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Best Solar Energy Companies in Colorado, United States

The 74 best Solar Energy companies in Colorado, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: AES Distributed Energy.

74companies tracked
$1.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
31have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × COLORADO

Our analysis of 50 Solar Energy companies

$17.8b in tracked funding; 84% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
84%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2014median founding year
51median Fliar Index™
201kcombined LinkedIn audience
55%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in Colorado

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1AES Distributed Energy
Develop, own and operate distributed generation solar PV projects
$348M76 mo ago28—————
2Ascent Solar
Manufacturer of flexible thin-film solar panels for varied applications
37Product top 14%News top 25%Funding top 30%Growth top 30%
All 12 signals ▾
Producttop 14%
Newstop 25%
Fundingtop 30%
Growthtop 30%
Innovationtop 39%
Patentstop 42%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 39%
Globalbottom 38%
Moatbottom 37%
Fin. healthbottom 36%
Marketbottom 19%
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 88 tracked, 11 types) · +200% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$265M5 mo ago16Paul Warley
CEO
HubSpot CMS HubEnvoyHubSpot+8Top 10M95 patents
Flexible thin-film perovskite solar cells and integrated power modules for airborne/portable use
—
3Wunder
Provider of renewable energy solutions for accredited investors
$167M49 mo ago63Sam Beaudin
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
————
4PureSky Energy
Provider of renewable energy solutions, particularly in solar and storage projects
$150M31 mo ago—Jared Donald
President and CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+39Top 10M——
5Husk Power Systems
AI-powered distributed energy platform delivering clean, reliable power in Global South
76Funding top 22%Customers top 24%Product top 26%Talent top 28%
All 13 signals ▾
Fundingtop 22%
Customerstop 24%
Producttop 26%
Talenttop 28%
Growthtop 32%
AItop 35%
Innovationtop 39%
Techtop 41%
Globaltop 42%
Newstop 49%
Fin. healthbottom 49%
Marketbottom 47%
Moatbottom 46%
Funding: Raised $74.3M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 18 yrs (0.7/yr)
Customers: Play-Store rating 5.00★ across 2,880 ratings (3 apps) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$74M9 mo ago443
443 → 480 (+8%)
Ratnesh Yadav
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+26Top 5M——
6Wunder Capital
Provider of energy solutions for real estate portfolios and development pipelines
$63M49 mo ago50Rupert Steffner
CEO
————
7Ampt
Manufactures device that increase PV efficiency
$35M105 mo ago23Levent Gun
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 50M113 patents
Advanced photovoltaic power conversion, multiphase low‑ripple inverters, and remote control systems
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8SkyFuel
Manufactures solar parabolic trough
$34M151 mo ago27———50 patents
Durable solar thermal collectors and reflective structures for high‑efficiency, weather‑resistant energy capture
—
9Redeux Energy
Provider of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects for reliable clean electricity generations
7Funding top 44%Tech bottom 32%Global bottom 30%Market bottom 14%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 44%
Techbottom 32%
Globalbottom 30%
Marketbottom 14%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
Tech: 18 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100
$30M12 mo ago9—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15Top 50M——
10SunShare
Developer of community solar gardens providing subscription-based renewable energy solutions
$30M57 mo ago32David Amster-Olszewski
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+42Top 5M—2 job openings
11Vitriflex
Develops solar panel technology for display applications
$21M132 mo ago14———24 patents
Advanced multilayer barrier films for food and pharmaceutical packaging
—
12Tri-State
Electricity transmission and distribution company
$20M17 mo ago1,170
1,170 → 982 (-16%)
Duane Highley
CEO
DrupalMariaDBPHP+36Top 5M——
13NTEC
Developer of non-renewable energy based power projects
50Funding top 36%Market top 40%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 36%
Markettop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 32%
Techbottom 24%
Newsbottom 22%
Funding: Raised $15.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
Market: 1,145 employees (top 8% of Solar Energy) · Top-5,000,000 web property
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$16M11 mo ago1,145Clark Moseley
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20Top 5M——
14Syrcuit Energy Solutions
Manufacturer of solar cells
$6M50 mo ago5—————
15Catalyze
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
48Funding top 39%Growth top 39%Tech top 49%Talent bottom 49%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 39%
Growthtop 39%
Techtop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Moatbottom 38%
Marketbottom 35%
Newsbottom 23%
Funding: Raised $4.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr)
Growth: Headcount 36 → 42 (+17%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$5M9 mo ago42Steve Luker
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+27Top 10M——
16Sundolier
Solar daylighting system developer
$4M156 mo ago7Peter Novak
CEO
————
17Peak Clean Energy
Developer of solar energy projects
$2M110 mo ago2—————
18VetaNova
Developer of solar energy projects
$1M29 mo ago—John McKowen
CEO
————
19Source Energy
Provider of solar modules, large & small solar arrays, and other related components
$1M49 mo ago—Philip Keller
Co-Founder & CEO
——139 patents
Hydrocarbon and solvent extraction/recovery from porous media and contaminated materials
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20Clean Energy Authority
Solar energy information, news, rebates, incentives, and installer directory
$844K156 mo ago—Bill O'toole
Advisor
WordPressMySQLPHP+26Top 10M——
21ENFusion
Manufacturer of multiple electrical equipment
$700K84 mo ago9Edmond Johnson
Founder & CEO
————
22Amicus Solar
Platform provider that connects customers to solar installers
$358K117 mo ago—Stephen Irvin
CEO & President
WordPressMySQLPHP+15Top 10M——
23NextStep Electric
Thin-film solar panel based project developer
$270K140 mo ago——————
24NexGen Energy Partners
Renewable energy solutions provider delivering clean energy without capital investment or technical risk
$220K181 mo ago—Ronald Abramson
CEO
————
25Solmirus
Manufacturer of all-sky imaging instruments for atmospheric and astronomical research
$196K165 mo ago—Jay Brooks
Co-Founder
————
26Sulas Industries
Solar tracking systems innovator, optimizing energy production and efficiency
$176K121 mo ago3Fin Doyle
Owner/Engineer
————
27Luminate
Developer of solar energy utility scale projects
$141K166 mo ago————13 patents
Image-based advertising, contextual image matching, and interactive content annotation platform.
1 partnership

Top 12 Solar Energy companies in Colorado

#1
Public · Thornton, Colorado · founded 2005 · 16 employees
$265.2Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of flexible thin-film solar panels for varied applications. These photovoltaic modules are suitable for airborne vehicles, space missions, and agrivoltaic installations. The company utilizes CIGS chemistries with roll-to-roll manufacturing processes. The panels are built on a thin polyamide substrate.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%
News
top 25%
Funding
top 30%
Growth
top 30%
Innovation
top 39%
Patents
top 42%
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 88 tracked, 11 types) · +200% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $265M across 33 rounds · 33 rounds over 19 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Post IPO$25M
  • Dec 2025Post IPO$2M
  • Oct 2024Post IPO$1.9M
  • Apr 2023Post IPO$9M
Founders & team
Paul WarleyCEO
Investors
Ironridge Global Partners, Hydro, Arion Agrophotovoltaic, Tritium Partners, Terminus Capital Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsHstsHttp/3Hubspot
#2
Series D · Fort Collins, Colorado · founded 2007 · 443 employees
$74.3Mraised
▾

AI-powered distributed energy platform delivering clean, reliable power in Global South. The company powers prosperity by providing renewable electricity to unserved and underserved communities. It utilizes an AI-enabled distributed energy resources (DER) platform to serve communities, commercial & industrial (C&I) businesses, and individual households. It offers flexible “pay-as-you-go” options. The company's assets are grid interoperable, supporting national electrification efforts. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to optimize energy demand, maximize renewable energy mix, and enhance customer service. It focuses on clean energy, renewable energy, solar power, rural electrification, energy access, commercial and industrial solar, rural e-commerce, digital finance, distributed renewable energy, community solar, and solar minigrids.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%
Customers
top 24%
Product
top 26%
Talent
top 28%
Growth
top 32%
AI
top 35%
Funding: Raised $74.3M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 18 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Sep 2025)
Customers: Play-Store rating 5.00★ across 2,880 ratings (3 apps) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 1 the year before · 7 distinct product lines · 3 published apps (989k installs)
Audience (LinkedIn): 61k LinkedIn followers — 30.4% of this cohort's audience · 41 engagements/post (2.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Conventional Debt$3.2M
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt$4M
  • Mar 2024Venture Debt$20M
  • Oct 2023Conventional Debt$60M
Founders & team
Ratnesh YadavCo-FounderGyanesh PandeyCo-FounderChip RanslerCo-Founder
Investors
Swedfund, Engie, Shell Foundation, LGT, ElectriFI, Acumen
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareFont AwesomeFramer Sites
#3
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 2020 · 9 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Redeux Energy is a leading utility-scale solar and energy storage development company that specializes in creating hybrid solar and energy storage projects for utility and corporate energy purchasers. They focus on transforming greenfield, brownfield, and industrial lands into clean energy infrastructure.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%
Tech
bottom 32%
Global
bottom 30%
Market
bottom 14%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jun 2025)
Tech: 18 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Conventional Debt$30M
Investors
Macquarie
#4
Funding Raised · Broomfield, Colorado · founded 1963 · 1145 employees
$15.7Mraised
▾

Developer of non-renewable energy based power projects

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%
Market
top 40%
Growth
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 32%
Tech
bottom 24%
Funding: Raised $15.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jul 2025)
Market: 1,145 employees (top 8% of Solar Energy) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Growth: Headcount 963 → 1,145 (+19%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$6.6M
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$6.6M
  • May 2024Grant (prize money)$2.6M
Founders & team
Clark MoseleyCEO
Investors
DOE, OSTI, CYwP Funds
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailDocusignFont AwesomeGodaddy
#5
Series A · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2017 · 42 employees
$4.6Mraised
▾

Developer of solar and wind energy projects

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%
Growth
top 39%
Tech
top 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 39%
Moat
bottom 38%
Funding: Raised $4.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Sep 2025)
Growth: Headcount 36 → 42 (+17%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 30 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 6.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Conventional Debt$200M
  • Apr 2025PE$85M
  • Mar 2025Conventional Debt$400M
  • May 2024Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
Steve LukerCEO
Investors
Innosphere Ventures, Prisma Energy Solutions, New York State, ATLAS SP Partners, RBC Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank
#6
Funding Raised · Westminster, Colorado · founded 1952 · 1170 employees
$20Mraised
▾

Electricity transmission and distribution company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$20M
Founders & team
Duane HighleyCEO
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture, Spell Capital Mezzanine
Tech stack
AccessibeAddtoanyAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAppnexus
#7
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 2023
$150Mraised
▾

We build, own and operate Community Solar farms across the US, making the benefits of community solar available to all.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 6.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Conventional Debt$150M
Founders & team
Jared DonaldPresident and CEO
Investors
Nomura
Tech stack
AccessibeBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusign
#8
Series C · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2013 · 63 employees
$166.5Mraised
▾

It is a renewable energy infrastructure company based in Boulder, Colorado. They provide commercial and industrial solar solutions and have recently announced a partnership with ClearGen, a Blackstone company, for one of the largest commercial solar deals in U.S. history.

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Series C$47.6M
  • Apr 2018Conventional Debt$100.8M
  • Apr 2018Series B$11.2M
  • Oct 2017Series A$1.7M
Founders & team
Sam BeaudinCo-Founder & Chief Product OfficerBryan BirsicCo-Founder & CEODave RiessCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Techstars, FinTech Collective, Fenway Summer Ventures, Cyrus Investments, Right Side Capital Management, Ground Squirrel Ventures
#9
Funding Raised · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2009 · 28 employees
$348.5Mraised
▾

AES Distributed Energy develops, owns, and operates distributed generation solar PV projects to schools, municipalities, utilities, residential marketers, and private-sector commercial entities. Their services include the development of distributed energy solutions like solar, CHP, and energy storage units, co-development, financing, and asset management.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Conventional Debt$341M
  • Jun 2015Conventional Debt$7.5M
Investors
CIT
Tech stack
DrupalCart FunctionalityPhpBootstrapCloudflareDrupal Multisite
#10
Unfunded · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2014 · 50 employees
$63.2Mraised
▾

Provider of energy solutions for real estate portfolios and development pipelines. The company offers solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging options. It delivers portfolio management and ESG reporting to shape energy strategy. The company analyzes real estate to identify opportunities and streamline project deployment.

Founders & team
Rupert SteffnerCEO
Investors
Cyrus Investments, Techstars, FinTech Collective, Fenway Summer Ventures, Right Side Capital Management, Service Provider Capital
#11
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2011 · 32 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Developer of community solar gardens providing subscription-based renewable energy solutions. The company builds, owns, and manages solar gardens, delivering long-term value to subscribers. They lease or buy land from landowners to build community solar gardens. These gardens serve subscribers who want to benefit from solar power. The company handles maintenance and performance of its solar gardens.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 7 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Staff Accountant, Office Administrator
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Series A$30M
  • Sep 2018Conventional Debt$11M
  • Mar 2016Seed—
Founders & team
David Amster-OlszewskiFounder & CEO
Investors
MMA Energy Capital, Ember, ANB Bank
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Cookieyes
#12
Acquired · Arvada, Colorado · founded 2007 · 27 employees
$33.5Mraised
▾

SkyFuel is a solar thermal power technology and service provider. SkyFuel manufactures parabolic, solar collectors that utilize solar radiation to produce steam for electricity generation and industrial applications. The company also supplies utility scale concentrating solar power systems. SkyFuel is also developing a next generation solar system Linear Power Tower a temperature linear Fresnel collector designed for thermal energy storage.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2013Conventional Debt$500K
  • Aug 2013Series B$3M
  • Jun 2013Series B$1.8M
  • Nov 2012Grant (prize money)$134.1K
Investors
Leaf Clean Energy, OSTI, Flywheel Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$1.3Btotal disclosed funding
28companies funded
106disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
OSTI4 rounds
DOE2 rounds
Innosphere Ventures2 rounds
United States Department of Agriculture2 rounds
ANB Bank1 rounds
ATLAS SP Partners1 rounds
Actis1 rounds
Acumen1 rounds
Aravaipa Ventures1 rounds
Arion Agrophotovoltaic1 rounds

Notable founders

Paul Warley
CEO · Ascent Solar
Ratnesh Yadav
Co-Founder · Husk Power Systems
Gyanesh Pandey
Co-Founder · Husk Power Systems
Clark Moseley
CEO · NTEC
Steve Luker
CEO · Catalyze
Duane Highley
CEO · Tri-State
Jared Donald
President and CEO · PureSky Energy
Sam Beaudin
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Wunder
Bryan Birsic
Co-Founder & CEO · Wunder
Rupert Steffner
CEO · Wunder Capital
David Amster-Olszewski
Founder & CEO · SunShare
John McKowen
CEO · VetaNova
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 675,620 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Solar Energy coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN COLORADO · Energy

How research on Solar Pv in Colorado is moving

A read on the academic research around Solar Pv in Colorado — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 160 papers.

160 papers · stance +0.38 · 24% breakthrough · 21% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Colorado Boulder65
  • Colorado School of Mines51
  • Colorado State University40
  • University of Colorado System24
  • University of Colorado Denver6
leading researchers
Joseph M. Luther · James R. Sites · Jacob T. Boyer · Anica N. Neumann · Anna K. Braun · Kevin L. Schulte
prism intelligence · tone & topics
91% positive · 1% critical tone
EnergyEnvironmentSustainabilityBusinessAgricultureGovernment
▲ Breakthroughs32 · 20%
▼ 32%→16% share
▼0.5× share momentum5 median citations62% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (32%→16% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy1→4
  • Solar cell3→4
  • Optoelectronics2→3
Newly emergingSolar energy 0→5 · Photovoltaic system 0→4 · Photovoltaics 0→3
Landmark Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling · 2,273 cites
◆ Advancements71 · 44%
▼ 54%→44% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (54%→44% of field), led by Optoelectronics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Optoelectronics5→17
  • Photovoltaic system2→12
  • Solar energy1→10
  • Cadmium telluride photovoltaics2→9
  • Solar cell4→8
Newly emergingSolar irradiance 0→5 · Perovskite (structure) 0→5 · Irradiance 0→4
Landmark Peak External Photocurrent Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 100% via MEG in a Quantum Dot Solar Cell · 1,644 cites
▼ Concerns28 · 18%
▲ 11%→18% share
▲1.6× share momentum4 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (11%→18% of field), led by Optoelectronics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Optoelectronics1→6
  • Solar energy1→5
  • Photovoltaic system2→5
  • Degradation (telecommunications)1→3
Newly emergingPhotovoltaics 0→4 · Band gap 0→4 · Perovskite (structure) 0→3
Landmark Compendium of photovoltaic degradation rates · 509 cites

Common questions

How many Solar Energy companies are there in Colorado, United States?
Radar tracks 74 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in Colorado, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in Colorado, United States?
The Solar Energy companies in Colorado, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.3B in disclosed equity funding across 28 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Colorado, United States?
AES Distributed Energy is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Colorado, United States, with $348.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in Colorado, United States are funded?
28 of the 74 Solar Energy companies in Colorado, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in Colorado, United States?
None of the Solar Energy companies in Colorado, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Colorado, United States Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in Colorado, United States Solar Energy companies on this list include OSTI, DOE, Innosphere Ventures, United States Department of Agriculture, ANB Bank.
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