Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the DTE Energy Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Barbara Tuckfield, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Barbara Tuckfield
Director of Investor Relations
Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Before we get started, I would like to remind everyone to read the safe harbor statement on Page 2 of the presentation, including the reference to forward-looking statements. Our presentation also includes references to operating earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the reconciliation of GAAP earnings to operating earnings provided in the appendix of today s presentation.
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