Sale of Energy Producing Assets and Goodwill Impairment |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | |
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| Sale of Energy Producing Assets and Goodwill Impairment | Sale of Energy Producing Assets and Goodwill Impairment During the first quarter of 2019, we sold certain energy producing assets, including the associated energy production contracts for total consideration of $7 million.
In connection with the asset sales, we entered into agreements with the purchaser to maintain and operate the assets over the remaining periods of the associated energy production contracts (through August 2033 and January 2034, respectively) in exchange for monthly fees for both maintenance and operation. These agreements contain provisions whereby we have guaranteed to the purchaser a minimum level or threshold of cash flows from the associated energy production contracts. Actual results are compared to the minimum threshold bi-annually and we reimburse any shortfall to the purchaser. To the extent actual results are in excess of the minimum threshold, we are entitled to fifty percent of such excess under the agreements. We received excess payments in both the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
The foregoing agreements also contain provisions whereby we have agreed to make whole the purchaser in the event the counterparty to the energy production contract(s) defaults on or otherwise terminates before the stated expiration of the energy production contract. Should we be required to make whole the purchaser under such provisions, we would be entitled to seek recovery from the counterparty to the energy production contract(s) under a similar provision contained in those contracts in respect of early termination. We did not recognize any counterparty contract default costs in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
We are also responsible under the agreements for site decommissioning costs, if any, in excess of certain threshold amounts by site. Decommissioning of site assets is performed when, if and as requested by the counterparty to the energy production contract upon termination of the energy production contract. We did not recognize any site decommissioning costs in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 .
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