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Investment Funds

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Investment Funds
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Investment Funds
INVESTMENT FUNDS
In each of September 2015, June 2017 and June 2018, the Company formed an investment fund with a different third party investor which granted the applicable investor ownership interests in the net assets of certain of the Company’s renewable energy project subsidiaries. The Company currently has three such investment funds each with a different third party investor.
During the third quarter of 2015, the Company formed an investment fund for the purpose of funding the purchase and operation of a solar energy system. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company formed an additional investment fund for the purpose of funding the purchase and operation of a solar energy system. During the second quarter of 2018, the Company formed an additional investment fund for the purpose of funding the purchase and operation of a solar energy systems. The Company consolidates the investment funds, and all inter-company balances and transactions between the Company and the investment funds are eliminated in its consolidated financial statements. The Company determined that the investment funds meet the definition of a VIE. The Company uses a qualitative approach in assessing the consolidation requirement for VIEs that focuses on determining whether the Company has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance and whether the Company has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
The Company has considered the provisions within the contractual arrangements that grant it power to manage and make decisions that affect the operation of these VIEs, including determining the solar energy systems and associated long term customer contracts to be sold or contributed to the VIEs, and installation, operation and maintenance of the solar energy systems. The Company considers that the rights granted to the other investors under the contractual arrangements are more protective in nature rather than participating rights. As such, the Company has determined it is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs for all periods presented. The Company evaluates its relationships with VIEs on an ongoing basis to ensure that it continues to be the primary beneficiary.
Under the related agreements, cash distributions of income and other receipts by the funds, net of agreed-upon expenses and estimated expenses, tax benefits and detriments of income and loss, and tax benefits of tax credits, are assigned to the funds’ investors and Company’s subsidiaries as specified in contractual arrangements. Certain of these arrangements have call and put options to acquire the investors’ equity interest as specified in the contractual agreements.
A summary of amounts related to the investment funds in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash
$
3,515

 
$
444

Restricted cash
1,690

 
1,553

Accounts receivable
554

 
328

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
278

 
360

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
25

 
8

Energy assets, net
106,818

 
55,712

Accounts payable
3,891

 
764

Accrued liabilities
29

 
74

Other liabilities
1,543

 
75

Long term debt, net deferred financing fees
28,055