Two Con Edison Lawyers Win Energy Industry Awards
Two members of Con Edison’s legal team have won energy industry awards for their contributions to a research project.
Victor Gallo, associate counsel, and Benjamin Tannen, senior staff attorney, each earned a Technology Transfer Award from the Electric Power Research Institute, or EPRI. That organization supports the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of electricity to customers.
Gallo and Tannen were members of a team that conducted research into radio frequency emission levels from electric smart meters. The team found the levels were well within the safety standards set by the Federal Communications Commission and a European regulatory agency.
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.
The lawyers are among 24 Con Edison employees who won EPRI awards this year. (A list of all Con Edison winners and their titles is below.)
“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.”
Gallo has been with the company since December 2016 and lives in Maplewood, N.J. Tannen has worked for Con Edison since March 2019 and lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Both work in the company’s Environmental Law section.
Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $58 billion in assets. The utility delivers electricity, natural gas and steam to 3.5 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, N.Y. For financial, operations and customer service information, visit www.coned.com.
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