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Tom Husted has electricity in his blood.
His father heads a utility, as does his brother, so it made sense that Husted, too, would go into the business.
Since 2006, Husted has been CEO of Valley Electric Association, a member-owned electric utility based in Pahrump.
In 1963, farmers in Pahrump and Amargosa valleys who were not being served by existing utilities decided to start their own utility, called Amargosa Valley Cooperative. Two years later, that organization, plus the Amargosa Power Co., Beatty Utility Co. and White Mountain Electric Cooperative consolidated to reduce costs. They then became known as Valley Electric Association.
The association provides power to 6,800 square miles in Nevada and California, mainly along the border, bringing power to 45,000 people. It also holds federal government contracts...