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    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      March 23,2023 I had signed an agreement with Highlands Energy for solar installation for 21 panels. We never received an option to pick how many panels were best for the home, it didn't make much sense to us because there are 2500 sq. ft homes in our subdivision who only have 11 panels total and our home that is only 1700 sq. ft needs 21 panels. No contact communication was made with us for nearly a year after signing the solar agreement, yet we received a California preliminary notice by mail stating we owed $24,681.30 for labor and materials for solar installation. My neighbor(s) have the same set of panels and some were demanded of payment for $30,000.00. My other neighbor was able to get in contact with ****** at Highlands Energy and was told her same set of panels was going to cost her over $60,000. Highlands Energy has caused nothing but miscommunication, frustration, and confusion with all the different numbers for the same system.

      Business response

      07/23/2024

      Background:  The four customers listed above each purchased a new constructed home thru ***** construction.  ***** construction subcontracted G&S Energy Industries to install solar systems to meet or exceed Title 24 solar system requirements and escrow requirements to receive a certificate of occupancy.

       

      The process is:

       

      1. ***** construction informs G&S Energy Industries which new constructed homes are ready for solar system installation. 
      2. G&S schedules and installs system based on approved solar plan sets provided to ***** Construction.
      3. New home buyer purchases new home and signs a Solar System addendum at escrow acknowledging that an installed solar system is required for home ownership and that the home currently has an installed system.
      4. New home buyer also signs and agrees that they will pay for the installed solar system either thru financing, cash, or lease thru a power purchase agreement.

       

      All above customers listed breached the signed documents by not paying for the installed systems thru payment options listed.  G&S Energy Industries tried to no avail to work with the customers with available payment options and price changes.  We have also met with ***** construction a few months ago to try to work out a solution, with no results

       

      They have requested removing the systems or lower the cost of the systems that would result in financial losses for G&S Energy Industries.

       

      We had no choice but file mechanics liens against all affected properties to recoup our costs.

       

      Since the liens were filed, ***** construction has reached out to us to try to resolve the issues and make us financially whole.

       

      We have a meeting scheduled this Thursday to hopefully have a solution for all parties involved.

    • Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      July-Aug of 2023 I began communication with **************** of Highland Energy. Was getting information on purchase or lease of solar panels to be installed on our new constructed home prior to move in on October of 2023.We were to go through Highland Energy but we were suppose to get a consultation & a signed contract by ********************************** if an agreement was made & neither was done.At the beginning of communication Highland was aware that we wanted the minimum panels required by law.I asked what the minimum was repeatedly & question was never answered.During communication, I was getting mixed information, different prices on purchasing but never an actual number. I would repeatedly ask how much it would be to lease the ********** could never get Highland to answer that question either. Prior to move in on Oct of 23, Highland Energy installed 21 panels on our home without our knowledge that it would be done or without a consultation or not given the option of number of panels wanting when they were aware that we wanted minimum of panels which was 10 or not given an actual price but an estimate nor was a contract signed as Highland was required to do.I have been trying to reach Highland by ************ since 3/4/24 with no success. Last contact was 2/24 & they would remove panels at our cost & that was not acceptable.They will not return calls. Highland has sent a demand for payment of purchase for over $32,000.Highland isnt giving the option to lease, only to purchase. Panels are not on but they are demanding payment.$32,000 is not affordable & its such a high cost compared to the new solar company installing the panels currently in our subdivision.The competitors price is $9710 for 10 panels.Highland is taking advantage of us as well as many other homeowners going thru similar situations. We want answers & a resolution.We want only 10 panels at a lower cost of $9,710 (competitors price) & the rest removed & have damaged roof repaired.If not, all removed

      Business response

      07/23/2024

      Background:  The four customers listed above each purchased a new constructed home thru ***** construction.  ***** construction subcontracted G&S Energy Industries to install solar systems to meet or exceed Title 24 solar system requirements and escrow requirements to receive a certificate of occupancy.

       

      The process is:

       

      1. ***** construction informs G&S Energy Industries which new constructed homes are ready for solar system installation. 
      2. G&S schedules and installs system based on approved solar plan sets provided to ***** Construction.
      3. New home buyer purchases new home and signs a Solar System addendum at escrow acknowledging that an installed solar system is required for home ownership and that the home currently has an installed system.
      4. New home buyer also signs and agrees that they will pay for the installed solar system either thru financing, cash, or lease thru a power purchase agreement.

       

      All above customers listed breached the signed documents by not paying for the installed systems thru payment options listed.  G&S Energy Industries tried to no avail to work with the customers with available payment options and price changes.  We have also met with ***** construction a few months ago to try to work out a solution, with no results

       

      They have requested removing the systems or lower the cost of the systems that would result in financial losses for G&S Energy Industries.

       

      We had no choice but file mechanics liens against all affected properties to recoup our costs.

       

      Since the liens were filed, ***** construction has reached out to us to try to resolve the issues and make us financially whole.

       

      We have a meeting scheduled this Thursday to hopefully have a solution for all parties involved.

      Customer response

      07/26/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:

      Highlands Energy are the ones that breached the addendum from the beginning because they did not do what was stated and required by Highlands with homeowner, except install the solar panels that have never been turned so they have never been in working condition.

      According to the addendum, Highlands was to provide a consultation and did not. They did not provide option to finance or lease and nor did they provide a cost or monthly payments. They insisted on purchasing full panels that they wanted to give no other options. On addendum, all purchase choices should have been provided and were not. No cost or monthly payment were ever presented through documentation nor was a contract ever signed as some of the other homeowners have that are experiencing difficulty with Highlands. It is untrue that Highlands have attempted contact (do they have record of this because I do). I also do not believe they met with ***** to try and come to a resolution because we have been in constant communication with ***** with our concerns about Highlands Energy way before move in and all the wrong doing they have done. ***** never mentioned to me or any other homeowner that there was a meet up so I believe Highlands is being dishonest once again. After many phone calls and text messages to Highlands, they have refused to return calls after many attempts with no success. Since Highlands Energy refused to return calls after many attempts with no success, it is assumed that they abandoned their solar panels plus the panels have never been turned on so they have been useless. Yes, solar panels have been installed but they are in non-working condition. I called ***************************************************** Energy has never submitted an application for net metering (I have voicemail from SCE stating this). The solar panels should have been installed and in working condition prior to move in and this did not happen. I have mentioned to ******** and ***** of Highlands Energy multiple times that I wanted the minimum amount of panels and that was not done. *****, city manager of ******** explained how calculation of required panels is done and he stated based on the size of the home that more than double of panels has been added to my home. Highlands have agreed to remove panels at my expense and I did not agree due to the fact that Highlands was aware that I wanted the minimum panels but instead added more than double required. They should pay for the expense to remove. I shouldn't have to be in a financial loss due to them being aware from beginning on what my request was and that was to have the minimum panels installed. I will lose out financially but they will still have their equipment. That is their error and dishonesty and they should fix the problem at their expense. 

      Also, others competitors price and current solar system company that is installing in this subdivision is Sun Run and their price for 10 panels is $9,000 compared to what Highlands is charging for 21 panels for $30,240. It makes no sense to have to pay for a higher priced item that does the same thing when its more affordable to go with another competitor. At the end of it, Highland owns their equipment so they are not really taking a loss.

      There are multiple homeowners of at least more than 9 that are going through similar situations with Highlands Energy which they all will also be filing a complaint and this also should be more than enough proof that Highlands Energy is not cooperating with anyone, refusing to return calls, refusing to come to any resolution except for demanding full cost of their solar panels. Shame on you Highlands for taking advantage of people and being very dishonest. Without peoples business, there would be no Highlands Energy. 

      Business response

      08/02/2024

      We were subcontracted by ***** Construction to install solar systems on their new home construction.  We are merely trying to collect our costs for the installation.  

      ***** construction is currently negotiating with another solar installation company to take over the active projects of new homeowners.  

      Further communication from this homeowner should be directed to ***** Construction.

       

       

    • Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      One problem is lack of communication & upselling because Title 24 only requires 10 panels and i have another quote or proposed estimate from another solar energy company for $9710 compared to there's which is ******. Highlands did not give me anything to sign & still installed panels without anything being signed

      Business response

      07/23/2024

      Background:  The four customers listed above each purchased a new constructed home thru ***** construction.  ***** construction subcontracted G&S Energy Industries to install solar systems to meet or exceed Title 24 solar system requirements and escrow requirements to receive a certificate of occupancy.

       

      The process is:

       

      1. ***** construction informs G&S Energy Industries which new constructed homes are ready for solar system installation. 
      2. G&S schedules and installs system based on approved solar plan sets provided to ***** Construction.
      3. New home buyer purchases new home and signs a Solar System addendum at escrow acknowledging that an installed solar system is required for home ownership and that the home currently has an installed system.
      4. New home buyer also signs and agrees that they will pay for the installed solar system either thru financing, cash, or lease thru a power purchase agreement.

       

      All above customers listed breached the signed documents by not paying for the installed systems thru payment options listed.  G&S Energy Industries tried to no avail to work with the customers with available payment options and price changes.  We have also met with ***** construction a few months ago to try to work out a solution, with no results

       

      They have requested removing the systems or lower the cost of the systems that would result in financial losses for G&S Energy Industries.

       

      We had no choice but file mechanics liens against all affected properties to recoup our costs.

       

      Since the liens were filed, ***** construction has reached out to us to try to resolve the issues and make us financially whole.

       

      We have a meeting scheduled this Thursday to hopefully have a solution for all parties involved.

    • Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      On Nov 3rd 2023 I received a call regarding installation of solar system for my new home. I asked Highlands energy if there was a possibility of going with my own solar company of my choice. Highlands strictly stated that they and the builder had a contract to where highlands would be the only solar provider. I really had no choice but to have highlands install solar on my future home. I made it clear I only wanted the minimum amount of panels installed to which they said the minimum amount of panels that could be installed was 11 panels. I verbally agreed to 11 panels to be installed and no later than 24 hours the solar panels were installed. I never had or received a consultation. I also never signed any contract directly with highlands energy. Following this occurrence, this past November 2023, highlands energy went completely ghost on me and never heard from them until May 2nd 2024 when I tried to see what had happened with my solar system case. I tried to reach out to get information on when I need to give my first payment and why no one had tried to contact me regarding my solar system. A representative that answered me said she had absolutely no record of my file and that she would contact me as soon as she found out about my case. A month passed and I never received a call back. On around June 3rd 2024 I finally received a message saying we needed to move forward with solar financing. Around the same time I also received a pre lien document saying I needed to pay my solar in full. Highlands said the original financing company that was supposed to finance the panels was no longer accepting PPA loans and in return the only option we had was to fully purchase the system or pay 18k, which was not part of the original agreement. Till this day I have not yet received a contract nor a solution despite many attempts to contact them to solve this issue. According to the solar consumer affair everything was done wrong. I strongly believe this is a fraudulent company.

      Business response

      07/23/2024

      Background:  The four customers listed above each purchased a new constructed home thru ***** construction.  ***** construction subcontracted G&S Energy Industries to install solar systems to meet or exceed Title 24 solar system requirements and escrow requirements to receive a certificate of occupancy.

       

      The process is:

       

      1. ***** construction informs G&S Energy Industries which new constructed homes are ready for solar system installation. 
      2. G&S schedules and installs system based on approved solar plan sets provided to ***** Construction.
      3. New home buyer purchases new home and signs a Solar System addendum at escrow acknowledging that an installed solar system is required for home ownership and that the home currently has an installed system.
      4. New home buyer also signs and agrees that they will pay for the installed solar system either thru financing, cash, or lease thru a power purchase agreement.

       

      All above customers listed breached the signed documents by not paying for the installed systems thru payment options listed.  G&S Energy Industries tried to no avail to work with the customers with available payment options and price changes.  We have also met with ***** construction a few months ago to try to work out a solution, with no results

       

      They have requested removing the systems or lower the cost of the systems that would result in financial losses for G&S Energy Industries.

       

      We had no choice but file mechanics liens against all affected properties to recoup our costs.

       

      Since the liens were filed, ***** construction has reached out to us to try to resolve the issues and make us financially whole.

       

      We have a meeting scheduled this Thursday to hopefully have a solution for all parties involved.

    • Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      I signed a solar contract in April, **************************** July,2022. This last month of September, 2023 i received a true up bill from pg&e of $2,864.67, plus my monthly solar loan payment of $171 . I called pg&e, they said that my solar has not been producing anything. I called ****** solar representative and asked if my solar system is turned on and working and he relayed that he will be asking Highlands to look in to my solar. ****** said that he was told it might need a software update for the solar to work "again".Highlands came by on Friday September 21, 2023 and said the system is now working "again". I asked ****** if he can provide a report of the monthly production since it was installed and approved by pg&e. ****** said Highlands is not able to provide the report, but they provided a picture of my solar system showing its active. I am not good with computers or using phone to see if my system works everyday. They don't want to help or provide adequate information in a difficult financial situation. ****** offered to help me contact Inphase to call and ask about my solar information. Inphase employee said Highlands has access to my solar monitoring and should have provided me the information I need. The reason why Hughlands did not is because they never commissioned my solar system correctly when it was first installed in July,2022! This whole time they deceived me! I have been paying my solar loan and pg&e this entire time.I am retired and I am on a fixed monthly income. Highlands is a scam and i am paying for something that wasn't working at all because they never properly commissioned my solar system based on what Inphase manufacturing company customer service department said. It was only properly commissioned 6 days ago. ****** couldn't provide me an answer and said he will be relaying the information to Highlands, but at this point Highlands lie to cover their faults and errors. I want this solar system removed or full refund immediately.

      Business response

      09/29/2023

      Hello

       

      I am the Administrative Coordinator at our corporate office. We are concerned about this complaint and will address this immediately with ***************** Before I can respond with a resolution, we will need to conduct a preliminary investigation to address each issue that was pointed out in this complaint. We will also be contacting the customer directly to get some specific details so that we can better resolve this matter. We will provide an update, no later than 5:00 PM PST on 10/2/2023.

       

      ***************************

      Administrative Coordinator.

      *************

      Customer response

      10/02/2023

       Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I signed a contract back in July of 2022 for a new roof & solar panels. It’s now the middle of April & I am no closer to having solar power than I was in July. I have been religiously paying my solar bill since January & failed the inspection 02/13/2023 when we failed the last inspection & it seems like this project will NEVER FINISH ! There is a lot of buck passing but no results!

      Business response

      04/20/2023

      To whom it may concern,
      The following is a timeline of the transaction that took place between Highlands Energy Services (HES) and our client Mr. ******* ******. Although there were some setbacks our company overcame, in this situation time was not on our side and the completion and execution of the system installed was delayed a lot further than foreseen.
      Since the review was brought to our attention, we immediately began looking into what caused the dissatisfaction of Mr. ******. We spoke with Mr. ****** on 4/17/2023 and advised him that based on what he was saying, there was a chance there was a gap as well as possible miscommunication due to having to deal with multiple local government agencies at one time.
      We understand the urgency and need to save money, especially with the warm weather approaching, as well as the rates imposed by the local utility company as explained by Mr. ******.
      We explained to Mr. ****** that we would investigate why there has been such a delay in response to our requests from either Stanislaus County or the Merced Irrigation District (MID).
      Based on the time and date stamped email thread we reviewed between the solar office for HES and MID, a failure report was completed and distributed on Thursday February 23rd, 2023.  Had it not been for Mr. ****** forwarding this email directly to our staff, we would’ve never received the notice of failure. The original sender sent the report to [email protected] and the address should have been [email protected]
      Although we received a notice with photographs, it is imperative to confirm the corrections and ensure a clear understanding involving the movement of equipment attached to any structure in order to prevent further failed inspections and delays. Once the corrections were reviewed our team members at HES were limited in accessing Mr. ***** at MID. HES was not provided a direct line and were limited to calling the main customer service line at MID and leaving a message for a call back either by phoning the main line or by email. There is no direct number provided for the representative and to our understanding Mr. ***** is mostly out in the field. There is a possibility Mr. ***** may have called while HES staff were away from their desks, but no voice message was received.
      A representative from MID finally reached out and confirmed changes on Wednesday March 29, 2023. Once the changes were confirmed the corrections were scheduled and performed on Friday, March 31st, 2023. The following week we were informed that another inspection would have to be performed and approved by the county before MID could return for a final inspection.
      Mr. ****** has been in touch with administrative staff at our corporate office and has said he feels a lot more at ease after seeing that things appear to be moving. Mr. ****** also attested to the gap in delayed communication when a payment for a specific fee was paid and the supervisor at the county office was not aware. Had it not been for Mr. ****** in possession of the receipt while at the county office the delay in moving forward may have taken longer.
      Every city and county we have worked with has its own policies, procedures, and requirements. We understand Mr. ******'s concern regarding the response and wait time. We will work diligently with our staff at our solar office to ensure we provide more informed responses to our customers. 

      Customer response

      04/20/2023

       I am rejecting this response because:

      It is more of the same blaming others for your mistakes. This project is in its 10th month & I will have a $200 MID bill next month along with a $167 solar bill. Although lower level staff have been moving at Lightning speed NOW. This communication or any break down in communication should have been addressed earlier. This is a $54K project !! 

      Business response

      04/25/2023

      We have contacted MID and we also have communication in documented email threads where MID admitted to overlooking an item that will need to be addressed before moving forward, in turn causing further delays. We have also reached out to Mr. ****** advising him of the delays and including him in our email contacts with MID so that he can see for himself what is causing the delays. In addition, a representative from our corporate office has instructed Mr. ****** to send over either by email or text, any and all documentation for proper reimbursement so that he does not have to pay the loan a***** until the system is fully up and running. 
    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      I signed documents on April 21, 2022 to install working solar panels on my home. On the same day I signed loan documents in the amount of $62,284.86 with a finance charge of $12,656.87 totaling $74,941.73. Our first payment was to be due on Sept 5, 2022 but the panels were put on prior to receiving permission from Modesto Irrigation District our first payment is now due on August 1st, 2022. It is difficult to get anyone on the phone or through a text or email. My wife has spoken to **** Alvarez, Marketing Analyst Energy Services from Modesto Irrigation District and stated she has not received anything from Highland Energy except to ask what documentation is needed to grant the Permission To Operate which she forwarded to **** **** at the company on July 12, 2022 **** **** said it would take a few days to gather and submit paperwork. It has now been two weeks. I spoke to **** ******* and she stated it is a simple process and would take maybe an hour to fill out. **** ******* did forward a stern email to **** ****, ***** ********, **** ******, and to my wife, on July 27, 2022 but we have yet to receive a response. We were assured that we would not have a utility bill and a payment on our loan at the same time but we are coming up on August 1st and the loan company is asking for payment. I spoke to Mosaic regarding not having working panels and she stated that Highland should reimburse us for the payments until they are fully functional but when this was brought up to ***** ******** in a prior phone call he stated ******* my sales rep that no longer works for the company would need to make that payment. As it is now Modesto Irrigation District is 1 1/2 months out giving Permits To Operate which means maybe 2-3 months of loan payments plus electric bill. We had constant updates and communication with ******* ****** but once she left the employees hardly communicate unless we call multiple times.

      Business response

      08/02/2022

      To whom it may concern,
      Hello I wanted to respond on this message to let you know that we have taken care of this project as delicately as possible to make sure we followed procedures on everything from permitting, installation, and main electrical panel upgrade. We are currently in the PTO (permission to operate) stage with MID on this project and have all needed documents to submit for completion. When the solar system gets installed and gets final permits it does trigger the payment to proceed with the financing. We do have final submittals needed to be completed with MID to get PTO and this can take up to 2-4 weeks. We are more than happy to accommodate ******* ******* for reimbursements on their monthly payments to the finance company while this PTO process completes. Unfortunately the sales rep is no longer with us and we want to make sure the customer is still in good faith we are doing our best to take care of them. I will attach our final inspection and mpu inspection sheets here to make sure we provide we have have been following all procedures to make sure this projects completes correctly. Please advise if there is anything else we need to provide. Our team will continue to work together with the ******* residence to finalize this project. Thank you

      Customer response

      08/03/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID 176**276, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me. I appreciate Highlands making the loan payment and would like to know how I will be reimbursed because it was not mentioned. However, the company was very slow to respond until MID sent them a stern email and until I filled out a complaint with the BBB. The response does not change the fact that the panels should not have been installed as of yet until MID's final approval and acceptance of the application. Their lack of communication has nothing to do with the former employee because prior to the employee leaving we were continually updated. We cannot do anything at which the speed of the City of Modesto and Modesto Irrigation District processes the forms received by Highlands but they should not be taking their time filling out and submitting their paperwork just because the other entities are running behind. At the end of the day we are responsible for the work that is before us and should always do our best to complete any forms quickly that need to be submitted that way our part is completed. We were told that MID and the City were running behind but that doesn't give permission to the solar company to lag in submitting their paperwork which in turn made us less confident and a bit nervous as to our trust in the company.  I suggest that the company for any future customers that they are clear as to each step of the process and as they submit their forms to the City and to the Utility companies they send copies to the client so they have a record for themselves as well as a timeline as to when things are happening instead of being left to wonder what is happening. We started this project the end of April and it is now the beginning of August and just made the MID payment and the loan payment. I hope that this project can be completed quickly so we do not have to make any further double payments. 
    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Initially, I contacted SemperSolaris - But this was a scam. Feb, 2022, Contact SS ****** ********( who is SOLARIS SOLAR rep (misrepresenting Semper Solaris, I signed over $1000.00 'Good Faith' Scheduled inspection. Complete late Feb. message with Andrew, his response: PLANS approved, Permits paid (March, 2022 )- schedule 'construction ' start in 2 weeks - never heard from again... till I late April that I am planning vacation - could we get together. No response. Finally, I made a claim on this website (now I cannot find it) and let ****** know I am NOT pleased. He contacted next day telling me plans are NOT approved and Permits NOT paid. WTF??? I pointed out that was NOT previously his answer .Excuses telling me the county is 5 WEEKS behind (not their fault). Told him to CANCEL (at that time - no work as stated by ****** performed.) I got a phone call from the contractor , Robin, that he is aware of the issues between me and Semper Solaris (I want a REFUND -) and that he had all the PARTS and would come over at my convenience, and INSTALL the system without PERMITS...So before ****** messaged me plans passed, permits paid (March 2022) Now in April/May, Contractor does work WITHOUT Plans & Permits?? Later received a call from Highland Energy( again, I thought I was dealing with Semper Solaris) Elizabeth pleaded with me yesterday 5/11/2022 to allow them to talk to me to resolve this MISUNDERSTANDING.No misunderstanding - ****** LIED. Never heard so much B.S. there is no misunderstanding - the company, Solaris Solar is predatory. Pretending to be Semper Solaris The rep blatantly LIED, then tried to cover up. They also coerced the contractor to install WITHOUT getting permits, and last was to convince me to 'give them a chance because they worked so hard NOW...Last message from ****** was 'we rushed to get plans APPROVED. Permits are PAID. If any $$$ left will be refunded. What they did was RUSH everything so they can charge you. TOTAL REFUND

      Business response

      05/20/2022

      Hello ****** *******,

      I wanted to reach back out about the complaint we had for ***** ******** case#172**153.

      We have done our best to do our due diligence with the customer as well as the project. We always install systems once we have approved permits at hand and in this case we did not install the solar system prior to having the permits. Attached will be all the information of emails as well as letters from our Dealer who sold the solar system and initiated the lead. The dealer never misrepresented themselves as another company as you will see in the attachments. There was a delay from the city as to the permitting because they were understaffed. Attached will also be the information providing the emails we had with our office staff in communication with the city office staff.

      We have reached out to the customer multiple times to resolve the issue and make sure we were letting him know we were doing our part to make sure everything was being taken care properly on his project. We want to do what is right and Solaris will be sending the customer the reimbursement being requested to close out the job. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at (559)573-4018 or if you need any more documentation on this matter I can make sure I am available to provide it. Thank you and we look forward to getting this matter resolved.

       

      ***** ********

      Highlands Energy/ G&S Energy Industries

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