Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases NOTE 6 – LEASES

In accordance with ASC Topic 842, the Company recognizes assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases that extend more than twelve months from the date of the balance sheet. Right of use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, while lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of a lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Because the rate implicit in each individual lease is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the lease payments.

In 2022, the Company entered into operating leases for two office locations, including one in Hawaii in April 2022 and one in New York in November 2022 upon the acquisition of SUNation. In 2022, the Company had also entered into an operating lease

for its corporate offices in Minnesota that commenced on January 1, 2023. In March 2023, the Company entered into an operating lease for an additional office location in Florida. These leases have remaining lease terms of 2 to 12 years. One lease includes a 3% rent adjustment on each anniversary of the lease, another includes a fixed annual rent adjustment of $6,840, another includes an annual 3% rent adjustment after two years and the other a 4% annual rent adjustment. As of December 31, 2023, total ROU assets and operating lease liabilities were $4,516,102 and $4,587,247, respectively. All operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $718,441 and $212,000 in lease expense, respectively.

Information related to the Company’s ROU assets and related lease liabilities were as follows:

Year Ended December 31

2023

2022

Cash paid for operating leases

$

662,561

$

196,258

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations (1)

$

753,972

$

4,289,358

As of December 31

2023

2022

Weighted-average remaining lease term

9.6 years

11.5 years

Weighted-average discount rate

7.0%

6.4%

(1)Includes $1,687,334 for operating leases entered into in 2022 and $2,602,024 for operating leases acquired as part of the SUNation Acquisition.

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:

2024

$

686,964

2025

702,653

2026

676,882

2027

670,421

2028

525,127

Thereafter

3,050,540

Total lease payments

6,312,587

Less imputed interest

(1,725,340)

Total operating lease liabilities

$

4,587,247