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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 1:19</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Sarah Kurtz <skurtz@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Please join us: TWO-PART VIRTUAL 2024 U.S. DOE Energy Storage Financing Summit (See ATTORNEY ADVERTISING Notice)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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World Bank Group<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4D">Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Storage, U.S. Department of Energy</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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