<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:inherit;
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Century Gothic";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
p.last-child, li.last-child, div.last-child
{mso-style-name:last-child;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I am going to miss AEE! first Brad retires and now shutdown. 36 years buying from AEE.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Lots of friendships over the years; Brad Bassett, Glenn Hall, Leslie Cannon, Eric Carpenter & folks I cannot recall names of at the moment from further back. Man, the
times they are a changing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I guess the question is: WESCO or ? Where are people gravitating to? I get a minimum of 2-3 wholesale contacts per week.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Who is carrying Snap’nRack besides AEE?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dana Orzel – 2087217003 – 76dana58@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy Coxon via RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 28, 2024 2:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jeremy Coxon <jcoxon@sunwindpowerinc.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] AEE closing down operations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not going to editorialize about this, other than to say - what a damn shame to get this note in my inbox today. 19 years I’ve been buying from them and I’m sure some you on this list for much longer. Talk about losing sight of the
mission.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;font-variant-caps: normal;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://aeesolar.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=42a302a015a2e87280eb76459&id=b4e106147d&e=602de395c1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="659" height="67" style="width:6.8645in;height:.6979in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:81A92772-990C-4ED4-9D49-44CE7279AD38"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="padding:9.0pt 15.0pt 9.0pt 30.0pt;word-break:break-word">
<div id="dataBlockId-824">
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">Dear Valued Customer,</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">We hope this message finds you well. It is with a heavy heart that we reach out to share an important update regarding the future of
AEE Solar. After careful consideration, we've made the difficult decision to wind down AEE’s operations over the next 36 days, with a tentative closing date of
</span><strong><u><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#252525;font-weight:normal">May 3rd, 2024</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">. Please be aware that this date may
be subject to change, and we will keep you informed of any updates.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">As a result,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">we are offering attractive clearance pricing on the majority of our inventory over the next month</span></strong>, which we encourage you to take advantage of.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">We understand that this news might come as a surprise. Our Customer Support Team and Territory Sales Managers are available to address
any questions or concerns you may have during this time. We are committed to transparency and will keep you informed throughout the process, including confirmation of the final closing date, well in advance.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">If you purchase
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">SnapNrack</span></strong> products from AEE, please reach out to your Territory Sales Manager to explore opportunities to purchase directly from SnapNrack going forward.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">We want to express our sincere gratitude for your ongoing support. It has been a privilege serving you, and we wish you continued success.
We look forward to serving you during this wind-down period.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="last-child" style="margin:0in;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525">The AEE Solar Team</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#252525"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jeremy Coxon NABCEP <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Certified MWBE<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>