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xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CorningIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_CorningIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#firsthand_QuantaServicesIncCTIMember" xlink:label="QuantaServicesIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_QuantaServicesIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Quanta Services, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="QuantaServicesIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_QuantaServicesIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#firsthand_ABBLtdMinusSPCTIMember" xlink:label="ABBLtdMinusSPCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ABBLtdMinusSPCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">ABB, Ltd. - SP</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" 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Corp.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ONSemiconductorCorpCTIMember" xlink:to="label_ONSemiconductorCorpCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#firsthand_GEVernovaIncCTIMember" xlink:label="GEVernovaIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_GEVernovaIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">GE Vernova, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="GEVernovaIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_GEVernovaIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#firsthand_OtherNetCashCTIMember" xlink:label="OtherNetCashCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherNetCashCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Other Net Cash</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" 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