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So the support is is"},{"speaker":"Cynthia Myers","startTime":1588.47,"endTime":1589.55,"body":"unmatched, honestly."},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1590.81,"endTime":1594.5810000000001,"body":"All right, we will"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1590.81,"endTime":1594.5810000000001,"body":"put your email address in the"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1594.659,"endTime":1599.2160000000001,"body":"show notes Cynthia, so people"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1594.659,"endTime":1599.2160000000001,"body":"can reach out to you if they"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1599.295,"endTime":1604.088,"body":"have some way of supporting your"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1599.295,"endTime":1604.088,"body":"partner. Sorry to hear about"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1604.166,"endTime":1608.881,"body":"that. Yeah, and yeah, it's a"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1604.166,"endTime":1608.881,"body":"team effort here in America. 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We will"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1645.573,"endTime":1650.365,"body":"put your info in the show notes"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1650.444,"endTime":1655.394,"body":"as well and check out all of our"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1650.444,"endTime":1655.394,"body":"content at cleanpowerhour.com."},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1655.472,"endTime":1660.1870000000001,"body":"I'm Tim Montague, let's grow"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1655.472,"endTime":1660.1870000000001,"body":"solar and storage. Thank you so"},{"speaker":"Tim Montague","startTime":1660.265,"endTime":1661.13,"body":"much, guys."},{"speaker":"Eric Heineman","startTime":1661.13,"endTime":1662.39,"body":"Thank you guys."},{"speaker":"Eric Heineman","startTime":1661.13,"endTime":1662.39,"body":"Thank you for"},{"speaker":"Cynthia Myers","startTime":1662.39,"endTime":1665.3500000000001,"body":"listening. Thank"},{"speaker":"Cynthia Myers","startTime":1662.39,"endTime":1665.3500000000001,"body":"you. Thanks very much. You."}]}