Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

v3.23.1
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of minimum required payments of the EPC deferred payments
The following table summarizes the minimum required payments of the EPC deferred payments as of December 31, 2022 assuming substantial completion is achieved by July 2023:
 
 
 
EPC deferred payments
 
2023
 
$
35,749,538
 
2024
 
 
85,798,891
 
2025
 
 
7,149,908
 
Total
 
$
128,698,337
 
Lease-Related Assets and Liabilities
The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
 
Leases
 
Classification
 
 
As of December 31, 2022
 
 
As of December 31, 2021
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating lease assets
 
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
 
 
$
5,332,110
 
 
$
481,027
 
Finance lease assets
 
 
Buildings, net of depreciation
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
3,433,005
 
Total lease assets
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,332,110
 
 
$
3,914,032
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 
 
Current portion of operating lease obligations
 
 
$
1,897,303
 
 
$
198,440
 
Finance
 
 
Notes payable including current portion of long-term debt
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
714,659
 
Non-current
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 
 
Operating lease obligations, net of current portion
 
 
 
3,090,002
 
 
 
283,197
 
Finance
 
 
Long-term debt, net
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
2,831,284
 
Total lease liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,987,305
 
 
$
4,027,580
 
Lease Cost
The table below presents the components of lease costs for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
 
Leases
 
 
 
Classification
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 


 
 


 
Operating lease cost
 
General and administrative expense
 
 
$
875,228
 
 
$
94,265
 
Finance lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of leased assets
 
Depreciation expense
 
 
 
368,007
 
 
 
134,128
 
Interest on lease liabilities
 
Interest expense, net
 
 
 
93,853
 
 
 
15,872
 
Total lease costs
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,337,088
 
 
$
244,265
 
 

 
The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rates for the Company's leases as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
 
 
 
As of December 31,
2022
 
 
 
 
As of December 31,
2021
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases
 
 
2.6
 
 
 
2.2
 
Financing leases
 
 
-
 
 
 
4.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average discount rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases
 
 
4.61
%
 
 
1.00
%
Financing leases
 
 
0.00
%
 
 
4.25
%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity
The table below presents the maturity of the lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022:
 
 
 
Operating leases
 
2023
 
$
1,910,016
 
2024
 
 
1,847,011
 
2025
 
 
1,274,060
 
2026
 
 
229,587
 
2027
 
 
8,589
 
Thereafter
 
 
1,432
 
Total lease payments:
 
 
5,270,695
 
Less: present value discount
 
 
(283,390
)
Total lease liabilities
 
$
4,987,305