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| Investments In Other Entities and Variable Interest Entities | 3. INVESTMENTS IN OTHER ENTITIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES The Company’s VIEs consist of landfill or dairy manure RNG facilities that are either under construction or in operation. OPAL’s share of design capacity for these facilities ranges from approximately 43,750 MMBtu to 1,327,140 MMBtu per year. These entities are financed through the Opal Term Loan, the Sunoma Loan, or the Paragon Loan. The Paragon Loan was obtained directly by the joint venture and is not consolidated. VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for under the equity method. As of December 31, 2025, Sunoma, Central Valley and CMS were consolidated VIEs. On May 9, 2025, the Company acquired a variable interest in CMS, a joint venture formed with a third party to develop, construct, own, and operate a renewable natural gas facility. The Company holds a 70% membership interest in CMS, and the remaining 30% is held by the third-party partner. Based on an evaluation under ASC Topic 810, Consolidation ("ASC 810"), management determined that CMS is a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary. As a result, CMS has been consolidated in the Company’s financial statements beginning in the second quarter of 2025. At the time of formation of CMS, the Company and the third-party partner made net capital contributions of $4,646 and $1,991, respectively utilized for the purchase of equipment. The carrying value of CMS at formation approximated the aggregate fair value of those assets. A noncontrolling interest ("NCI") of $1,991 was recognized for the portion of CMS not owned by the Company. The consolidated balance sheets summarize the major consolidated balance sheet items for consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The information is presented on an aggregate basis based on similar risk and reward characteristics and the nature of our involvement with the VIEs. All VIEs are RNG facilities reported under the RNG Fuel Supply segment, and the Company’s interests are primarily equity-based. The following table presents the Company's ownership interests and carrying values of Investment in Other Entities:
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of the Company’s equity method investments exceeded its proportionate share of the underlying net assets of its investees by $122,165 and $129,060, respectively. This basis difference primarily relates to the gain recognized upon the deconsolidation of certain RNG project entities, which increased the Company’s investment basis. The Company determined that this basis difference is attributable to construction in progress and will be amortized over the related assets’ estimated useful life of 20 years beginning when the assets are placed in service. The amortization of this basis difference, which reduces equity in earnings, was $6,895 and $5,835 and reflected in Income from equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The following table summarizes the income from equity method investments:
A summary of financial information for the assets and liabilities in equity method investees in the aggregate is as follows:
The Company’s maximum exposure to loss is limited to its equity investment in the unconsolidated entities.
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