GTI Energy Welcomes New Members to Public Interest Advisory Committee

GTI Energy has welcomed two new members to its Public Interest Advisory Committee (PIAC), strengthening an important forum for bringing regulatory and public-interest perspectives into conversations about the evolving needs of energy systems, utilities and consumers.

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Commissioner Elizabeth Anderson and Arkansas Public Service Commission Commissioner Katie Anderson recently joined PIAC, which provides GTI Energy leadership with insights into public-interest issues, emerging priorities, and long-term trends shaping energy systems across different regions and regulatory environments.

“PIAC provides an important connection between the technical work happening across the energy industry and the needs and perspectives of the people and communities those systems ultimately serve,” said Quinton Ford, Interim President and CEO of GTI Energy. “That dialogue helps us better understand emerging challenges, ask the right questions and ensure our research and technology efforts remain grounded in the realities facing operators, regulators and consumers.”

For 85 years, GTI Energy has developed, demonstrated and deployed technologies that improve the performance of energy systems. As operators navigate increasing demand, infrastructure needs, and expectations for reliability, affordability, safety and environmental performance, PIAC members provide an additional perspective on the broader environment in which new technologies must perform.

The committee also creates opportunities for dialogue between GTI Energy’s technical experts and stakeholders who see energy-system challenges through different lenses. Those exchanges can help identify emerging needs, inform research priorities and provide context as technologies move from development toward practical deployment.

Commissioner Elizabeth Anderson serves on the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, which oversees investor-owned electric power, natural gas and water companies in Massachusetts, as well as aspects of transportation and pipeline safety.

Commissioner Katie Anderson serves on the Arkansas Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities within its jurisdiction, including natural gas and electric utilities. She also serves in several roles with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, including on its Committee on Gas.

The two commissioners join PIAC members representing regulatory jurisdictions and public-interest perspectives from across the United States.