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Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]  
Related Party Transactions
NOTE 21 – Related Party Transactions
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract
Assai Energy, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) entered into a construction service and project guarantee agreement with Noble Environmental Specialty Services, LLC ("NESS") (a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Environmental). NESS is responsible for constructing an RNG plant located at the Keystone Landfill, near Scranton, PA. The total contract price for the engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") contract is $19.9 million. As of September 30, 2021, there has been approximately $19.5 million advanced to NESS for this project, of which approximately $12.5 million has been included in prepaid expenses on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company has the right of first refusal to any additional landfill development projects or additional EPC contracts with Noble Environmental or NESS. This agreement is considered to be a related party transaction due to the owners of NESS also being certain employees of the Company.
Aria Energy LLC  
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions - PredecessorSales are made to and services are purchased from entities and individuals affiliated through common ownership. Aria provides operations and maintenance services, and administration and accounting services to their 50% owned joint
ventures. As of December 31, 2020, the accounts receivable from joint venture partners balance was $0.3 million. The following is a summary of transactions with these related parties:
(in thousands) July 1 to September 14, 2021 July 1 to September 30, 2020 January 1 to September 14, 2021 January 1 to September 30, 2020
Sales of construction services $ $ 2,705  $ 32  $ 9,950 
Sales of operations and maintenance services $ 214  $ 482  $ 1,215  $ 1,332 
Sales of administrative and other services $ 25  $ 105  $ 221  $ 305