The Energy News Digest for October 28, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

U.S. Tech Giant Shielded by Alias Makes Deal for $5 Billion Data Center in Eastern WA (Olympian, WA – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-tech-giant-shielded-by-alias-makes-deal-for-5b-data-center-in-eastern-wa/ar-AA1sWvqw

Electricity Equilibrium? Finding Power for the Pacific Northwest in the Future ‘Will Be a Significant Challenge’ (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/oct/26/electricity-equilibrium-finding-enough-power-in-the-future-will-be-a-significant-challenge/

British Columbia: First Generating Unit Comes into Service on Peace River’s Site C Hydro Project (BC Hydro)

https://www.bchydro.com/news/press_centre/news_releases/2024/first-generating-unit-comes-into-service-on-site-c.html

Massive Washington State Salmon Recovery Plan Scrutinized with Latest $100 Million Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/massive-washington-state-salmon-recovery-plan-scrutinized-with-latest-100m-project,364493

Banking on Oregon Forests: Carbon Markets Could Offer Middle Road in Divide Over Forest Management (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/10/24/banking-on-oregon-forests-carbon-markets-could-offer-middle-road-in-divide-over-forest-management/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      British Columbia: First Generating Unit Comes into Service on Peace River’s Site C Hydro Project

2.      Electricity Equilibrium? Finding Power for the Pacific Northwest in the Future ‘Will Be a Significant Challenge’

3.      Artificial Intelligence, Data Center Load Could Drive ‘Extraordinary’ Rise in U.S. Electricity Bills: Bain Analyst

4.      On Navajo Nation, Push to Electrify More Homes on Vast Reservation

5.      Arizona Cooperative Expresses Interest in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market

6.      Electricity No Longer Included? Guests Shocked by Holiday Inn Express $12.95 ‘Energy Fee’

7.      The Surprising Winners — And Losers — Of America’s Clean Energy Boom

8.      WA State: Grant PUD Considers Solar & Hydropower Contracts for Future Energy Stability

9.      America Wanted to Generate Energy with Waves: Project Suspended as Something Went Wrong

10.   Massive Washington State Salmon Recovery Plan Scrutinized with Latest $100 Million Project

11.   Commercial Salmon Fishers Struggle with Low Prices

12.   Tribes’ Project Spawns Salmon Above Grand Coulee Dam

13.   Canada: Syilx Okanagan Nation Says Salmon Run at Risk After Neighboring Nation Pulls Funds

14.   California’s 2024 Dungeness Crab Season Postponed to Protect Whales

15.   A Small, Silver Lining to the Colorado River Drought

16.   Banking on Oregon Forests: Carbon Markets Could Offer Middle Road in Divide Over Forest Management

17.   More Companies Ditch Junk Carbon Offsets, but New Buyers Loom

18.   U.S. Tech Giant Shielded by Alias Makes Deal for $5 Billion Data Center in Eastern WA

19.   Building Community Trust Is Vital in Emergency Response, WA Health Officials Say

20.   Inslee Fights to Save Landmark Climate Law

21.   Clean Energy Is on the Ballot in These Utility Regulator Races

22.   It’s About Time to ‘Fall Back’: Daylight Saving Time 2024 Ends Sunday

23.   Guest Essay: Beating the Artificial Intelligence Power Crunch without Draining the Electric Grid

24.   Columnist: Will Wind & Solar Hammer Hydro in Washington State?

25.   Western Area Power Administration Statement on Arizona G&T’s Interest in Joining CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market Study

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Supererogation \soop-err-air-uh-GAY-shun\ Noun - The act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need.

“Barty, you have an exemplary talent…Your supererogation is an inspiration to all the other employees here,” barked the supervisor to his cowering minion. “Great,” thought Barty. Now I need to buy a dictionary to see if that was a compliment or not.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      British Columbia: First Generating Unit Comes into Service on Peace River’s Site C Hydro Project (BC Hydro)

https://www.bchydro.com/news/press_centre/news_releases/2024/first-generating-unit-comes-into-service-on-site-c.html

2.      Electricity Equilibrium? Finding Power for the Pacific Northwest in the Future ‘Will Be a Significant Challenge’ (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/oct/26/electricity-equilibrium-finding-enough-power-in-the-future-will-be-a-significant-challenge/

3.      Artificial Intelligence, Data Center Load Could Drive ‘Extraordinary’ Rise in U.S. Electricity Bills: Bain Analyst (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-center-load-growth-us-electricity-bills-bain/730691/

4.      On Navajo Nation, Push to Electrify More Homes on Vast Reservation (Associated Press)

https://www.voanews.com/a/on-navajo-nation-push-to-electrify-more-homes-on-vast-reservation-/7841155.html

5.      Arizona Cooperative Expresses Interest in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market (Power Grid International)

https://www.power-grid.com/td/arizona-cooperative-expresses-interest-in-caisos-extended-day-ahead-market/

6.      Electricity No Longer Included? Guests Shocked by Holiday Inn Express $12.95 ‘Energy Fee’ (View from the Wing)

https://viewfromthewing.com/electricity-no-longer-included-guests-shocked-by-holiday-inn-express-12-95-energy-fee-roundup/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7.      The Surprising Winners — And Losers — Of America’s Clean Energy Boom (Washington Post, Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/climate-bill-biden-clean-energy/

8.      WA State: Grant PUD Considers Solar & Hydropower Contracts for Future Energy Stability (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-considers-solar-and-hydropower-contracts-for-future-energy-stability/article_8458e7c2-926d-11ef-9fb9-fb25ea254312.html

9.      America Wanted to Generate Energy with Waves: Project Suspended as Something Went Wrong (The Diary 24)

https://www.eldiario24.com/en/tidal-energy-wave-america-project/2792/

Fish & Wildlife

10.   Massive Washington State Salmon Recovery Plan Scrutinized with Latest $100 Million Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/massive-washington-state-salmon-recovery-plan-scrutinized-with-latest-100m-project,364493

11.   Commercial Salmon Fishers Struggle with Low Prices (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/10/26/commercial-salmon-fishers-struggle-with-low-prices/

12.   Tribes’ Project Spawns Salmon Above Grand Coulee Dam (NCW Life News, East Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.ncwlife.com/news/tribes-project-spawns-salmon-above-grand-coulee-dam/article_0d68cac0-918b-11ef-bccf-fb8a2e22cf2b.html

13.   Canada: Syilx Okanagan Nation Says Salmon Run at Risk After Neighboring Nation Pulls Funds (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/syilx-okanagan-nation-1.7364655?cmp=rss

14.   California’s 2024 Dungeness Crab Season Postponed to Protect Whales (MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-s-2024-dungeness-crab-season-postponed-to-protect-whales/ar-AA1sZbcJ

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

15.   A Small, Silver Lining to the Colorado River Drought (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/27/nx-s1-5137290/a-small-silver-lining-to-the-colorado-river-drought

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

16.   Banking on Oregon Forests: Carbon Markets Could Offer Middle Road in Divide Over Forest Management (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/10/24/banking-on-oregon-forests-carbon-markets-could-offer-middle-road-in-divide-over-forest-management/

17.   More Companies Ditch Junk Carbon Offsets, but New Buyers Loom (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-24/carbon-offsets-see-falling-demand-but-cop29-may-open-new-market

Beam Me Up, Scotty - The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18.   U.S. Tech Giant Shielded by Alias Makes Deal for $5 Billion Data Center in Eastern WA (Olympian, WA – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-tech-giant-shielded-by-alias-makes-deal-for-5b-data-center-in-eastern-wa/ar-AA1sWvqw

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

19.   Building Community Trust Is Vital in Emergency Response, WA Health Officials Say (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/health-officials-emergency-response-training-working-on-community-trust-healthcare-provider-exercises-agencies-covid-19-pandemic-professionals-doctor-nurse-umair-shah-state-secretary-information-communication-building-skills-challenge-transparency

Management & Governance

20.   Inslee Fights to Save Landmark Climate Law (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/inslee-fights-to-save-landmark-climate-law/

21.   Clean Energy Is on the Ballot in These Utility Regulator Races (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/politics/clean-energys-on-the-ballot-in-these-utility-regulator-races

Other Things to Know About Today

22.   It’s About Time to ‘Fall Back’: Daylight Saving Time 2024 Ends Sunday (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/time-fall-back-daylight-saving-110235214.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

23.   Guest Essay: Beating the Artificial Intelligence Power Crunch without Draining the Electric Grid (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2024/10/28/beating-the-ai-power-crunch-without-draining-the-electric-grid/

24.   Columnist: Will Wind & Solar Hammer Hydro in Washington State? (The Heartland Institute)

https://heartland.org/opinion/will-wind-and-solar-hammer-hydro-in-washington-state/

25.   Western Area Power Administration Statement on Arizona G&T’s Interest in Joining CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market Study (Western Area Power Administration)

https://www.wapa.gov/wapa-statement-on-arizona-gt-cooperatives-interest-in-joining-caiso-extended-day-ahead-market-study/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Today in History: October 28, Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York

https://apnews.com/today-in-history/october-28

Asteroids Will Swing Close to Earth in a Drive-By Show

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/27/nx-s1-5167001/asteroids-will-swing-close-to-earth-in-a-drive-by-show

Alabama Couple’s 16-Foot, 10-Inch Okra Plant Might Be World’s Largest

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/25/Guinness-World-Records-tallest-okra-plant/4261729873615/

Flushed Candy Wrappers Block Sewer, Officials Stress the ‘Three Ps’

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/23/Southern-Water-candy-wrappers-three-Ps/9501729703989/

Song of the Day

Neil Diamond - America (The Jazz Singer Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg8pj1x9-t4

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Offshore Wind Looked Like a Sure Thing for Oregon — Until It Wasn’t. What Went Wrong? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/23/oregon-wind-energy-offshore-turbine-technology-climate-renewable-boem-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Runs Out of Funds Ahead of Schedule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/4000420/washington-states-ev-rebate-program-runs-out-of-funds-ahead-of-schedule/

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/warm-springs/2024/10/22/warm-springs-tribes-and-partners-hold-kick-off-meeting-for-major-transmission-line-upgrade-project/

Carbon Removal Industry Calls on U.S. Government for Regulation in New Industry Report (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-carbon-removal-direct-air-capture-9ce90f055abd5b2d7ca42a5e537cef5f

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/warm-springs/2024/10/22/warm-springs-tribes-and-partners-hold-kick-off-meeting-for-major-transmission-line-upgrade-project/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project

2.      Lawyers Argue Motion to Dismiss Idaho Power Condemnation Lawsuit for Boardman to Hemingway Power Line

3.      Paywall Advisory: PacifiCorp Plans to Run High-Voltage Line from Swift Dam Through East Clark County into Oregon

4.      Utah a ‘First Mover’ State to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Energy

5.      Meeting Global Data Center Demand Could Cost More Than $2 Trillion in New Generation Resources

6.      Rundown: All Nuclear Plants Extended, Revived, or Planned as Energy Demand Soars

7.      U.S. Construction Costs Rose Slightly for Solar & Wind, Dropped for Natural Gas in 2022

8.      Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program

9.      Nearly 100 Utilities’ Credit Ratings Downgraded Since 2020 as Wildfire Risks Grow

10.   Offshore Wind Looked Like a Sure Thing for Oregon — Until It Wasn’t. What Went Wrong?

11.   California Biomass Plan Draws Scorn of Environmentalists

12.   Two Utilities Share Their Experience with Reconductoring That Can Enable More Solar

13.   Renewables on the Rise Dashboard

14.   Jobs in Wind, Solar, & Energy Storage Are Booming. Is Your State Keeping Up?

15.   Spokane to Buy $125,000 Worth of Flood Lights for Residences to Deter Crime

16.   Set Your Thermostat to This Temperature to Save Money This Winter

17.   New Zealand: Energy Coaches Helping with the Shock of Electricity Bills

18.   Bonneville Power Administration Funds Klickitat Hatchery Modernization Project

19.   Changing Winters Are Impacting Lake Tahoe & Other Freshwater Ecosystems

20.   Carbon Removal Industry Calls on U.S. Government for Regulation in New Industry Report

21.   A Wave of Climate-Change Anxiety Has Spread Amongst Gen Z. Here Are the U.S. States Where They’re Most & Least Distressed

22.   Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Runs Out of Funds Ahead of Schedule

23.   Electric Vehicle Chargers Draw Customers to Local Businesses, Study Suggests

24.   Nevada Ranks in Top 10 States for Percentage of Electric Vehicles, Bottom 10 for Number of Chargers

25.   Blog: Generating Buzz – Electric School Buses Have Arrived in Walla Walla, WA

26.   Deadly E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Sickens 49 People in 10 States

27.   Commentary: Staggering Cost of a Wind & Solar Future in the Pacific Northwest

28.   Hennings: Farmers Need to Share Their Thoughts on the Dams

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Cosmeticize /coz-MET-uh-syze/ Verb – To make (something unpleasant or ugly) superficially attractive.

     Lipstick on a pig

     Cosmeticized ugly

     You wanna kiss it?

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/warm-springs/2024/10/22/warm-springs-tribes-and-partners-hold-kick-off-meeting-for-major-transmission-line-upgrade-project/

2.      Lawyers Argue Motion to Dismiss Idaho Power Condemnation Lawsuit for Boardman to Hemingway Power Line (Baker City Herald, OR)

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/lawyers-argue-motion-to-dismiss-idaho-power-condemnation-lawsuit-for-b2h-power-line/article_52dc879c-90b2-11ef-919f-6317f7360806.html

3.      Paywall Advisory: PacifiCorp Plans to Run High-Voltage Line from Swift Dam Through East Clark County into Oregon (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/oct/22/pacificorp-plans-to-run-high-voltage-line-from-swift-dam-through-east-clark-county-into-oregon/

4.      Utah a ‘First Mover’ State to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Energy (Canary Media)

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/10/22/utah-a-first-mover-state-to-deploy-advanced-nuclear-energy/

5.      Meeting Global Data Center Demand Could Cost More Than $2 Trillion in New Generation Resources (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/meeting-global-data-center-demand-could-cost-more-2-trillion-new-generation-resources

6.      Rundown: All Nuclear Plants Extended, Revived, or Planned as Energy Demand Soars (MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/rundown-all-nuclear-plants-extended-revived-or-planned-as-energy-demand-soars/ar-AA1sHrlN

7.      U.S. Construction Costs Rose Slightly for Solar & Wind, Dropped for Natural Gas in 2022 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63485

8.      Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/co-ops-win-big-in-new-2-billion-round-of-doe-grid-funding-program

9.      Nearly 100 Utilities’ Credit Ratings Downgraded Since 2020 as Wildfire Risks Grow (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nearly-100-utilities-credit-ratings-downgraded-since-2020-wildfires/730657/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

10.   Offshore Wind Looked Like a Sure Thing for Oregon — Until It Wasn’t. What Went Wrong? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/23/oregon-wind-energy-offshore-turbine-technology-climate-renewable-boem-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

11.   California Biomass Plan Draws Scorn of Environmentalists (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-biomass-plan-draws-scorn-of-environmentalists/

12.   Two Utilities Share Their Experience with Reconductoring That Can Enable More Solar (PV Magazine)

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/10/21/two-utilities-share-their-experience-with-reconductoring-that-can-enable-more-solar/

13.   Renewables on the Rise Dashboard (Environment America)

https://environmentamerica.org/center/resources/renewables-on-the-rise-dashboard/

14.   Jobs in Wind, Solar, & Energy Storage Are Booming. Is Your State Keeping Up? (Yale Climate Connections)

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/jobs-in-wind-solar-and-energy-storage-are-booming-is-your-state-keeping-up/

Conservation & Efficiency

15.   Spokane to Buy $125,000 Worth of Flood Lights for Residences to Deter Crime (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/23/spokane-to-buy-125000-worth-of-flood-lights-for-re/

16.   Set Your Thermostat to This Temperature to Save Money This Winter (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/set-your-thermostat-to-this-temperature-to-save-money-this-winter/

17.   New Zealand: Energy Coaches Helping with the Shock of Electricity Bills (Waikato Herald, New Zealand)

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/energy-coaches-helping-with-the-shock-of-electricity-bills/C4TLOVHLC5H57BWGZDDUP4VBBA/

Fish & Wildlife

18.   Bonneville Power Administration Funds Klickitat Hatchery Modernization Project (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20241022-bpa-funds-klickitat-hatchery-modernization-project

Water, Water, Anywhere?

19.   Changing Winters Are Impacting Lake Tahoe & Other Freshwater Ecosystems (Nevada Today)

https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2024/lake-ice-science-publication

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

20.   Carbon Removal Industry Calls on U.S. Government for Regulation in New Industry Report (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-carbon-removal-direct-air-capture-9ce90f055abd5b2d7ca42a5e537cef5f

21.   A Wave of Climate-Change Anxiety Has Spread Amongst Gen Z. Here Are the U.S. States Where They’re Most & Least Distressed (Fortune Magazine)

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/gen-z-climate-change-anxiety-states-future/

I Sing the Car Electric

22.   Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Runs Out of Funds Ahead of Schedule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/4000420/washington-states-ev-rebate-program-runs-out-of-funds-ahead-of-schedule/

23.   Electric Vehicle Chargers Draw Customers to Local Businesses, Study Suggests (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-ev-chargers-1.7354629

24.   Nevada Ranks in Top 10 States for Percentage of Electric Vehicles, Bottom 10 for Number of Chargers (KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/nevada-ranks-in-top-10-states-for-percentage-of-electric-vehicles-bottom-10-for-number-of-chargers/ar-AA1spLY9?ocid=00000000

25.   Blog: Generating Buzz – Electric School Buses Have Arrived in Walla Walla, WA (Washington Dept. of Ecology)

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/october-2024/generating-buzz-electric-school-buses-have-arrived-in-walla-walla

Other Things to Know About Today

26.   Deadly E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Sickens 49 People in 10 States (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-e-coli-outbreak-422c4687cc9218efda03cae73b01f473

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

27.   Commentary: Staggering Cost of a Wind & Solar Future in the Pacific Northwest (Capital Press – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.capitalpress.com/opinion/columns/commentary-staggering-cost-of-a-wind-and-solar-future-in-the-pacific-northwest/article_f5b37ece-8fe7-11ef-9d21-17aa034c0016.html

28.   Hennings: Farmers Need to Share Their Thoughts on the Dams (PNW Ag Network)

https://pnwag.net/hennings-farmers-need-to-share-their-thoughts-on-the-dams/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Champion Cleared of Cheating with a Metal Chestnut at the World Conker Championships

https://apnews.com/article/world-conker-championships-cheating-allegations-0f37223f4fe666844b09cb6c3704e4bc

Woman Uses Chopsticks to Eat One Grain of Rice at a Time, Sets Guinness Record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/23/bangladesh-Guinness-World-Records-rice-chopsticks/4021729697928/

Shakespeare Book Returned to New Jersey Library 100 Years Overdue

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/22/paterson-Public-Library-book-100-years-overdue/5591729628381/

Orca Splashes Poop into Audience at Seaworld San Antonio

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/22/SeaWorld-San-Antonio-orca-poop/9661729618972/

Song of the Day

Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGRtHd7UdYA

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