BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of the following:

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received for the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date.

The guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs include those that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations. All significant inputs used in the Company’s valuations are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated with observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs also include quoted prices that were adjusted for security-specific restrictions which are compared to output from internally developed models such as a discounted cash flow model.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The carrying amounts of financial instruments carried at cost, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables and accounts and other receivable – related party, investments, notes receivable, trade payables and trade payables – related party approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturities of such instruments.

The categorization of a financial instrument within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Equity Investments

The following discusses the Company’s marketable equity securities, non-marketable equity securities, and gains and losses on marketable and non-marketable equity securities.

The Company’s marketable equity securities are publicly traded stocks or funds measured at fair value and classified within Level 1 and 2 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company uses quoted prices for identical assets in active markets or inputs that are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets.

The Company’s non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable market values. The carrying value of the Company’s non-marketable equity securities is adjusted to fair value upon observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment (referred to as the measurement alternative). Non-marketable equity securities that have been remeasured during the period based on observable transactions are classified within Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company estimates the value based on valuation methods which may include a combination of the observable transaction price at the transaction date and other unobservable inputs including volatility, rights, and obligations of the securities the Company holds. The fair value of non-marketable equity securities that have been remeasured due to impairment are classified within Level 3.

The Company performs a qualitative assessment on a periodic basis and recognizes an impairment if there are sufficient indicators that the fair value of the investment is less than carrying value. Changes in value are recorded in other income (expense), net.

Impairment of Debt Securities

Debt securities are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is other than temporary. The Company utilizes criteria such as the magnitude and duration of the decline, in addition to the reason underlying the decline, to determine whether the loss in value is other than temporary. The term “other than temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is permanent. It indicates that the prospects for a near term recovery of value are not necessarily favorable, or that there is a lack of evidence to support fair values equal to, or greater than, the carrying value of the investment. Once a decline in value is determined to be other than temporary, the value of the security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company determined that the decline in value fair value of the warrant derivative securities that it received as a result of its investment in AVLP was other than temporary. The Company recorded an impairment of debt securities of $9.3 million with a corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income, reducing prior unrealized losses.

Foreign Currency Translation

A substantial portion of the Company’s revenues are generated in U.S. dollars. In addition, a substantial portion of the Company’s costs are incurred in U.S. dollars. Company management has determined that the U.S. dollar is the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates.

Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are re-measured into U.S. dollars in accordance with FASB issued ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters (“ASC 830”). All transaction gains and losses from the re-measurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the statements of operations as financial income or expenses as appropriate.

The financial statements of Gresham Power, Relec Electronics Ltd. (“Relec”), and Enertec, whose functional currencies have been determined to be their local currencies, the British Pound (“GBP”), GBP, and the Israeli Shekel (“ILS”), respectively, have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830. All balance sheet accounts have been translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Statement of operations amounts have been translated using the average exchange rate in effect for the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported as other comprehensive loss in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss and accumulated comprehensive loss in statement of changes in stockholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s cash is maintained in checking accounts, money market funds and certificates of deposits with reputable financial institutions. These balances exceed the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $933,000 and $885,000 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and $58,000 and $19,000, respectively, in Israel. The Company has not experienced any losses on deposits of cash and cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

As of December 31, 2021, restricted cash included $3.8 million of cash collateral for notes payable, $783,000 of cash held in escrow related to the purchase of the four hotels in the Madison, Wisconsin area, and $738,000 of cash held in trust related to environmental contingencies related to the Michigan data center.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,912,000	$	18,680,000
Restricted cash		5,321,000		-
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	21,233,000	$	18,680,000

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of the following:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,912,000	$	18,680,000
Restricted cash		5,321,000		-
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	21,233,000	$	18,680,000

Schedule Of Estimated Useful Life of Property, Plant and Equipment

	Useful lives (in years)
Computer, software and related equipment	3 – 5
Office furniture and equipment	5 – 10
Building	29 – 39
Leasehold improvements	Over the term of the lease or the life of the asset, whichever is shorter.