In this episode, Don, Kirk, Shawn, and Maria celebrate the first episode of the new year! Everyone discusses their hopes for 2024 and what is coming up for the cooperative in the new year. Chief among those plans is a project involving cooperative-wide meter inspection for the first time in over ten years. The news segment covers everything from the best-selling EVs of 2023 to grant money used in NC to buy electric school buses, the recent demand on the Texas grid, and new applications for coal energy. For the main topic, Don talks about distribution automation and its many amazing applications to improve efficiency and resilience. This includes a sneak peek at a distribution automation project close to home for the cooperative!