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For around $110,000 a year, Montana Public Service commissioners take on a four-year commitment to balance company interests with the needs of the customers the utilities serve.
Voters in the PSC's District 5 are facing clear choices in experience and philosophy between candidates.
It was no surprise to open the paper last week and learn that the Public Service Commission had approved a $92 million interim rate increase for Northwestern Energy.
Ballots will be mailed to voters on the absentee list Oct. 14 and must be received by election officials by the time the polls close at 8 p.m. Nov. 8.
Candidates for county offices and PSC gave members of a grassroots Helena group a little insight into their backgrounds and plans for what they will do if elected in November.