Melissa Gage
President

Melissa Gage is the President of Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT), a joint venture between the subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP) and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (BHE). ETT acquires, constructs, owns and operates Transmission facilities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ETT’s capital investment has over $4 billion in transmission assets.

Most recently, she served as Vice President, Regulatory and Finance for Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO). She joined AEP in 2015, as Senior Counsel, providing legal guidance on various regulatory matters for AEP's operating companies. In 2020, she was promoted to Associate General Counsel for AEP's western footprint, leading a team in regulatory matters across multiple state commissions. Before AEP, she worked at a law firm in Austin representing entities in regulatory issues.

‌‌Gage received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin and earned her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Southern Methodist University.

Kensley Greuter
Vice President of Regulatory Services

Kensley Greuter is the Vice President of Regulatory Services for Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT), a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP) and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (BHE). ETT acquires, constructs, owns, and operates transmission facilities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ETT’s capital investment has over $4 billion in transmission assets. In her role as Vice President of Regulatory Services, Kensley provides regulatory leadership and strategic direction while advocating for policy initiatives for ETT.

She has over 19 years of experience in transmission, renewable energy, and regulatory compliance, with emphasis in managing the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) amendment filings at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for AEP Texas, ETT, and SWEPCO; ERCOT grid development for renewable customers, portfolio management, and ensuring regulatory compliance at ETT; and, overseeing the routing and CCN application development of AEP Texas’ and ETT’s Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) 345-kV Transmission Improvement Projects.

Kensley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science degree in Biology with a concentration in Endangered Species Management from Texas State University. Additionally, she is a Certified Wildlife Biologist®.