NOTE 5 – EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

In March 2025, the Company entered into a joint venture, GreenWave Energy Partners, LLC, ("GreenWave"). The investees in the joint venture are Pesta Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with an ownership percentage of 51% and Pioneer Renewable Energy Marketing, LLC ("PREM"), with an ownership percentage of 49%. Although the Company holds a 51% ownership interest, GreenWave is jointly controlled by each party, and no single entity has the unilateral ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact GreenWave’s economic performance; accordingly, consolidation is not required. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has contributed $4,000. Additionally, the Company provided for a $167 short-term loan. Subject to various and certain requirements as defined in the underlying agreements, the Company could be required to make additional short term loans up to $333. Any additional funding, if required, would be evaluated at the time of funding to determine the appropriate accounting treatment. The joint venture is primarily intended to help address the limited capacity of RNG usage in transportation by dispensing RNG through expanded Transportation Fuel uses under the RFS. While the joint venture is not expected to use RNG produced by the Company, it is expected to provide access to exclusive unique and proprietary pathways for other industry producers of RNG. PREM facilitates access to these pathways and the Company provides for the efficient RIN separation for the joint venture. As part of the agreement, the Company receives separated RINs as distributions. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company received 1,398 and 706 RINs, respectively, with a with a distribution value of $3,370 and $1,661, respectively. The Company records these distributed RINs within “Prepaid insurance and other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The distributions of separated RINs are accounted for as a return on investment and are recognized based on the Company’s share of GreenWave’s earnings, with any excess distributions treated as a return of investment and recorded as a reduction of the carrying amount of the equity method investment.