhance worker and
public safety and help energy companies fend off cyberattacks.
The employees each earned a Technology Transfer Award from the
Electric Power Research Institute, an organization that supports
the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of electricity to
customers.
“Seeing so many of our people recognized with this coveted award
for such a wide range of projects is gratifying,” said Tim Cawley,
the president of Con Edison. “It’s a tribute to the devotion our
women and men have to providing safe, reliable service to our
customers. They apply their talents and intellect every day to
serve the residents and businesses in New York City and Westchester
County that depend on us.”
The Con Edison winners completed six projects.
- A team found radio frequency emission levels from electric
smart meters were well within the safety standards set by the
Federal Communications Commission and a European regulatory
agency. This project filled a need for information on smart
meters in a dense urban environment. Con Edison is providing smart
meters to its 3.5 million electric and 1.1 million gas customers.
The meters let customers get more information about their usage and
notify the company when a customer is out of service.
- Three engineers found that cell sites on electric transmission
towers can lead to corrosion on underground wiring. Corrosion can
increase the resistance to ground if lightning strikes the tower
and result in a larger surge toward the substation. That can cause
equipment failure and customer outages. Con Edison is working on a
solution to mitigate the impact of the corrosion.
- A pair of Con Edison safety experts helped the company
establish ergonomic strategies that reduced injuries among
workers.
- In a pilot project, an engineer applied new technology to
substation transformers that helped the transformers stay dry. That
extends the life of a transformer and reduces the chances of a
failure during time of high demand for power. A failure can lead to
customer outages.
- A Con Edison cyber expert applied security protections that
were designed for specific Con Edison equipment and systems. This
will improve security in the design of Con Edison’s critical
infrastructure. In the past, utility security methods were
not specific to industrial control systems and operational
technology.
- An executive led a Con Edison team that studied the potential
benefits of electrification in reducing carbon emissions.
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Con Edison’s 2020 Technology Transfer
Award Winners
A Study of Radio Frequency Levels from
Smart Meters
- William Azzoli, senior engineer, Customer Energy Solutions
- Benjamin Choi, project specialist, Customer Energy
Solutions
- William Fairechio, section manager, Research and
Development
- Charles Feldman, section manager, Electric Operations
- Victor Gallo, associate counsel, Environmental Law
- Steven Go, senior specialist, Research and Development
- Prakash Kothari, section manager, Environment, Health and
Safety
- Gregory Koumoullos, section manager, Customer Energy
Solutions
- Adam Miller, engineer, Electric Operations
- Costas Magoulas, senior engineer, Electric Operations
- Simon Odie, senior engineer, Research and Development
- Hugh O’Neill, section manager, Customer Energy Solutions
- Michael Parobek, engineer, Electric Operations
- William Slade, project specialist, Environment, Health and
Safety
- Yuseph Sleem, senior industrial hygienist, Environment, Health
and Safety
- Benjamin Tannen, senior staff attorney, Environmental Law
- Artem Teplov, operating supervisor, Electric Operations
- Chun Sing Wu, senior electric meter technician, Electric
Operations
Impact of Cellular Antennas on Overhead Transmission
Structures
- William Fairechio, section manager, Research and
Development
- Robert Shuman, senior engineer, Central Engineering
- Jade Wong, project manager, Research and Development
Ergonomic Strategies to Protect Workers
- Prakash Kothari, section manager, Environment, Health and
Safety
- Samuel Ng, project specialist, Environment, Health and
Safety
Transformer Dehydration
- Sergo Sagareli, senior engineer, Research and Development
Cyber Security
- William Vesely, project specialist, Central Engineering
Benefits of Electrification in Reducing Carbon
Emissions
- Gurudatta Nadkarni, vice president, Strategic Planning
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