As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company was required to maintain standby letters of credit totaling $15,485 and $15,120, respectively, to support obligations of certain Company's subsidiaries. These letters of credit were issued in favor of a lender, utilities, a governmental agency, and an independent system operator under PPA electrical interconnection agreements, and in place of a debt service reserve. There have been no draws to date on these letters of credit.


	Site leases		Office leases		Vehicle and Equipment leases		Total

Three months ending December 31, 2025	$	261	$	141	$	403	$	805
2026	1,044		47		1,529		2,620
2027	1,094		—		1,035		2,129
2028	1,129		—		347		1,476
2029	1,129		—		—		1,129
2030	1,129		—		—		1,129
Thereafter	18,267		—		—		18,267
	$24,053		$188		$3,314		$27,555

On September 13, 2024, OPAL Paragon, an equity method investment of the Company, entered into a tax credit purchase agreement with Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., ("Buyer"), pursuant to which OPAL Paragon sold $11,096 of investment tax credits to the Buyer for net proceeds of $8,906. If the tax credits are disallowed or recaptured by the government from the Buyer, OPAL Paragon will be required to return the purchase price and pay any taxes, interests or penalties incurred.

On March 28, 2025, OPAL Paragon entered into a tax credit purchase agreement with the Buyer, pursuant to which OPAL Paragon sold $9,801 of investment tax credits to the Buyer for net proceeds of $8,037. If the tax credits are disallowed or recaptured from the Buyer, OPAL Paragon will be required to return the purchase price and pay any taxes, interests or penalties incurred.

On June 20, 2025, OPAL Fuels LLC entered into tax credit purchase agreements with the Buyer and EagleBank, pursuant to which OPAL Fuels LLC sold $16,740 of investment tax credits for net proceeds of $13,686. If the tax credits are disallowed or recaptured from the Buyer, OPAL Fuels LLC will be required to return the purchase price and pay any taxes, interests or penalties incurred.

In connection with the above transaction, all of the obligations of OPAL Fuels LLC under such tax credit purchase agreements are guaranteed by the Company.

On September 12, 2025, OPAL Fuels LLC entered into tax credit purchase agreements with the Buyer and Athene Annuity and Life Company, pursuant to which OPAL Fuels LLC sold $17,369 of investment tax credits for net proceeds of $14,567. If the tax credits are disallowed or recaptured from the Buyer, OPAL Fuels LLC will be required to return the purchase price and pay any taxes, interests or penalties incurred.

In connection with the above transaction, all of the obligations of OPAL Fuels LLC under such tax credit purchase agreements are guaranteed by the Company.

The Company is involved in various claims arising in the normal course of business. Management believes that the outcome of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Set forth below is information related to the Company’s material pending legal proceedings as of the date of this report, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business. There have been no material changes to such legal proceedings from the previous quarter.

In September 2021, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, MD Digester, LLC (“MD”), entered into a fixed-price Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract (an “EPC Contract”) with VEC Partners, Inc. d/b/a CEI Builders (“CEI”) for the design and construction of a turn-key renewable natural gas production facility using dairy cow manure as feedstock in California’s Central Valley. In December 2021, a second indirect subsidiary of the Company, VS Digester, LLC (“VS”) entered into a nearly identical EPC Contract (collectively, the "EPC Contracts") with CEI for the design and construction of a second facility, also in California’s Central Valley. CEI’s performance under both of the EPC Contracts is fully bonded by licensed sureties.

CEI submitted a series of change order requests seeking to increase the EPC Contract Price by approximately $14 million, per project, primarily due to: (1) modifications to CEI’s design drawings which are required to meet its contracted performance guaranties, and (2) a default by one of CEI’s major equipment manufacturers. The Company disputes the vast majority of the change order requests.

In January 2024, the Company filed a civil lawsuit captioned, MD Digester, LLC. et. al. vs. VEC Partners, Inc. et. al.; with the California Superior Court, County of San Joaquin; Action No. STK- CV-UCC-2024-0000185 and commenced a related arbitration proceeding in order to obtain a formal determination on the claims; AAA Case No. 01-24-0000-0775. The Superior Court Action has been stayed, pending the conclusion of the arbitration. In the meantime, the AAA has empaneled three experienced arbitrators and has set the hearing date for the matter, currently schedule in May 2026.

The EPC Agreement requires that CEI, continue working during the course of the litigation and related arbitration proceedings; however, CEI effectively stopped working. Between May and August 2024, MD issued a series of Notices of Default and Demands to Cure to CEI. CEI failed to cure, and on July 30, 2024, MD terminated CEI for default. MD notified CEI’s performance bond surety, Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company of the termination and demanded that it perform under the bond. Atlantic has denied the claim.

On July 11, 2024, VS issued a Notice of Default and Demand to Cure, advising CEI of its defaults and giving it an opportunity to cure. CEI failed to do so, and on August 27, 2024, VS terminated CEI for default. VS has notified CEI’s bond surety, also Atlantic, of the second termination and demanded that it perform under the performance bond. The surety has denied the claim.

As a result of CEI’s default and Atlantic’s denial of the claims, MD and VS have amended their claims in the AAA arbitration to include breach of contract claims against CEI and breach of performance bond and payment bond claims against Atlantic (who was formally joined into the arbitration on November 20, 2024) in the AAA Arbitration with CEI.

CEI has since recorded mechanic’s liens against each of the projects for $4,900 (MD) and $2,000 (VS), and filed actions with the Stanislaus and San Joaquin County Superior Courts, respectively, to enforce their liens. MD and VS have since recorded bonds releasing the properties from the liens and it is expected that these claims will be stayed and consolidated with the pending arbitration proceeding.

In addition to the above-referenced action and arbitration, several of CEI’s subcontractors have recorded mechanic’s liens against the MD and VS projects for $3,141, which the Company is obligated to defend and indemnify the dairy owners from and against. Several liens were untimely and have been released.

The Company believes its claims against CEI (and the surety where bond claims are denied) have substantial merit, and intends to prosecute the claims vigorously. However, due to the incipient stage of the litigation and related arbitration, the recency of the termination, and the ongoing status of the proceedings and discussions with the bond surety, as well as the uncertainties involved in all litigation and arbitration, the Company is unable at this time to assess the likely outcome of the litigation and related arbitration, the timing of its resolution, or its ultimate impact, if any, on the Central Valley projects or the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2024, the Company filed an action in the Orange County Superior Court (Case No. 30- 2024-01415510-CU-BC-CXC) against its former development partner and construction manager, Sierra Renewable Organics Management, LLC, as well as its principal (Ethan Werner) and affiliated engineering firm (CH Four Biogas) for Breach of Contract, Indemnity, Declaratory Relief, Intentional Misrepresentation and Negligent Misrepresentation relating to the design and development of the Projects. The defendants have recently filed an answer and certain cross claims, to which the Company has demurred. Discovery in the case is now underway.