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Acquisitions and Disposals
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Disposals Acquisitions and Disposals
2022 Acquisitions and Disposals
Stellar NJ Acquisition
On April 1, 2022, the Company acquired a 1.0 MW solar energy facility located in New Jersey (the "Stellar NJ Acquisition") from a third party for a total purchase price of $1.3 million. The transaction was accounted for as an acquisition of assets, whereby the Company acquired $2.3 million of property, plant and equipment and assumed $0.4 million of intangible liabilities and $0.6 million of other liabilities. The intangible liability assumed is associated with an unfavorable rate power purchase agreement and has a weighted average amortization period of 15 years.
Stellar HI 2 Acquisition
On June 10, 2022, the Company acquired a 4.6 MW portfolio of six solar energy facilities located in Hawaii (the "Stellar HI 2 Acquisition") from a third party for a total purchase price of $9.9 million, including $0.2 million of transaction related costs. This transaction was accounted for as an acquisition of assets, whereby the Company acquired $7.3 million of property, plant and equipment and $3.1 million of intangible assets, and assumed $0.5 million of intangible liabilities and $0.1 million of asset retirement obligations.
The Company attributed intangible asset and liability values to favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts to sell power generated by the acquired solar energy facilities, as well as a favorable rate lease. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values and the weighted average amortization periods of the acquired intangible assets and assumed intangible liabilities as of the acquisition date:
Fair Value
(thousands)
Weighted Average Amortization Period
Favorable rate revenue contracts$2,903 10 years
Site lease acquisition229 15 years
Unfavorable rate revenue contracts(464)14 years

Stellar NJ 2 Acquisition
On August 29, 2022, the Company acquired an 8.3 MW portfolio of five solar energy facilities located in New Jersey (the "Stellar NJ 2 Acquisition") from a third party for a total purchase price of $3.4 million, including $1.2 million to be paid over the next two years and $0.2 million of transaction related costs. Four of the acquired solar energy facilities in the transaction were accounted for as an acquisition of assets, and one solar energy facility was accounted for as an acquisition of a variable interest entity that does not constitute a business, refer to Note 5. The Company acquired $17.7 million of property, plant and equipment, $0.1 million of accounts receivable, and $0.4 million of cash, and assumed $11.9 million of long-term debt, $0.6 million of intangible liabilities, $0.2 million of asset retirement obligations, and $2.1 million of noncontrolling interests associated with the acquired variable interest entity. The intangible liabilities assumed are associated with unfavorable rate power purchase agreements and have a weighted average amortization period of 11 years.
Disposal of Land
On August 15, 2022, the Company sold land owned by SP NJ Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, to a third party for cash consideration of $3.6 million. As of that date, the carrying amount of the land was $1.4 million. The Company recognized a $2.2 million gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment as a result of the transaction.