Conrad Fox

Conrad Fox is an accomplished engineer specializing in resource planning, energy economics, decarbonization, and electricity market analysis. He leads the development of advanced models for capacity expansion and energy storage and plays a key role in designing capacity market mechanisms. His experience includes creating dynamic demand response algorithms, managing real-time operations, integrating wind and storage into electricity markets, and establishing the Integrated Resource Planning process at a major North American ISO. Conrad has a robust understanding of electricity markets, policy implications, and power system modeling, encompassing capacity expansion, energy dispatch, and renewables integration. He effectively communicates complex concepts through various platforms, including recent presentations at the Canada’s National Energy Modelling Hub Annual Conference.

His technical expertise includes proficiency in PLEXOS (LT-MT-ST), UPLAN, PROMOD, MATLAB, Python, R, Tableau, and Microsoft Office/Excel. His quantitative skills in economic and financial analyses, power system optimization models, and statistical forecasting have been demonstrated through numerous public and confidential reports and projects. Conrad is a founding member of the Canadian Energy Modeling Hub, actively participates in ESIG working groups including the FERC 1920 Benefits calculation task force. He is also fluent in English and French.