COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESLegal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal and regulatory actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and if such loss or a range of losses is estimable, often involves significant judgment, including estimates and assumptions about future events. To the knowledge of our management, as of December 31, 2025, there are no material litigation, claims, or actions currently pending against us, any of our officers, or directors in their capacity as such, or against any of our property.
On June 5, 2025 and July 31, 2025, we received notices from U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( “CBP”) relating to potential customs duties on goods imported in 2024 by one of the entities we acquired in the Trina Business Combination (the “Notices”). We have engaged with CBP on these Notices and explained why we believe they were without legal or factual merit. In March 2026, we received bills from CBP for alleged antidumping duties on goods imported in 2024 by the same entity acquired in the Trina Business Combination. It is unclear what, if any, connection these bills have with the Notices previously received. At this point, the bills received total approximately $25.4 million. The Company is engaging with CBP, through outside counsel, to correct what it believes are the erroneous application of duties, but it is not possible at this time to predict the duration, outcome, or impact of these matters, which the Company maintains would ultimately be subject to indemnification pursuant to the Trina Business Combination.
In November 2025, the Company and a Company executive and Board member (the “Individual”) received grand jury subpoenas from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), which request the production of documents relating to the sale of the Company’s stock in the second half of 2023 on account of the Individual, who was a director of the Company at that time. Shortly thereafter, the Company received a voluntary document request from the SEC seeking similar information. The Company believes that the relevant trades relate to stock that the Individual pledged as collateral against a personal loan, which was approved in accordance with the Company’s insider trading policy. The Company is cooperating with both the DOJ and SEC, and it is not possible at this time to predict the duration, outcome or impact of such matters.
In December 2025, RWE Investco EPC MGMT, LLC filed an action against a subsidiary of the Company and TUS, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco (the “Lawsuit”) alleging breach of contract claims relating to a long-term offtake agreement. We contest the allegations and intend to vigorously defend against the Lawsuit and pursue all legal remedies available to the Company, including but not limited to a Cross-Complaint filed in January 2026 asserting claims against RWE Investco EPC MGMT, LLC and seeking damages, and a complaint filed in March 2026 against RWE Aktiengesellschaft in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York, seeking to enforce their unconditional guaranty of RWE Investco EPC MGMT, LLC’s payment obligations under the long-term offtake agreement for up to $100 million.
We believe, taking into consideration our indemnities, defenses, insurance and reserves the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time, and we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in contesting the Notices or Lawsuit, or that we will not need to accrue or pay additional amounts in the future.