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+# GreenGridr
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+Package of functions to process [NZ GreenGrid](https://www.otago.ac.nz/centre-sustainability/research/energy/otago050285.html) data.
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+### Terms of code re-use
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+Read the [License](LICENSE) file.
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+[YMMV](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/YMMV)