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So, you know, we see"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1476.27,"endTime":1482.11,"body":"this as not a distraction from"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1482.11,"endTime":1486.25,"body":"other things, but as really part"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1482.11,"endTime":1486.25,"body":"of helping schools complete"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1486.25,"endTime":1491.11,"body":"their missions and and do what"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1486.25,"endTime":1491.11,"body":"they need to do to educate"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1491.11,"endTime":1495.37,"body":"students in the best possible"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1491.11,"endTime":1495.37,"body":"way. All right. Adam, I want to"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1495.37,"endTime":1498.19,"body":"thank you for taking the time"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1495.37,"endTime":1498.19,"body":"out of your busy schedule to"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1498.25,"endTime":1503.01,"body":"have this conversation and share"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1498.25,"endTime":1503.01,"body":"your insights on your role at"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1503.01,"endTime":1506.61,"body":"NYSERDA, and I hope we can have"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1503.01,"endTime":1506.61,"body":"you back again, or someone else"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1506.61,"endTime":1509.79,"body":"from NYSERDA to talk about how"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1506.61,"endTime":1509.79,"body":"things are going, both with"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1509.79,"endTime":1513.75,"body":"electric busses and in just"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1509.79,"endTime":1513.75,"body":"general, some of those energy"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1513.75,"endTime":1515.97,"body":"efficiency projects that you"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1513.75,"endTime":1515.97,"body":"mentioned earlier."},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1517.05,"endTime":1519.3899999999999,"body":"Absolutely, it's been a"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1517.05,"endTime":1519.3899999999999,"body":"pleasure, and thank you for"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":1519.3899999999999,"endTime":1520.01,"body":"having. 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