{"id":87672,"date":"2013-03-11T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T18:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=87672"},"modified":"2013-03-11T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T23:00:11","slug":"dominican-wins-prestigious-award-in-us-energy-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/human-interest\/dominican-wins-prestigious-award-in-us-energy-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican wins prestigious award in US energy industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_87673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87673\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-87673\" alt=\"Dexter Newton\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dexter1-230x300.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dexter1-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dexter1-642x835.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dexter1-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dexter1.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dexter Newton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>La Plaine born, Dexter Newton, has won a prestigious award in the US energy industry for his work on a safety project.<\/p>\n<p>A Con Edison researcher, Newton was named winner of the Technology Transfer Award from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a US energy research organization.<\/p>\n<p>Newton, an operating supervisor in Electric Operations at Con Edison, has worked for the energy giant since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Newton, moved to the US as an adult and now lives in Yonkers, NY.<\/p>\n<p>He worked with two fellow Con Edison employees on research into using smart phone and tablet personal computer technology to detect contact voltage on streets.<\/p>\n<p>The technology could make it possible for a utility worker with a smart phone or tablet to detect contact voltage, also known as stray voltage.<\/p>\n<p>The faster contact voltage is detected, the faster crews can make repairs, ensuring public safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a constant and relentless search for technology and methods that can improve our service,\u201d said Craig Ivey, the president of Con Edison. \u201cThe men and women of Con Edison are proud to see eight members of our team recognized for research that will benefit the New Yorkers we feel privileged to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., one of the US&#8217;s largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues and $41 billion in assets.<\/p>\n<p>The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Newton was one of eight Con Edison employees who won Technology Transfer Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"La Plaine born, Dexter Newton, has won a prestigious award in the US energy industry for his work on a safety project. 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