Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

NOTE 9—Subsequent Events

As a result of the completion of the sale of Coal Creek Station on May 2, 2022, the existing Coal Sales Agreement, the existing Mortgage and Security Agreement and the existing Option Agreement between GRE and Falkirk were terminated. GRE paid NACoal $14.0 million in cash, as well as transferred ownership of an office building located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and conveyed membership units in Midwest AgEnergy to NACoal as agreed to under the termination and release of claims agreement between Falkirk and GRE. NACCO previously invested $5.0 million in Midwest AgEnergy, which operates two ethanol facilities in North Dakota.

The new Coal Sales Agreement (“CSA”) between Falkirk and Rainbow Energy became effective upon the closing of the transaction. Falkirk will continue to supply all coal requirements of Coal Creek Station. Falkirk will be paid a management fee and Rainbow Energy will be responsible for funding all mine operating costs and directly or indirectly providing all of the capital required to operate the mine. The CSA specifies that Falkirk will perform final mine reclamation, which will be funded in its entirety by Rainbow Energy. The initial production period is expected to run ten years from the effective date of the CSA, but the CSA may be extended or terminated early under certain circumstances. If Rainbow Energy terminates the CSA and closes Coal Creek Station before 2027, Falkirk will be entitled to an additional payment from GRE under the terms of the

termination and release of claims agreement. The additional payment amount ranges from $8 million if the closure occurs before 2024 to $2 million if the closure occurs in 2026. To support the transfer to new ownership, Falkirk has agreed to a reduction in the current per ton management fee from the effective date of the new CSA through May 31, 2024. After May 31, 2024, the per ton management fee increases to a higher base in line with current fee levels, and thereafter adjusts annually according to an index which tracks broad measures of U.S. inflation.