Justin Tuomi joined the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) in 2012, and has been the Rural Assistance Manager since 2021. In this role, Tuomi leads the Circuit Riders and Rural Electric Utility Workers who train and provide technical assistance to rural power plant and bulk fuel operators. This ensures that energy infrastructure lasts its full economic life, preventing catastrophic electrical emergencies, and building self-sufficiency.
Previously, Tuomi served as a Rural Electric Utility Worker for AEA, where he was responsible for constructing new rural power plants, providing technical assistance, and advising and performing routine maintenance and operations and minor repairs on rural energy infrastructure.
Prior to joining AEA, Tuomi worked as a welder on a team of construction workers to build rural power plants in remote communities throughout Alaska.