Welcome Kip Fox: New Expert in the Grid Professionals Community [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Expert Interview Series]
Advocates for the grid have called out for a while how this critical infrastructure was being overlooked and neglected, but recently it appears that the tide is shifting. Federal and state political leaders are advocating for investment in the grid, new smart technologies are being applied to the holders of grid assets, and even consumers are taking more of an active interest in how they can help promote the health and reliability of grid systems.
The attention is overdue, but the mission is far from accomplished. We still have continued needs for the leaders in the industry to focus on what the future of the grid can, and should, be. One of those leaders is Kip Fox, President of Electric Transmission Texas, a joint venture between the subsidiaries of American Electric Power and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. In this role, Kip is helping to forge us to the necessary grid of tomorrow, and he recently became an official member of the Energy Central Network of Experts, meaning he’ll be continuing to bring us the great insights needed in this area.
As we welcome Kip as an official expert under the Grid Professionals Group, Kip agreed to sit down and chat about everything going on in this exciting field today. Read on to see my interview with Kip and understand the value he’ll be bringing to the rest of the Energy Central community!