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+# https://citation-file-format.github.io/about/
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+  - family-names: NREL
+    given-names: 
+title: "HERCULES"
+version: 1.0
+url: https://github.com/NREL/hercules
+
+date-released: 2023-12-20