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| | Energy Services Bulletin |
 | | The Hollywood image of the rugged loner notwithstanding, most big jobs, from taming a frontier to providing reliable electricity, are easier to handle with a partner riding shotgun, as the tale of two electric cooperatives in northeastern Montana demonstrates. |
 | | Although Northern Electric Cooperative and Valley Electric Cooperative have distinct characters, the utilities share many similarities: both get their power from Western customer Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative; they share the same union contract and, since 2000, the same general manager. |
 | | Northern Electric has 10 employees, 860 members and 1,200 meters, while Valley serves 1,290 members and 1,850 meters with only nine employees. |
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