Equipment Related to Power Purchase Agreements and Fuel Delivered to Customers, net - Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Equipment Related to Power Purchase Agreements and Fuel Delivered to Customers, net
Equipment related to power purchase agreements and fuel delivered to customers	$ 109,683	$ 89,641
Less: accumulated depreciation	(20,390)	(16,739)
Equipment related to power purchase agreements and fuel delivered to customers, net	$ 89,293	$ 72,902

Amount, before accumulated depreciation, of lessor's underlying asset for which right to use has been conveyed to lessee under operating lease.

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