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Workshop Introduction: Welcome and Meeting Objectives
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... John Holmes, Academies' study director, explained that the workshop planning committee assembled experts with experience deploying innovative strategies to improve electricity system performance in rural and islanded communities. This focus on rural and islanded communities adds a unique perspective to the public outreach efforts of the QER Task Force, and hearing from practitioners implementing these strategies can help inform federal decisions in the near and long term.
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... infrastructure for electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and end use. SOURCE: Karen Wayland, Department of Energy, "Quadrennial Energy Review 1.2: An Integrated Study of the Electricity System," presentation to the workshop, February 8, 2016.
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