What is the significance of the second phase of PPA II?

The second phase of PPA II represents Bloom Energy's continued effort to upgrade its existing Energy Server installations in Delaware. It involves replacing older, less efficient units with newer ones, enhancing the project's overall capacity and performance.

Who is Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation and what is their role?

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation is a financial entity that has made a substantial capital contribution of approximately $87.5 million to finance the purchase of new Energy Servers for the Project Company. In return, they have been admitted as an equity interest member, effectively providing crucial funding for this upgrade phase.

What are the risks associated with Bloom's indemnifications and the letter of credit?

Bloom has agreed to indemnify Assured Guaranty against several project-related risks, including environmental issues, tariff damages, tax recapture events, operational failures, and project delays. These indemnifications are backed by a letter of credit that starts at $4.0 million and can increase up to $34.5 million, stepping down as Assured Guaranty receives distributions and is expected to be fully extinguished by 2025. This means Bloom has financial exposure to these risks, capped by the letter of credit's limits.

What are the deadlines and potential penalties for Bloom regarding the new Energy Server commissioning?

Bloom faces strict deadlines for commissioning the new Energy Servers. They may incur daily liquidated damages of approximately $4.00 per kilowatt of system capacity for any megawatts not commissioned by January 1, 2020. Furthermore, if Bloom fails to commission at least 6.0 megawatts by January 31, 2020, they are obligated to refund Assured Guaranty's contributions plus 5%.

BE 8-K: Material Agreements

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Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) filed an 8-K on December 27, 2019, detailing updates to its Project Power Purchase Agreement II (PPA II) in Delaware. This filing primarily concerns the second phase of PPA II, where Bloom is further upgrading its Energy Servers. The company is repurchasing and removing 11.0 megawatts of older generation Energy Servers and the Project Company is purchasing 9.8 megawatts of new Energy Servers. Key to this second phase is the significant capital contribution of approximately $87.5 million from Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation (Assured Guaranty) in exchange for an equity interest in the Project Company. This investment facilitates the purchase of the new, higher-capacity Energy Servers. Bloom has also agreed to indemnifications for Assured Guaranty related to various project risks, secured by a letter of credit that will step down over time. Investors should note the company's commitment to meeting specific commissioning deadlines for the new servers, with potential liquidated damages and refund obligations if these are missed.

Key Highlights

1Bloom Energy is executing the second phase of its Project Power Purchase Agreement II (PPA II) in Delaware.
2The second phase involves the repurchase and removal of 11.0 MW of older Energy Servers and the purchase of 9.8 MW of new Energy Servers.
3Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation is providing approximately $87.5 million in capital contributions for the new Energy Servers.
4Assured Guaranty is admitted as an equity interest member in the Project Company to facilitate the financing.
5Bloom Energy has agreed to extensive indemnifications for Assured Guaranty covering various project risks.
6These indemnifications are secured by a letter of credit, which will decrease over time and is expected to be extinguished by 2025.
7Bloom faces potential liquidated damages and refund obligations if new Energy Servers are not commissioned by specific deadlines in early 2020.

Bloom Energy Corp 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Dec 27, 2019)

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