{"id":14791,"date":"2019-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/our-work\/ignition-programming-for-a-geographically-distributed-renewable-energy-firm\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:33:35","slug":"ignition-programming-for-a-geographically-distributed-renewable-energy-firm","status":"publish","type":"our_work","link":"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/our-work\/ignition-programming-for-a-geographically-distributed-renewable-energy-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignition Programming for a Geographically Distributed Renewable Energy Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DMC was brought on to evaluate the client\u2019s existing system, provide ongoing support, implement additional functionality, and improve system reliability. 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