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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">If you have used this alternative compliance path successfully (see attached), would you mind reaching out for a quick chat about it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">We are interested in using this alternative compliance path to show greater savings with our energy model. However, we want to understand any potential issues that might arise if we
implement it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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