UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended year ended December 31, 20172022

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File No. 0-30746

FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas75-2592165

CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

84-4250492

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

220 Travis Street, Suite 501, Shreveport, Louisiana

71101

Shreveport, Louisiana71101

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip CodeCode)

 

(855) 264-4060

(Registrant’s telephone number, including Area Code: (972) 243-2610area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock (Title of Each Class)

Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirementsrequirement for the past 90 days. Yes YesNo  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this Chapter)chapter) during the presidingpreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☐  Yes ☒ No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§232.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’sthe registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.10K. Yes ☐   No

 

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Large accelerated filer  ☐

Accelerated filer  ☐

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Smaller reporting company  ☒

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company  ☐

  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):. YesYesNo  No

 

On December 31, 2017, theThe aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $2,423,054. The amount was calculated by subtracting the total number of common shares held by officers, directors, and stockholders owning in excess of 5% of the registrant’s common stock fromheld by non-affiliates computed by reference to the totalprice at which the common stock was last sold as of June 30, 2022 was $14,668,272.

The number of shares and multiplying the remainder by the average of the bid and asked price for the registrant’s common stock on December 29, 2017outstanding as reported on the Over-The-Counter Pink Sheet Market. As of March 28, 2018, the Company had 13,868,788 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.31, 2023 was 35,333,526.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None

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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.

INDEXReference None

 

Part I
 
Item 1.
Business1

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

INDEX

Page Numbers

Part I

Item 1.

Business

1

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

3

18

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

8

34

Item 2.

DescriptionDescription of Properties

8

34

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

Legal Proceedings9

34

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 34

Part II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and IssuerPurchase of Equity Securities

9

35

Item 6.

[Reserved]Selected Financial Data9

35

Item 7.

Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

9

36

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures aboutAbout Market Risk

11

38

Item 8.

Consolidated Financial Statements and SupplementalSupplemental Data

12

39

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-1

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-2

F-3

Consolidated Statements of OperationsOperations

F-3

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-4

F-6

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ DeficitF-5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6

F-7

Item 9.

ChangesChanges in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and FinancialDisclosure

13

40

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

13

40

Item 9B.

Other Information

14

41

Part III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

14

42

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation14

48

Item 12.

SecuritySecurity Ownership and Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

18

49

Item 13.

Certain RelationshipsRelationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

19

50

Item 14.

Principal AccountingPrincipal Accountant Fees and Services

19

50

Part IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

20

51

Signatures

52

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Signatures21
Certificates22

 

PART I

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This annual report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “can,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “will,” or “continue” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this annual report on Form 10-K, including without limitation, the statements under “Item 1. Business” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and located elsewhere herein regarding the financial position and liquidity of the Company (defined below) are forward-lookingforward- looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors with respect to any such forward-lookingforward- looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations (“Cautionary Statements”), are disclosed in this annual report on Form 10-K, including, without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements and under the caption “Risk Factors.” In addition, important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements included herein include, but are not limited to, limited working capital, limited access to capital, changes from anticipated levels of sales, future national or regional economic and competitive conditions, changes in relationships with customers, difficulties in developing and marketing new products, marketing existing products, customer acceptance of existing and new products, , technological change, dependence on key personnel, availability of key component parts, vendors, contractors, product liability, casualty to or other disruption of the production facilities, delays and disruptions in the shipment of the Company’s products, and the ability of the Company to meet its stated business goals. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

 

We do not have an operative web site upon which ourOur periodic reports, proxy statements and Reports on Form 8-K appear. Ourare not currently on our website, however, our reports are available on the SEC’s EDGAR system and may be viewed athttp://www.sec.govwww.sec.gov.

Item 1. Business

Our Business

Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”, “Correlate”, “we”, “us” and “our”), is a technology-enabled vertically integrated sales, development, and fulfillment platform focused on distributed clean and resilient energy solutions North America.

We focus on real estate assets that have a complex energy profile, but do not have the resources of time, expertise, or capital available to invest in technology and sustainable infrastructure upgrades that will improve the net operating income (NOI) and resiliency of those properties. Complexities can stem from building and property owners having a large portfolio of sites in different locations, or a single location that has a variety of different business processes, operations, and equipment that require a wide skillset of expertise to continually optimize (such as achieving the ISO 50001 standard).

We provide property owners and REITs access to a multitude of energy experts and solutions via a lean software-driven process, with end-to-end engineering, finance, project management, and fulfillment services for all major facility energy improvements. Through our proven processes, we manage client opportunities with the correct experts, solutions, and execution resources across their entire portfolio to help our clients achieve their sustainability mandates, ensure facility uptime, and/or improve bottom line operating margins. The Company leverages on-demand and in-house experts with leading-edge, proven technology to turn our clients drive for a competitive edge into a comprehensive energy optimization and management program. Each custom program can significantly lower our client’s energy usage, costs, and carbon footprint, thereby improving NOI and providing our clients more flexibility to focus and invest in other areas of their businesses.

The Company is also involved in the development of microgrid infrastructure opportunities in areas that cannot be properly served by centralized electrical infrastructure. These reasons include a lack of grid capacity or transmission infrastructure, lack of funding available for new buildouts, or long lead times for electricity to be delivered by the utilities. Microgrids are emerging as a flexible approach to deploying distributed energy resources that can meet the electricity needs of existing communities and new developments without necessarily being connected to the power grid.

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Behind this platform is a team of multi-decade industry experts in renewable energy generation, efficiency technology, software development, project finance, supply chain, and construction. The Company’s team is comprised of serial entrepreneurs and innovators that have built some of the leading companies in the clean energy space, including technology-based startups and F500 divisions. Our CEO, Todd Michaels has been in the solar industry since 2005 formerly as VP of Product Innovations at SunEdison, Senior Director – Distributed Solar at NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), and SVP of Project Development and Marketing at Solar Power Partners (acquired by NRG Energy in 2011). Our CFO, Channing Chen has 16 years of experience and formerly held executive management roles at Solar Power Partners where he was a founding employee, SunEdison, NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) and was the founder of Breakaway Energy Partners, LLC – a distributed energy financing and market-making platform. Jason Loyet, our Director of Commercial Solar has over 20 years in the cleantech industry and was a US Department of Energy SunShot Catalyst award winner for his work building the Solar Site Design technology platform. Our chief revenue officer Dave Bailey brings over 15 years of executive sales, supply chain management, and energy efficiency experience from Wesco’s Distributed Energy Resource division (formerly Westinghouse) and GE Supply.

We believe that building and property owners will choose our services for actionable, cashflow-positive / NOI improving energy programs. Furthermore, states are setting renewable portfolio standards and goals, in addition to the critical and significant underlying carbon reduction mandates taking effect in the US and beyond. Finally, with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) mandates increasingly becoming a priority for businesses, we believe that we are well-positioned to be one of the premier net-zero carbon, smart building platform sources in the United States.

Market Opportunity

Solar deployment in the US, relative to other energy sources, has reached a tipping point, where in 2022 solar PV accounted for over 50% of new generating capacity brought online.  Yet market penetration still remains below 5%. We believe that a software-centered, asset-light development and financing business model that is focused on continuous design and process improvement will allow solar to achieve large-scale adoption.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that there are 6 million commercial buildings in the US. This sector is the largest single consumer of energy in the country – using over $2 trillion of energy each year. The EIA and DOE estimate that up to 30%, or approximately $600 billion, is wasted through inefficiencies, representing 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to industry experts. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, as of 2022, only 100,000 buildings in the country have a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, a global rating system that acts as a framework to guide energy efficiency, among others. While energy upgrades have real, tangible results, this reveals that a majority of buildings still lack energy programs. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), some of the primary barriers that prevent businesses from adopting energy measures include lack of funding, perceived insufficient return of investment, lack of the ability to investigate and implement projects, and lack of general knowledge and technical expertise to implement and maintain such projects. Despite the hesitancy of building and property owners to investigate and implement such projects, we believe that opportunities for improved energy efficiency, lower costs, and lower carbon emissions are enormous, and there are favorable market conditions that point towards market opportunities for us to significantly grow our business. For instance, rapid technological advancements and decreasing costs have driven renewable energy as the second-most widespread electricity source in the country. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that renewable energy reached a record high of 14% of total energy consumption in 2022 (latest data available). Among renewable energy sources, solar power has become the most predominant, with solar power capacity growing from just 0.34 GW in 2008 to approximately 142.3 GW in 2022, per Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). When it comes to commercial building retrofits, the Rocky Mountain Institute estimates that portfolio energy optimization is a $290 billion market in the US, driving deep financial savings and energy efficiency across the commercial sector.

At the same time, the US is powering itself with clean, renewable energy to strategically phase out carbon pollution by 2050. The US government has recently outlined long-term goals to cut emissions by 50% to 52% by 2030 based on 2005 levels and accomplishing a net zero economy by 2050. States and local governments are also taking action to phase out carbon pollution. There are 38 states and the District of Columbia that have renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and in 12 of those states (plus DC), the requirement is for 100% clean energy by 2050 or earlier. More than 2,000 businesses and financial institutions have partnered with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their emissions in line with climate science; meanwhile, over 400 corporations worldwide are working with RE100, a corporate initiative of businesses committed to 100% renewable energy. With massive market demand for carbon reduction and energy optimization, we believe that our scalable offerings are well- positioned to meet these goals.

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Our Solutions

Our management team understands the barriers that are prohibiting the scalable deployment of distributed energy solutions and has developed innovative processes and tools targeted at bulk real estate owners, educating them on the financial benefits of energy projects, allowing them to compare potential energy upgrade options, and facilitating the actual implementation of the retrofit measures via attractive turnkey offerings with no-money down, 100% funding options. We also provide custom solutions for energy contractors to more efficiently target potential clients and offer more compelling energy services – fully funded and easy to comprehend.

We use software to bring together energy project development, institutional project financing, and certified installers into a process that is standardized with strong quality, investment grade controls. This ‘market-making’ model allows us to optimize and keep fixed costs low which, in turn, leads to high scalability and improved pricing for consumers while preserving financial returns to project investors and lenders. We do not need to subsidize the marketplace as there are already large pools of installers who need more consistent, quality work.

Our Proprietary Customer Acquisition Tool

We use our proprietary customer acquisition processes and online project development platform to generate a regular flow of qualified energy project opportunities. Expensive customer acquisition is one of the major barriers to entry in the distributed energy industry which we believe our process addresses and helps to sustain profitability and standardization. We aggregate the project data entered by regional energy professionals and connect the projects to our approved centralized engineers and analysts to finalize the design and explore financing options for the site, thereby reducing customer development costs and increasing close rates. By leveraging a collaborative marketplace model, we are also able to provide clients with additional energy services and additional sources of revenue for the Company.

An Integrated Platform for Deploying Commercial Energy Solutions at Scale

Our platform was created by a team of clean energy pioneers. The innovative platform, tools, and business model were developed as a result of the team's average 20+ years of experience with energy customers and countless "voice of the customer" research engagements. The service was officially created after the results of a business model innovation project at SunEdison made it clear that any strategic energy plan requires end users to have the resources to create, implement, and manage an ongoing plan, regardless of the magnitude of the economic opportunity. These insights — combined with additional research efforts conducted by California investor-owned utilities for their energy efficiency business plans, from DNV GL, and other entities — informed the need for a platform to connect on-demand energy managers with end users of energy and develop a streamlined software workflow process based on the ISO 50001 framework for Strategic Energy Management (aka Energy Management System).

Our management team has conducted over 100 structured interviews with energy product/service providers to understand the challenges they are facing with the commercialization, deployment, and financing of their products and services. Our research was focused on gaining insights into six key areas: priority initiatives, success factors, perceived barriers, decision criteria, buying influencers, and resources that buyers trust. We have used the results of our research to create three target buyer profiles and have been designing and adjusting our go-to market, product, and pricing strategies around the target buyer’s specific needs. We believe that we have either significantly mitigated or removed risks for customers to highly prioritize and execute on their sustainability initiatives based on direct customer feedback. Contracts, pricing, and payment programs have also been created based on this feedback.

Technology Capabilities

The Company leverages a cloud-based, energy project platform designed to streamline, accelerate, and scale retrofit projects in commercial and industrial buildings. The platform uses advanced energy retrofit simulation and algorithms to manage the entire energy retrofit cycle: origination, building energy performance assessment, project development, project financing, implementation oversight, and ongoing monitoring. This technology stack typically reduces project transaction costs and execution timeline by a factor of five, and thus, is particularly well-suited for medium-sized commercial buildings.

Our central management platform is a SaaS-based Building Relationship Manager (BRM) that connects data and solution applications for up to 90% faster energy decisions. As disparate data, products, and applications make energy-related decision-making exceedingly difficult in buildings, our platform solves that problem by bringing all data points and applications into a single platform, making building energy analysis more actionable. The platform is open and standards-based, allowing us to have digital relationships with customers, partners, and utilities throughout the US.

Our services have already been deployed across more than 30 major US metropolitan areas. We have processed and completed project simulations and use cases on more than 250,000 buildings (representing over 15 billion sq ft of real estate) resulting in more than $11 billion in annual energy savings opportunities identified. We are leveraging our platform to catalyze energy retrofits in owner occupied buildings and those owned by REITs. Our bulk portfolio analysis is similar to a “Zillow for energy projects" in buildings through its ability to model properties with five basic inputs. We will increasingly adapt and simplify the user interface (UI), user experience (UX) and workflows to make them more compelling to non-energy expert stakeholders (such as SMBs), and breakdown the retrofit value proposition and business case in terms that resonate directly with the owners’ key business metrics, such as savings as a percent of profit margins, or improving bottom line net operating income (NOI).

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Our Process

Correlate uses its complete building energy model to rapidly create a best-fit solution bundle for each of the buildings in a given territory. The Company uses a database of building data archetypes derived from the US Department of Energy’s Commercial Reference Building Models. With this model, and a handful of building physical characteristics, the Company rapidly creates an initial assessment of current building energy performance. The data points – exact address, building use, square footage, number of floors, and year built – are enhanced by other data such as building codes, weather, energy prices, rebates, and grid programs.

Correlate creates solution scenarios with a business case for each and in aggregate as a bundle – efficiency, solar, storage, EV infrastructure, and other grid revenue opportunities. Appropriate financing based on the asset owners’ goals will be included to eliminate the need for upfront capital and remove performance risk.

Correlate automatically drives contract level pricing on the created building model to simulate and match each measure in its solution library to estimate the cost, energy savings, payback period, internal rate of return, carbon savings, and NOI. These measures include solar, plus upgraded HVAC systems, installation of ground or air source heat pumps, lighting upgrades, smart thermostats/controls, or real time energy management systems. The library was developed by multiple research projects and initiatives, including the DOE Building Component, the LBNL Commercial Building Energy Saver, and the Commercial Buildings Sector Agent-Based Model (CoBAM), a project of Georgia Institute of Technology and Argonne National Laboratory.

Step-by-Step Sale to Project Completion Process

The customer engagement process begins by benchmarking and prioritizing goals of our potential customer, followed by acquiring building data to analyze energy consumption to quickly identify savings (and hence, improved NOI) with intelligent machine learning. By analyzing and comparing data, numerous incentives are created through this process.

At its core, the Company uses a physics-based hourly building energy simulation model to create a “digital twin” of each building in its database. The model is used throughout the process to originate, develop, finance, and deliver retrofit projects to building owners meeting precise metrics. We provide end-to-end building energy analytics to support the development, financing, and ongoing monitoring of building energy retrofit projects. Once a lead is acquired, the following illustrates the project development workflow of our systems-based approach:

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Building Energy Performance Assessment – the user provides energy use information, minimum of one complete bill for each energy meter. We then adjust the calibration of the building model to benchmark and assess the overall building energy performance;

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Progressive Energy Audit – the user responds to a simple online remote audit survey designed for non-energy professionals. The information is automatically reflected into our building energy model and facility database;

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Retrofit Simulation – Based on information collected from the remote audit, our proposed retrofit options are recalculated, review for QA by a human expert, and presented to the opportunity lead. ESP and solutions vendors can further refine the analysis after their on-site visit to refine the scoping and make a more formal proposal to the facility owner;

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Project Risk Assessment – For projects requiring third party owned financing solutions, a risk assessment provides technical due diligence capability to evaluate the uncertainty of the proposed savings measures, credit and regulatory risks;

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Financing and Performance Assurance – We have developed a network of financing partners to cater to most financing needs of retrofit projects (PPA, PACE, ESA, fixed payments as a service and loans). Based on contract type, additional performance assurance plans are available from third-parties;

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Measurement and Verification (M&V) – We provide M&V tools to automatically determine the baseline and run the monthly performance to forecast;

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Ongoing Monitoring and Maintenance – We conduct continuous, ongoing monitoring and maintenance of all building retrofit projects.

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Business Model

The majority of our revenues are generated by leveraging third party origination programs using the Company’s platform and in-house end-to-end development and fulfilment resources. Referral only organizations will be paid a commission for each transaction that we install and complete. Upon a customer’s acceptance of our recommended solution and funding package, we generate all of the required contracts through our system, where clients sign digitally, and any deposit or milestone payment can be collected online or via wire. We generate revenue through the following models:

Revenue Stream

Pricing

Project Development and Sale   

15-45% Gross Margin

Project Energy Services (Own/Operate)    

Recurring Contracted cash flows

Future Revenue (e.g. Grid Services)

TBD

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Acquisition and Growth Strategy

The Company actively seeks to acquire private companies that can complement its business model, grow pipeline, bring critical execution capabilities, and contribute to EBITDA. Potential acquisition targets will include specialized software companies that help further scale aspects of project development, financing, supply chain management, and unique regional fulfillment needs.

Value Proposition to the Building Owner

We offer a multi-value proposition to building owners, as set forth below:

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Industry Performance and Outlook

Renewable energy has become the second-most prevalent electricity source in the US. Rapid technology advancements and decreasing costs of renewable energy resources, along with the increased competitiveness of battery storage, have made renewables one of the most competitive energy sources.

The industry has moved past the supply chain constraints, increased shipping costs, and rising commodity prices experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2021). Furthermore, in 2022 the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed into Law, providing increased federal tax incentives for renewable energy projects.

Many cities, states, and utilities in the US are setting ambitious clean energy goals, increasing renewable portfolio standards, and enacting energy storage procurement mandates. Furthermore, more than 4,500 businesses and financial institutions worldwide are working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their emissions in line with climate science.

Renewable Energy Consumption in the US 2020-2050 (US Energy Information Administration)

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Renewable energy growth is poised to accelerate in 2023 and beyond, as concern for climate change and support for environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG) considerations grow, along with accelerated demand for cleaner energy sources from most market segments. At the same time, federal and state mandates are helping spur activity in the renewable sector that will likely drive further growth. By 2025, the EIA projects that approximately 15.21 quadrillion Btu of renewable energy are expected to be consumed in the US. And by 2050, this could reach 21.51 quadrillion Btu, almost doubling the estimated renewable energy consumed in 2020.

Solar is the Fastest Growing Generation Resource

Solar power is more affordable, accessible, and prevalent in the US than ever before. From just 0.34 gigawatts (GW) in 2008, solar power capacity has grown to an estimated 142.3 (GW) today, as per the SEIA. This is enough to power the equivalent of 25 million average American homes. To add, over 3.4% of US electricity comes from solar energy in the form of solar photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP). Since 2014, the average cost of solar PV panels has dropped nearly 70% and markets for solar energy are maturing rapidly around the US since solar electricity is now economically competitive with conventional energy sources in most states.

It is estimated that solar PV panels on just 22,000 square miles of the nation’s total land area – about the size of Lake Michigan – could supply enough electricity to power the entire country. Solar panels can also be installed on rooftops with essentially no land use impacts, and it is projected that more than 1 in 7 homes will have a rooftop solar PV system by 2030. The EIA, in a December 2021 report, said it projects the US will add about 78 GW of new electricity generation capacity in 2022 through year-end 2023. The agency said 62% of that total, or about 49 GW, will come from large-scale solar power and energy storage projects. This means 2023 could well see the industry growing solar-plus-storage buildouts, exploring floating solar PV modules, and expanding community solar projects to new markets. Pairing storage with solar offers cost synergies, operational efficiencies, and the opportunity to reduce storage capital costs with the solar investment tax credit.

Moreover, the solar market is a proven incubator for job growth throughout the nation. Further data from DOE shows that solar jobs in the US have increased 167% over the past decade, which is 5 times faster than the overall job growth rate in the US economy. There are more than 255,000 solar workers in the US in fields spanning manufacturing, installation, project development, trade, distribution, and more.

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Clean Energy Goals Boost Commercial Solar Demand

EIA’s Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey estimated that there were 6 million commercial buildings in the US in 2018, and this sector accounts for about 76% of electricity use and 40% of all US primary energy use and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2019, only 69,066 buildings had a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification – one of the most commonly used green building rating systems in the world. Developed by the US Green Building Council, this system acts as a framework to guide buildings when it comes to energy efficiency, among other cost-saving standards.

Further data from EIA shows that while large buildings (greater than 100,000 square feet, such as high-rise office buildings) represent just 2% of US commercial buildings, they represent nearly 35% of the US commercial building stock floor area, and they are more likely to have smart building technology components such as distributed energy resources. Small and medium buildings (100,000 square feet or smaller) represent nearly 98% of US commercial buildings and typically lack smart building technologies. This shows that a majority of commercial buildings still lack energy projects, and therefore represent a large market opportunity for the Company. Particularly, the portfolio energy optimization market, according to Rocky Mountain Institute, is a $290 billion opportunity in the US.

Buildings Sector: A Snapshot

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Expected Growth in Corporate Investments

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has emerged as a major influence on corporate policies and practices as businesses and investors are increasingly called upon to address topics such as sustainability and environmental equity, among others. As a result, many large companies are pledging to utilize renewable energy. Climate change is having a major effect on the ways businesses plan, assess risk, and deploy resources, and investors are now asking how businesses are reducing their carbon footprint. These initiatives are fueling the dramatic growth of renewable energy, especially investment in solar power. As a result, total corporate spending for solar projects, including venture capital funding and debt financing, reached $24.1 billion in 2022 according to Mercom Capital.

Furthermore, a 2022 survey completed by Net Zero Tracker found that more than a third of publicly-traded companies have net zero targets, up from only one-fifth in 2020. This trend is only expected to grow, as net-zero initiatives become more critical to an organization’s longevity. Energy cost savings, increasing energy security, and customer attraction / retention are the biggest drivers of investment.

Reasons for Investment in Smart Building Technologies (Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey, 2020)

Rated as ‘extremely or very significant’ by organizations

Energy cost savings

85%

Increasing energy security

75%

Customer attraction / retention

73%

Enhanced brand or reputation

72%

Improving operational efficiency

70%

Government / utility incentives / rebates

69%

Increasing building resilience

69%

Greenhouse gas footprint reduction

68%

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Clean Energy Commitments and Initiatives

In 2022, more than 4,500 businesses and financial institutions (including American Express, Owens Corning, Molson Coors, BNSF Railway, etc.) are working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their emissions in line with climate science. Additionally, 60% of Fortune 500 companies (2020) have set a climate or energy-related commitment. This represents a 12% increase from 2017. While renewable generation is an essential strategy for these companies to meet their climate and sustainability promises, energy efficiency solutions are expected to be the single largest strategy to reduce their emissions and carbon footprint, as per EIA.

Also, as of March 2022, approximately 400 corporations worldwide have joined RE100 and have made a commitment to go 100% renewable. According to RE100, if the current roster of RE100 members were a country, they would be the 21st largest electricity consumer in the world – bigger than South Africa. In December of 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order that directed the Federal Government to use its scale and procurement power to achieve 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2023 with half to be locally supplied clean energy, 100% zero-emission vehicle acquisitions by 2035, net-zero emissions from Federal procurement, net-zero emissions building portfolio by 2045, and net-zero emissions from overall Federal operations by 2050 including a 65% emissions reduction by 2030.

Barriers to Renewable Energy Technologies

Renewable energy has overcome numerous barriers to become competitive with coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. Nonetheless, renewables still face major obstacles when it comes to adoption. Data from Johnson Controls shows the leading deterrents to successful smart building carbon reduction programs. In order to solve these issues, the Company’s solutions involve no money upfront (100% financing), deployment of energy managers and resources, performing detailed analytics, and continuous performance monitoring, among others. By providing a solution to these deterrents, we believe that our solutions unlock significant opportunities that exist in renewable energy.

Lack of Funding / Uncertainty in Savings Performance

The most obvious and widely publicized barrier to renewable energy is capital costs, or the upfront expense of building and installing solar farms. According to McKinsey, a holistic US Energy efficiency program would yield gross energy savings worth more than $1.2 trillion, well above the $520 billion needed for upfront investment in efficiency measures. Such a program is estimated to reduce end use energy consumption by 9.1 quadrillion Btus, roughly 23% of projected demand, abating up to 1.1 gigatons of greenhouse gases annually. Like most renewables, solar is exceedingly cheap to operate – its “fuel” is free, and maintenance is minimal – so the bulk of the expense comes from building the technology.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), commercial solar panel systems cost an average of $1.45 per watt as of Q3 2022. For example, a factory with a system size of 350 kW would cost around $507,500. Limited access to commercial financing has long been recognized by experts to be one of the major barriers to implementing energy efficiency projects. Competing for financing with other core business investment projects, energy efficiency projects often rank low on the priority lists of high-level private sector managers or investors. Higher construction costs also make financial institutions more likely to perceive renewables as risky, lending money at higher rates, and making it harder for utilities or developers to justify the investment. Funding can be difficult to secure and as a result can deter building owners, however, the Company has the ability to provide financing options for 100% of the project costs with no out-of-pocket cost to building owners leveraging experience from the solar industry where power purchase agreements (PPAs) have helped drive the rapid adoption of commercial solar since 2005.

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Reasons Smart Building Carbon Reduction Programs Fail (Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey, 2020)

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Perceived Insufficient Payback / ROI

A common barrier in the utility sector is the perception that energy efficiency actions will reduce a company’s revenue. Businesses also face uncertainty about how long it will take to pay back their energy investments. While true in some cases, energy efficiency programs can help electricity companies better manage peak demand and also defer the need for investing in new power infrastructure, and thus can be very profitable for electricity companies. The Company’s solutions also provide recommendations such as short, medium, and long-term pay back with ROI scenarios to make it extremely transparent and easy for our clients to understand and analyze the benefits of our product offerings and programs.

Lack of Technical Expertise to Evaluate or Execute

Since renewable energy technology is comparatively new and not optimally developed, there is a lack of knowledge about operation and maintenance. Efficiency cannot be achieved if a system is not optimally operated and if maintenance is not carried out regularly. We quickly identify and analyze energy savings potential, helping building owners determine current building performance, benchmarking, and retrofit plans.

Lack of Awareness

Approximately 11% of respondents to the Johnson Controls survey pointed to a general lack of awareness of the importance, benefits, and potential of renewable energy both among the general public and major stakeholders, thus constraining rapid adoption. There is often a lack of awareness of the cost of solar systems in particular, and many operators assume they are cost prohibitive without understanding ROI benefits.

Expanding Government Energy Policies

A combination of federal incentives, state policies, and market conditions have accelerated increases in renewable electricity generation, and is expected to drive demand for the Company’s services. For example, the US has recently set long-term goals to reach net zero emissions by 2050. As part of this initiative, the US will not only move to 100% clean energy, but will also prioritize clean fuels like hydrogen and biofuels where needed, cut energy waste, reduce methane and non-carbon emissions, and scale up carbon removal. Additionally, the current administration plans to cut emissions from 50% to 52% by 2030 based on 2005 levels, achieving total carbon free power by 2035 and achieving a net zero economy by 2050.

Building Energy Codes Program

Some commercial and/or residential construction codes mandate certain energy performance requirements for the design, materials, and equipment used in new construction and renovation. The DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program, for instance, aims to improve building energy efficiency, and to help states achieve maximum savings. This program assesses the savings impacts of model energy codes, calculating energy, cost, and carbon savings, and coordinates with key stakeholders to improve model energy codes, including architects, engineers, builders, code officials, and a variety of other energy professionals.

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According to the US Government, energy codes for residential and commercial buildings are projected to save $138 billion in energy costs, 900 MMT of avoided Co2 emissions, and 13.5 Btus of primary energy (cumulative 2010-2040). These savings equate to the annual emissions of 195 million passenger vehicles, 227 coal power plants, and 108 million homes.

States’ Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals

 

As used herein, referencesof the end of 2021, 31 states and the District of Columbia had established renewable portfolio standards (RPS) or renewable goals, and in 12 of those states (and the District of Columbia), the requirement is for 100% clean electricity by 2050 or earlier. Designed to increase the use of renewable energy sources for electricity generations, state RPS programs vary widely in terms of program structure, enforcement mechanisms, size, and application. According to EIA, states have generally met their interim RPS targets in recent years, with only a few exceptions reflecting unique, state-specific policy designs. Roughly half of all growth in US renewable electricity generation and capacity since 2000 is associated with state RPS requirements. Nationally, the role of RPS policies represented about 23% of all US renewable electricity capacity additions in 2019. Within particular regions – especially the Northeast – RPS policies continue to serve a central role in motivating growth in renewable electricity generation.

California’s RPS Milestones – In California, the state’s ambitious RPS was established in 2002 and requires that by 2020, at least 33% of all electricity flowing into households and commercial buildings should be sourced from renewable energy. According to the “Company”Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), billion-dollar renewable energy investments in the state has created more than 100,000 jobs as early as 2015. In 2021, Los Angeles Times reported that the state hit nearly 95% of its renewable energy goals – supplying power to over 6.4 million homes and reducing harmful carbon emissions by over 21 million metric tons annually. The program is growing so fast in part because of the measurable economic benefits. Through the end of 2020, participants collectively saved nearly

$1.2 billion. These efforts are widely supported by Californians. 83% of California residents support setting a target for the state to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable resources.

A number of factors helped create an environment favorable for RPS compliance, including RPS-qualified generation projects that take advantage of federal incentives; reductions in the cost of renewable technologies; complementary state and local policies that either reduce costs or increase revenue streams associated with RPS-eligible technologies. States have adopted a number of other policies to support greater investment in the adoption of renewable energy, including Public Benefits Funds for Renewable Energy, Output–Based Environmental Regulations, Interconnection Standards, Net Metering, Feed-In Tariffs, and programs by the US EPA.

The Future is Renewable

The Solar Market Insight Report ranks the top states across the country based on the total amount of solar electric capacity installed and in operation as of the end of the first quarter of 2021. To put into context, SEIA figures also include the equivalent number of homes that can be powered by that solar capacity in the individual state. Here are the current leaders for solar power in the US:

Top Solar Energy States (Solar Market Insight Report, 2021)

State

Cumulative Solar Capacity (Megawatts)

Equivalent Number of Homes Supplied

California

31,873

8,548,370

Texas

9,311

1,082,407

North Carolina

7,132

859,707

Florida

7,074

842,897

Arizona

5,247

810,751

Nevada

3,904

672,707

New Jersey

3,653

586,709

Massachusetts

3,263

545,258

Georgia

3,069

359,160

New York

2,840

474,848

While California has dominated the US solar market, other markets are continuing to expand rapidly and are emerging solar hotbeds. For instance, some smaller Northeastern states, like Massachusetts and New Jersey, are emerging solar states. The above leaderboard shows that it is not just about land space and the natural sunshine; the policies and economics driving these installations are just as impactful.

We believe that as the price of solar continues to fall, new state entrants will grab an increasingly larger share of the national market. In order to illustrate this opportunity, the table below shows the states that have adopted official zero-GHG or 100% renewable energy goals for their power sector or whole economy.

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100% Clean Energy States

 

Power Sector

Whole Economy

State

100% Renewable Energy

Zero GHG

Zero GHG

 

Executive Order

Legislation

Board Decision

Executive Order

Legislation

Executive Order

Legislation

California

 

 

 

 

2045

2045

Colorado

 

 

 

 

2050

 

Connecticut

 

 

 

2040

 

 

Washington, DC

 

2032

 

 

 

 

Hawaii

 

2045

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

 

2050

 

Louisiana

 

 

 

 

 

2050

Maine

 

2050

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

2050

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

2050

 

Nebraska

 

 

 

2050

 

 

 

Nevada

 

 

 

 

2045

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

2040

 

 

New Mexico

 

 

 

 

2050

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

2040

 

 

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island

2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

 

 

 

 

2050

 

 

Washington

 

 

 

 

2045

 

 

Wisconsin

 

 

 

2050

 

 

 

Target Market Demographics

We operate on a nationwide basis, with an emphasis on the Northeast region, California, and Hawaii. States in the Northeast have a long history of climate leadership from strengthening renewable energy standards, to reducing power sector emissions and modernizing transportation systems. In fact, all 9 states in the region have an RPS and are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which serves to reduce global warming pollution from power plants through implementation of a carbon cap-and-trade system.

Companies and investors in the region want to see smart policy solutions that will help them meet their climate goals, improve public health, create jobs, and cut costs for businesses and communities alike.

The Northeast leads the nation in electricity consumption and in the adoption of renewables; however, there is still room for growth in these states. With over 2.1 million businesses across the region, we believe that we are properly positioned to capitalize on and address this market.

Northeast Region Demographics

State

% Renewable Electricity

Compliance Year

Total Households

Total Businesses

Maine

40%

2017

587,633

55,990

New Hampshire

25%

2025

557,262

67,388

Rhode Island

16%

2019

422,324

38,757

Massachusetts

15%

2020

2,699,633

279,800

Vermont

20%

2017

265,838

31,695

Connecticut

27%

2020

1,388,735

166,088

New Jersey

22.5%

2021

3,321,271

315,982

Pennsylvania

18%

2021

5,163,155

457,737

New York

29%

2015

7,482,516

708,406

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Regional Opportunities

To meet 2030 emissions targets, at least 35% of the Northeast region’s power generation needs to come from renewable sources such as solar and wind. Including hydroelectricity, 57% of the Northeast's energy must be renewable by 2030. In a report, the Pace Energy and Climate Center has identified two key opportunities for growth in the region.

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The Northeast United States buys a large volume of voluntary green power, but does not supply much of it. This suggests an opportunity to capture private investment dollars and emissions reductions that are currently leaving the region. The disparity between sales and supply in the region highlights the low impact of voluntary demand on renewable energy development in the Northeast. However, renewable energy generators in the Northeast can participate in both RPS and voluntary markets for renewable energy, and there are many examples of facilities that currently supply both. Renewable energy generators can move between markets, which allows them to maximize prices and manage volatility.

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Corporate procurement of renewable energy is a major potential driver for renewable energy development in the Northeast region, as it is across the country. Many large companies have the interest and ability to develop projects themselves, directly finance or invest in construction of new renewable capacity, or enter into long-term PPAs with new suppliers. These companies are motivated by corporate social responsibility commitments, the demands of their customers, and, increasingly, energy cost savings. In the Northeast, these companies can take advantage of currently high renewable energy credit (REC) prices by “arbitraging” the RECs from the projects – that is, selling the RECs from the Northeast project into local compliance markets and then purchasing cheaper RECs from outside the region. Depending on the price differential between the sold and replacement RECs, this can substantially lower the cost of renewable energy for these companies, while producing primary- tier local supply in the Northeast.

Competitive Strengths

Our competitive strengths include the following:

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Low-Cost Origination with Ongoing Upsell: We have an extensive referral partner network that brings us qualified leads keeping our cost of customer acquisition low. Our referral partner network includes original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industry consultants, facility management providers, and industry peers. Additionally, since we stay with the customer’s facility over a multi-year contract, subsequent sales are very low cost and can be coordinated on a timely basis based on market and facility conditions we actively monitor. Our programs facilitate rapid engagements and get facilities to take action to manage their energy. Our tools are also used by our third-party Energy Service/Product providers to unlock their regional markets and historic client base. We believe that this provides an aggregation that further reduces our costs and increases the velocity of our growth for our ecosystem model.

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Simple, Transparent, Turnkey Customer Experience (Efficiency, Generation, EVs): When a client opts-in to our program services you gain access to a multitude of products, services, and installation capacity via a lean software driven process. Facility surveys, analytics, engineering, finance, project management and fulfillment services are all provided from one source for all major energy improvements. We address heating, cooling and lighting solutions, with clean onsite generation, that allows us to reach for Net Zero goals, while supporting new electric vehicle infrastructure growth. Industry standard is separating providers by solution, forcing clients to manage multiple relationships, sort through complex proposals, and manage challenging contractors through completion. Our proactive management and monitoring systems address these issues allowing facility owners to focus on their core business as we provide a transparent turnkey experience for them.

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Competition Across All Supply Chains: We are not tied to any particular product, equipment type, technology or project finance fund, allowing us to seek the best partner and supplier for each project to our advantage. A majority of facility owners and our clients put a premium on the disaggregation of our products and services for pricing transparency, but seek integrated solutions with a single, simple interface that we provide. Our ability to drive competition across the full supply chain from materials and labor, to project capital given our scale and diverse project portfolio provides a consistent margin advantage. Our best-in-class procurement software further drives competition, decisions, insights, and speed to completion of client projects over time.

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Highly Scalable National Development to Regional/Local Installation: Our team is comprised of multi-decade industry experts in sales, technology, project finance, supply chain, and construction. Our team includes serial entrepreneurs and innovators that have built and scaled leading companies in the clean energy space. We believe that we have achieved the optimal the balance between sophisticated, shared, centralized, remote development resources that then leverage local fulfilment teams across the diverse national US markets. We optimize for margin, risk, and customer satisfaction for each opportunity by market.

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Consistent Ongoing Customer Management via Software Driven Process: We provide unique tools and simple reports online for clients that make clear the benefits, timelines, actions, and approvals required upfront and overtime. Our software and solutions allow us to streamline our processes and services without the need for a large-scale customer support staff to manage hundreds of new locations per year. Our internal staff uses customized, best in class customer engagement methods and support software to quickly and accurately respond to current and potential clients.

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Commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance Leadership

We believe that leadership in environment, social and governance (“ESG”) issues is central to our mission of creating a clean electrification ecosystem and driving the clean energy transition of our customers across the United States. We have taken and plan to continue to take steps to address the environmental and social risks and opportunities of our operations, services and products. As our ESG efforts progress, we plan to report how we oversee and manage ESG factors and evaluate our ESG objectives by using industry- specific frameworks such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) and elements of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“UN SDGs”). We plan to organize our ESG initiatives into three pillars, which, in turn, will contain focus areas for our attention and action:

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Our Environmental Pillar is focused on providing clean, affordable energy to our customers; maintaining a robust environmental management program that ensures we protect the environment, including in the communities where we operate; and helping to make our energy infrastructure more sustainable and resilient;

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Our Social Pillar is expected to focus on attracting and retaining the best talent and offering opportunities to progress their careers; ensuring a safety-first workplace for our employees through proper training, policies and protocols; and supporting ethical supply chains through our Supplier Code of Conduct; and

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Our Governance Pillar is expected to focus on ensuring Board oversight and committee ownership of our enterprise risk management and sustaining a commitment to ethical business conduct, transparency, honesty and integrity.

All of our actions and each of our ESG pillars are, or are expected to be, underpinned by our vision to put clean energy in every business, every home and every electric vehicle.

Sales and Marketing

The Company’s goal is to position itself as the most reliable and capable tech-enabled clean energy optimization provider nationwide. The Company will utilize a cohesive client acquisition strategy, involving the use of direct and online marketing channels and tactics to position itself appropriately to its target market. A large portion of this strategy will be driven by direct business development initiatives and strategic partnerships. Each of the Company’s marketing initiatives will be tailored over time to best attract the most ROI, while positioning itself as a major force in the renewable energy space, as well as in the commercial buildings sector, in the US and beyond. We intend to achieve these goals by utilizing the following marketing channels and tactics.

Marketing Strategies

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Business Development

The Company’s business development strategies involve creating a brand that will drive potential clients in need of the Company’s services to reduce their energy consumption patterns. Specifically, this process includes attracting prospective commercial property owners, building engagement, then converting these opportunities into clients. Once clients have been on-boarded onto the platform, the process begins to devise measures to help them optimize their energy consumption sustainably, and, where applicable, recommend clean energy generation opportunities.

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Medium-sized business facility owners will be invited to enter their address (if in the database, the basic information about their property will populate; if not, they will be prompted to enter size in square feet, number of floors, year built, property use), and submit energy bills for at least one month (to allow calculation of energy use intensity for their specific property).

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For larger businesses, Correlate will offer the option of a paid turnkey project development, orchestration, and delivery service at a low cost to the owner (“concierge service” for solution discovery and transaction execution).

Strategic Partnerships

The Company promotes its brand to potential partners such as energy service/product providers for indirect channel, local and national energy service/product providers, utilities, non-profit efficiency organizations, and local governments. For example, Correlate is partnered with the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and the Alaska Energy Authority; they have used the Company’s subscription service to efficiently gain engagement from business energy consumers. As with any marketing intensive business, the Company will benefit from participating in a number of corporate collaboration or networking opportunities that have the potential to yield new clients as well as further develop existing ones.

Word-of-Mouth and Referrals

Correlate will also leverage word-of-mouth marketing and referrals in order to build trust and reliability amongst potential partners and clients. Satisfied clients are drawn to discuss their experience with using the Company’s services among their peers, family, business partners, and other acquaintances. We believe that this will result in new client acquisition for Correlate.

Website

Correlate has a dedicated website located at www.correlateinfra.com featuring cohesive information about the Company’s solutions, technology, portfolio, testimonials, and more. The Company will continue to engage in digital marketing initiatives to ensure its website shows up anytime a user searches for any relevant keywords on search engines.

SEO & PPC

Correlate will implement an aggressive search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, whereby the Company will optimize its content using keywords related to its energy optimization solutions. By creating website content related to its target keywords, the Company will organically aggregate higher on Google, Bing, and Yahoo search engines when users search for such keywords, thus increasing website traffic.

The Company will potentially pursue a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaign in which it can pay additional funds for visible ads on search engines like Google and Bing. These campaigns target high search volume terms relevant to the business that will drive traffic to the website.

Social Media

A solid online social media presence represents an inexpensive promotional and informational marketing strategy. In turn, the Company will operate and post via its various social media platforms, with a focus on the LinkedIn community. Social media posts, while less official, are a great venue for more creative presentations of the Correlate brand. Real-time updates on these sites seek to keep clients informed of company updates, special promotions, partnership activity, and more.

Supply Chain

We along with our partners purchase equipment, including solar panels, inverters and batteries from a variety of manufacturers and suppliers. If one or more of the suppliers and manufacturers that we rely upon to meet anticipated demand reduces or ceases production, it may be difficult to quickly identify and qualify alternatives on acceptable terms. In addition, equipment prices may increase in the coming years, or not decrease at the rates we historically have experienced, due to tariffs or other factors. For further information, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this prospectus.

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Intellectual Property

While the success of our business depends more on such factors as our employees’ technical expertise and innovative skills, the success of our business also relies on our ability to protect our proprietary technology. Accordingly, we seek to protect our intellectual property rights in a variety of ways. Although we do not currently have any patented technologies that we use in our business, we seek to protect our proprietary technology and other proprietary rights by requiring our employees and contractors to execute confidentiality and invention assignment agreements. We also rely on employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements and other intellectual property protection methods, including proprietary know-how, to protect our confidential information and our other intellectual property.

We have registered each of Correlate and the Correlate logo as service marks with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Regulatory

Although we are not regulated as a public utility in the United States under applicable national, state or other local regulatory regimes where we conduct business, we compete primarily with regulated utilities. As a result, we are committed to maintaining key relationships with policy experts that keep us informed key regulatory and legislative issues impacting the entire industry. We believe these efforts help us better navigate local markets through relationships with key stakeholders and facilitate a deep understanding of the national and regional policy environment.

To operate our systems, we obtain interconnection permission from the applicable local primary electric utility. Depending on the size of the solar energy system and local law requirements, interconnection permission is provided by the local utility directly to us and/or our customers. In almost all cases, interconnection permissions are issued on the basis of a standard process that has been pre- approved by the local public utility commission or other regulatory body with jurisdiction over net metering policies. As such, no additional regulatory approvals are required once interconnection permission is given.

Our operations are subject to stringent and complex federal, state and local laws, including regulations governing the occupational health and safety of our employees and wage regulations. For example, we are subject to the requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended (“OSHA”), and comparable state laws that protect and regulate employee health and safety. We endeavor to maintain compliance with applicable OSHA and other comparable government regulations.

Government Incentives

Federal, state and local government bodies provide incentives to owners, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of solar energy systems to promote solar energy in the form of rebates, tax credits, payments for RECs associated with renewable energy generation and exclusion of solar energy systems from property tax assessments. These incentives enable us to lower the price we charge customers for energy from, and to lease, our solar energy systems, helping to catalyze customer acceptance of solar energy as an alternative to utility-provided power. In addition, for some investors, the acceleration of depreciation creates a valuable tax benefit that reduces the overall cost of the solar energy system and increases the return on investment.

The federal government currently offers an investment tax credit (“Commercial ITC”) under Section 48(a) of the Code, for the installation of certain solar power facilities owned for business purposes. If construction on the facility began before January 1, 2020, the amount of the Commercial ITC available is 30%, if construction began during 2020, 2021, or 2022 the amount of the Commercial ITC available is 26%, and if construction begins during 2023 the amount of the Commercial ITC available is 22%. The Commercial ITC steps down to 10% if construction of the facility begins after December 31, 2023 or if the facility is not placed in service before January 1, 2026. The depreciable basis of a solar facility is also reduced by 50% of the amount of any Commercial ITC claimed. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) provided taxpayers guidance in Notice 2018-59 for determining when construction has begun on a solar facility. This guidance is relevant for any facilities which we seek to deploy in future years but take advantage of a higher tax credit rate available for an earlier year. For example, we have sought to avail ourselves of the methods set forth in the guidance to retain the 30% Commercial ITC that was available prior to January 1, 2020 by incurring certain costs and taking title to equipment in 2019 or early 2020 and/or by performing physical work on components that will be installed in solar facilities. From and after 2023, we may seek to avail ourselves of the 26% credit rate by using these methods to establish the beginning of construction in 2020, 2021, or 2022 and we may plan to similarly further utilize the program in future years if the Commercial ITC step down continues.

More than half of the states, and many local jurisdictions, have established property tax incentives for renewable energy systems that include exemptions, exclusions, abatements and credits. Approximately thirty states and the District of Columbia have adopted a renewable portfolio standard (and approximately eight other states have some voluntary goal) that requires regulated utilities to procure a specified percentage of total electricity delivered in the state from eligible renewable energy sources, such as solar energy systems, by a specified date. To prove compliance with such mandates, utilities must surrender solar renewable energy credits (“SRECs”) to the applicable authority. Solar energy system owners such as our investment funds often are able to sell SRECs to utilities directly or in SREC markets.

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While there are numerous federal, state and local government incentives that benefit our business, some adverse interpretations or determinations of new and existing laws can have a negative impact on our business.

Facilities

Our corporate headquarters are located in Shreveport, Louisiana, where we lease office space on a month-to-month basis.

Corporate Information

We were originally formed as a Texas corporation in 1995 under the name TBX Resources, Inc. In December 2011 we changed our name to Frontier Oilfield Services Inc. In January 2020, we merged with and into Triccar Inc., a TexasNevada corporation and its subsidiaries (“Frontier”).Triccar Inc. was the surviving entity. In December 2021, we acquired one hundred percent of the equity interests of each of Correlate Inc. and Loyal Enterprises LLC. In February 2022, a majority of our stockholders approved an amendment to our articles of incorporation and the change of our corporate name from Triccar Inc. to Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc., to better reflect our future growth and focus. On April 5, 2022, we filed an amendment to our articles of incorporation with the State of Nevada to change our corporate name from Triccar Inc. to Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 220 Travis Street, Suite 501, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, and our telephone number is (855) 264-4060.

Human Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, we had nine employees, all of whom were full-time employees. As of December 31, 2022, none of our employees are represented by a labor union or are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that our employee relations are good. We also rely on independent contractors for ongoing project work and job specific tasks. At December 31, 2022, we had two full time equivalent independent contractors engaged with us on various projects.

In shaping our culture, we aim to combine a high standard of excellence, technological innovation and agility and operational and financial discipline. We believe that our flat and transparent structure and our collaborative and collegial approach enable our employees to grow, develop and maximize their impact on our organization. To attract and retain top talent in our highly competitive industry, we have designed our compensation and benefits programs to promote the retention and growth of our employees along with their health, well-being and financial security. Our short- and long-term incentive programs are aligned with key business objectives and are intended to motivate strong performance. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age or any other legally protected status.

We seek to create an inclusive, equitable, culturally competent, and supportive environment where our management and employees model behavior that enriches our workplace.

Legal Proceedings

There are no material legal proceedings currently pending or, to our knowledge, threatened against us.

 

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Our Business Item 1A. Risk Factors

Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a Texas corporation (and collectively with its subsidiaries, “we”, “our”, “Frontier”, “FOSI”, orhigh degree of risk. You should carefully consider the “Company”), was organized on March 24, 1995. The accompanyingrisks described below as well as the other information included in this prospectus, including “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements includeand the accountsrelated notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. Our business, prospects, financial condition, or operating results could be harmed by any of the Companythese risks, as well as:

Frontier Acquisition I, Inc., and its direct and indirect subsidiaries Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. (“CTT”) and Coffman Disposal, LLC; and
Frontier Income and Growth, LLC (FIG) and its subsidiaries Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC and Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC.

Frontier operates in the oilfield service industry and isas other risks not currently involved in the disposalknown to us or that we currently consider immaterial. The trading price of saltwater and other oilfield fluids in Texas. Frontier owns eight disposal wells in Texas. Sixour securities could decline due to any of these disposal wells are located in the Barnett Shale region in north central Texasrisks, and, twoas a result, you may lose all or part of these wells are located in east Texas near the Louisiana border.your investment.

 

The Barnett Shale region is a productive shale formation with a concentration of successful oilRisk Factors Relating to Our Operations and gas wells. These wellsBusiness

We have been completed using hydraulic fracturingincurred operating losses before income taxes and directional drilling techniques. In east Texas, the producing oil and gas wells have typically been in place for many decades. Production stimulation techniques such as salt water flood projects are used whereby salt water is injected into a producing formationmay be unable to accelerate the migration of hydrocarbons to the well bore. The oil and gas wellsachieve or sustain profitability in the Barnett Shale and in east Texas produce commercially viable volumes of hydrocarbons in the form of crude oil and natural gas. In addition, these wells produce significant volumes of salt water and other fluids as a by-product of the production of hydrocarbons. The salt water and fluids must be routinely removed from the well site on a daily, semiweekly or weekly basis depending on the flow rate of the wells.


The significant quantity of wells in the Barnett Shale and east Texas regions combined with the presence of salt water and other fluids in the production process creates demand for disposal services such as those services provided by Frontier.future.

 

We had one customer that represented approximately 32%have incurred losses from operations during each of the last two years, which as of December 31, 2022, accumulated to $5,792,407, including an operating loss of $5,717,158 and 47% of our revenue, respectively,$75,249 for the years ended December 31, 20172022 and 2016.2021, respectively. We may continue to incur operating losses as we increase our spending to finance the expansion of our operations, expand our installation, engineering, administrative, sales and marketing staffs, increase spending on our brand awareness and other sales and marketing initiatives, make significant investments to drive future growth in our business and implement internal systems and infrastructure to support our growth. We do not know whether our revenue will grow rapidly enough to absorb these costs and our limited operating history makes it difficult to assess the extent of these expenses or their impact on our results of operations. Our ability to sustain profitability depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to:

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growing our customer base;

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raising additional capital in the form of equity, debt or a combination thereof;

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reducing the cost of components for our solar service offerings;

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growing and maintaining our third-party sales channel;

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maintaining high levels of product quality, performance, and customer satisfaction;

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successfully integrating acquired businesses; and

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reducing our operating costs by lowering our customer acquisition costs and optimizing our design and installation processes.

We may be unable to achieve positive cash flows from operations in the future.

 

Recent Developments

None.Our growth strategy depends on the widespread adoption of solar power and renewable energy technology.

 

DevelopmentThe market for solar power products is emerging and Operating Activitiesrapidly evolving, and our future success is uncertain. If solar power technology proves unsuitable for widespread commercial deployment or if demand for solar power products fails to develop sufficiently, it is likely that we would be unable to generate enough revenues to achieve and sustain profitability and positive cash flow. The factors influencing the widespread adoption of solar power technology include but are not limited to:

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cost-effectiveness of solar power technologies as compared with conventional and non-solar alternative energy technologies;

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performance and reliability of solar power products as compared with conventional and non-solar alternative energy products;

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continued deregulation of the electric power industry and broader energy industry;

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fluctuations in economic and market conditions which impact the viability of conventional and non-solar alternative energy sources, such as increases or decreases in the prices of oil and other fossil fuels; and

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availability of governmental subsidies and incentives.

If we cannot compete successfully against other companies that provide services that compete with ours, we may not be successful in developing our operations and our business may suffer.

The solar and energy industries are characterized by intense competition and rapid technological advances, both in the oilU.S. and gasinternationally. We compete with other technology-enabled clean energy optimization companies with business models that are similar to ours. In addition, we compete with solar companies in the downstream value chain of solar energy. We face competition from purely sales and finance driven organizations that acquire customers and then subcontract out the installation of solar energy systems, from installation businesses that seek financing from external parties, from large construction companies and utilities, and increasingly from sophisticated electrical and roofing companies. Further, some competitors are integrating vertically in order to ensure supply and to control costs. Many of our competitors also have significant brand name recognition and have extensive knowledge of our target markets, as well as significantly greater personnel and financial resources that us. If we are unable to compete in the market, there will be an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

With respect to providing electricity on a price-competitive basis, solar systems face competition from traditional regulated electric utilities, from less-regulated third party energy service providers and from new renewable energy companies.

The solar energy and renewable energy industries are both highly competitive and continually evolving as participants strive to distinguish themselves within their markets and compete with large traditional utilities. We believe that our primary competitors are the traditional utilities that supply electricity to our potential customers. Traditional utilities generally have substantially greater financial, technical, operational and other resources than us and the partners we contract with. As a result, these competitors may be able to devote more resources to the research, development, promotion, and sale of their products or respond more quickly to evolving industry standards and changes in market conditions than we can. Traditional utilities could also offer other value-added products or services that could help them to compete with us even if the cost of electricity they offer is higher than the energy solutions we can offer them. In addition, a majority of utilities’ sources of electricity is non-solar, which may allow utilities to sell electricity more cheaply than electricity generated by the renewable energy solutions we can offer.

We also compete with companies that are not regulated like traditional utilities, but that have access to the traditional utility electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure pursuant to state and local pro-competitive and consumer choice policies. These energy service companies are able to offer customers electricity supply-only solutions that are competitive with our solar energy system options on both price and usage of renewable energy technology while avoiding the long-term agreements and physical installations that our third party financed business model requires. This may limit our ability to attract new customers, particularly those who wish to avoid long-term contracts or have an aesthetic or other objection to putting solar panels on their roofs.

Our failure to adapt to changing market conditions and to compete successfully with existing or new competitors will limit our growth and will have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

A material reduction in the retail price of traditional utility-generated electricity or electricity from other sources could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We believe that a significant number of our customers decide to install solar energy systems and retrofit their internal building systems with more efficient systems and controls because they want to pay less for electricity than what is offered by the traditional utilities. However, distributed C&I solar energy has yet to achieve broad market adoption as evidenced by the fact that distributed solar has penetrated less than 5% of its total addressable market in the U.S. C&I sector.

The customer’s decision to choose solar energy and to retrofit their internal building systems with more efficient systems and controls may also be affected by the cost of other renewable energy sources. Decreases in the retail prices of electricity from the traditional utilities or from other renewable energy sources would harm our ability to offer competitive pricing and could harm our business. The price of electricity from traditional utilities could decrease as a result of:

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construction of a significant number of new power generation plants, including plants utilizing natural gas, nuclear, coal, renewable energy or other generation technologies;

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reductions in the price of natural gas;

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utility rate adjustment and customer class cost reallocation;

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energy conservation technologies and public initiatives to reduce electricity consumption;

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development of new or lower-cost energy storage technologies that have the ability to reduce a customer’s average cost of electricity by shifting load to off-peak times; or

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development of new energy generation technologies that provide less expensive energy.

A reduction in utility electricity prices would make the purchase or the lease of our solar energy systems and the retrofit of their internal building operating systems less economically attractive. If the retail price of energy available from traditional utilities were to decrease due to any of these reasons, or other reasons, we would be at a competitive disadvantage, we may be unable to attract new customers and our growth would be limited.

Due to the limited number of suppliers in the solar industry, the acquisition of any of these suppliers by a competitor or any shortage, delay, quality issue, price change, or other limitations in our ability to obtain components or technologies we use in our projects could result in adverse effects.

While we purchase our products from several different suppliers, If one or more of the solar industry suppliers that we rely upon to meet anticipated demand ceases or reduces production due to its financial condition, acquisition by a competitor, or otherwise, is unable to increase production as industry demand increases or is otherwise unable to allocate sufficient production to us or our subcontractors, it may be difficult to quickly identify alternate suppliers or to qualify alternative products on commercially reasonable terms, and our ability to complete our solar projects may be adversely affected. At times, suppliers may have issues with the quality of their products, which may not be realized until the product has been installed at a customer site. This may result in additional cost incurred. There are a limited number of suppliers of solar energy system components and technologies. While we believe there are other sources of supply for these products available, transitioning to a new supplier may result in additional costs and delays in acquiring our solar products and completing our projects. These issues could harm our business or financial performance.

There have also been periods of industry-wide shortages of key components, including solar panels, in times of industry disruption. The manufacturing infrastructure for some of these components has a long lead-time, requires significant capital investment and relies on the continued availability of key commodity materials, potentially resulting in an inability to meet demand for these components. The solar industry is frequently experiencing significant disruption and, as a result, shortages of key components, including solar panels, may be more likely to occur, which in turn may result in price increases for such components. Even if industry-wide shortages do not occur, suppliers may decide to allocate key components with high demand or insufficient production capacity to more profitable customers, customers with long-term supply agreements or customers other than us and our supply of such components may be reduced as a result. Delays would push out project completion dates in our timelines.

Any supply shortages, delays, quality issues, price changes or other limitations in our ability to obtain components or technologies for our projects could limit our growth, cause cancellations or adversely affect our profitability, and result in loss of market share and damage to our brand.

Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could suffer if we are not able to attract third party project financing or capital sources to finance or purchase completed projects from us.

Third party project financing and project capital sources are critical to our business The lack of or absence of these capital sources could severely and adversely affect the growth, operations and profitability of our business.

Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could suffer if we do not proceed with projects under development or are unable to complete the construction of, or capital improvements to, facilities on schedule or within budget.

Our ability to proceed with projects under development and to complete the construction of, or capital improvements to, facilities on schedule and within budget may be adversely affected by escalating costs for materials and labor and regulatory compliance, inability to obtain or renew necessary licenses, rights-of-way, permits or other approvals on acceptable terms or on schedule, disputes involving contractors, labor organizations, land owners, governmental entities, environmental groups, Native American and aboriginal groups, lessors, joint venture partners and other third parties, negative publicity, interconnection issues and other factors. If any development project or construction or capital improvement project is not completed, is delayed or is subject to cost overruns, certain associated costs may not be approved for recovery or otherwise be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms that may be available, and we could become obligated to make delay or termination payments or become obligated for other damages under contracts, could experience the loss of tax credits or tax incentives, or delayed or diminished returns, and could be required to write off all or a portion of its investment in the project. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

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We may not be able to effectively manage our growth.

Our future growth, if any, may cause a significant strain on our management and our operational, financial, and other resources. Our ability to manage our growth effectively will require us to implement and improve our operational, financial, and management systems and to expand, train, manage, and motivate our employees. These demands will require the hiring of additional management personnel and the development of additional expertise by management. Any increase in resources used without a corresponding increase in our operational, financial, and management systems could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We may not realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, and integration of these acquisitions may disrupt our business and management.

We have in the past, and in the future we may, acquire companies, project pipelines, products or technologies or enter into joint ventures or other strategic initiatives. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions, and any acquisition has numerous risks. These risks include the following:

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difficulty in assimilating the operations and personnel of the acquired company;

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difficulty in effectively integrating the acquired technologies or products with our current technologies;

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difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies during the transition and integration;

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disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of our management and employees from other opportunities and challenges due to integration issues;

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difficulty integrating the acquired company’s accounting, management information, and other administrative systems;

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inability to retain key technical and managerial personnel of the acquired business;

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inability to retain key customers, vendors, and other business partners of the acquired business;

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inability to achieve the financial and strategic goals for the acquired and combined businesses;

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incurring acquisition-related costs or amortization costs for acquired intangible assets that could impact our operating results;

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potential failure of the due diligence processes to identify significant issues with product quality, intellectual property infringement, and other legal and financial liabilities, among other things;

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potential inability to assert that internal controls over financial reporting is effective; and

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potential inability to obtain, or obtain in a timely manner, approvals from governmental authorities, which could delay or prevent such acquisitions.

Acquisitions of companies, businesses and assets are inherently risky and, if we do not complete the integration of these acquisitions successfully and in a timely manner, we may not realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions to the extent anticipated, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our growth depends in part on the success of our relationships with third parties.

A key component of our growth strategy is to develop or expand our relationships with third parties. The majority of our revenues are expected to be generated by third party sales teams using the Company’s platform. Sales only organizations or Energy Solution Providers (ESP’s) will be paid a commission for each transaction that is installed and completed. Additionally, the installation of our projects will be completed by third-party contractors. Negotiating relationships with our third-party sales partners, training such third- parties and contractors and monitoring them for compliance with our standards require significant time and resources and may present greater risks and challenges than expanding a direct sales or installation team. If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with these third parties, our ability to grow our business and address our market opportunity could be impaired. Even if we are able to establish and maintain these relationships, we may not be able to execute on our goal of leveraging these relationships to meaningfully expand our business, brand recognition and customer base. This would limit our growth potential and our opportunities to generate significant additional revenue or cash flows.

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If we are unable to retain and recruit qualified technicians, advisors, industry professionals, or if our boards of directors, key executives, key employees or consultants discontinue their employment or consulting relationship with us, it may delay our development efforts or otherwise harm our business.

We may not be able to attract or retain qualified management or technical personnel in the future due to the intense competition for qualified personnel among solar, energy, and other businesses. Our industry has experienced a high rate of turnover of management personnel in recent years. If we are not able to attract, retain, and motivate necessary personnel to accomplish our business objectives, we may experience constraints that will significantly impede the successful development of any product candidates, our ability to raise additional capital, and our ability to implement our overall business strategy.

We are highly dependent on members of our management and technical staff. The loss of any of our executive officers, key employees, or consultants and our inability to find suitable replacements could potentially harm our business, financial condition, and prospects. We may be unable to attract and retain personnel on acceptable terms given the competition among solar and energy companies. Certain of our current officers, directors, and/or consultants hereafter appointed may from time to time serve as officers, directors, scientific advisors, and/or consultants of other solar and energy companies. We do not maintain “key man” insurance policies on any of our officers or employees. Other than certain members of our senior management team, all of our employees are employed “at will” and, therefore, each employee may leave our employment and join a competitor at any time.

We plan to grant stock options, restricted stock grants, restricted stock unit grants, or other forms of equity awards in the future as a method of attracting and retaining employees, motivating performance, and aligning the interests of employees with those of our shareholders. If we are unable to implement and maintain equity compensation arrangements that provide sufficient incentives, we may be unable to retain our existing employees and attract additional qualified candidates. If we are unable to retain our existing employees and attract additional qualified candidates, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We may be unable to implement and maintain an attractive incentive compensation structure in order to attract and retain the right talent. These actions could lead to disruptions in our business, reduced employee morale and productivity, increased attrition, and problems with retaining existing and recruiting future employees.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members and officers.

We are subject to volatility.the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and our shares are quoted on the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets and are subject to various securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulations has increased our legal and financial compliance costs, made some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increased demand on our systems and resources. The uncertain natureExchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and results of these economic conditions combinedoperations and maintain effective disclosure controls, procedures, and internal controls over financial reporting. Maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with federalthis standard requires significant resources and state regulatory uncertaintymanagement oversight. As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business and results of operations. We will need to hire more employees in the energy industry requires operatorsfuture, which will increase our costs and expenses.

Our management has limited experience in operating a public company.

Our executive officers have limited experience in the management of a publicly traded company subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. Their limited experience in dealing with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies could be flexiblea significant disadvantage in that it is likely that an increasing amount of their time may be devoted to these activities which will result in less time being devoted to our management and adept at adjustinggrowth. We may not have adequate personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in the accounting policies, practices or internal controls over financial reporting required of public companies in the United States. It is possible that we will be required to expand our employee base and hire additional employees to support our operations and strategy to achieve profitability. We intend to evaluate all conditions and risks affectingas a public company, which will increase our operating activitiescosts in future periods.

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Our results of operations may fluctuate from quarter to quarter, which could make our future performance difficult to predict and could cause our results of operations for a particular period to respond to those conditions by employing resourcesfall below expectations, resulting in areas we believe to have the most potential for success. Over the past year, significant declinesa decline in the price of crude oilour common stock.

Our quarterly results of operations are difficult to predict and natural gasmay fluctuate significantly in the future. We have putexperienced seasonal and quarterly fluctuations in the past and expect these fluctuations to continue. However, given that we are operating in a rapidly changing industry, those fluctuations may be masked by our recent growth rates and thus may not be readily apparent from our historical results of operations. As such, our past quarterly results of operations may not be good indicators of likely future performance. In addition to the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section, as well as the factors discussed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section, the following factors, among others, could cause our results of operations and key performance indicators to fluctuate:

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the expiration, reduction or initiation of any governmental tax rebates, tax exemptions, or incentive;

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changes in financial markets, which could restrict our ability to access available and cost-effective financing sources;

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seasonal, environmental or weather conditions that impact sales, energy production, and system installation;

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the amount and timing of operating expenses related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure;

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announcements by us or our competitors of new products or services, significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures;

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capital-raising activities or commitments;

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changes in our pricing policies or terms or those of our competitors, including utilities;

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changes in regulatory policy related to solar energy generation;

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delayed approval of interconnection applications by utility companies

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the loss of one or more key partners or the failure of key partners to perform as anticipated;

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actual or anticipated developments in our competitors’ businesses or the competitive landscape;

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actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate; and

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general economic, industry and market conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our actual revenue or key operating metrics in one or more future quarters may fall short of the expectations of investors and financial analysts. If that occurs, the market price of our common stock could decline and stockholders could lose part or all of their investment.

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Adverse economic pressureconditions may have negative consequences on oil producers, requiring themour business, results of operations and financial condition.

Unpredictable and unstable changes in economic conditions, including recession, inflation, increased government intervention, or other changes, may adversely affect our general business strategy. We rely upon our ability to seek expense reductionsgenerate additional sources of liquidity and we may need to offsetraise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financings in order to fund existing operations or to take advantage of opportunities, including acquisitions of complementary businesses or technologies. Any adverse change in economic conditions would have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition and on our ability to generate or raise additional capital on favorable terms, or at all.

Our ability to obtain insurance and the declineterms of any available insurance coverage could be materially adversely affected by international, national, state or local events or company-specific events, as well as the financial condition of insurers.

Insurance coverage may not continue to be available or may not be available at rates or on terms similar to those presently available to us. Our ability to obtain insurance and the terms of any available insurance coverage could be materially adversely affected by international, national, state or local events or company-specific events, as well as the financial condition of insurers. If insurance coverage is not available or obtainable on acceptable terms, we may be required to pay costs associated with adverse future events.

Our ability to be successful is dependent upon the efforts of certain key personnel. The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our business and its financial condition could suffer as a result.

Our ability to be successful is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. Our success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of senior management, certain of whom would be difficult to replace. Departure by certain of our officers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results.

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We may need to raise additional funds and these funds may not be available when needed.

We may need to raise additional capital in their revenues.the future to further scale our business and expand to additional markets. We may raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related or debt securities, through tax equity partnerships, or through obtaining credit from government or financial institutions. We cannot be certain that additional funds will be available on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we cannot raise additional funds when needed, our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. If we raise funds through the issuance of debt securities or through loan arrangements, the terms of which could require significant interest payments, contain covenants that restrict our business, or other unfavorable terms. Also, changes in tax law or market conditions could negatively impact the availability of tax equity or the terms on which investors are willing to acquire tax equity and therefore reduce our access to capital on favorable terms for new solar energy projects. In addition, to the extent we raise funds through the sale of additional equity securities, our stockholders would experience dilution.

As a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, we will utilize certain modified disclosure requirements, and we cannot be certain if these reduced requirements will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of our common stock held by non- affiliates is greater than or equal to $250 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter, and (ii) our annual revenues are greater than or equal to $100 million during the last completed fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non- affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible and make our common stock less attractive to potential investors.

If we fail to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting and other business practices, and of board-level oversight, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent and detect fraud and other improprieties. Consequently, investors could lose confidence in our financial reporting, and this may decrease the trading price of our stock.

We must maintain effective internal controls to provide reliable financial reports and to prevent and detect fraud and other improprieties. We are responsible for reviewing and assessing our internal controls and implementing additional controls when improvement is needed. The oil field service industryprocess of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company. If we are unable to establish or maintain appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations on a timely basis, result in material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements and harm our results of operations.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements regarding internal control over financial reporting, and other internal controls over business practices, are costly to implement and maintain, and such costs are relatively more burdensome for smaller companies such as us than for larger companies. We have limited internal personnel to implement procedures and rely on outside professionals including accountants and attorneys to support our control procedures. We are working to improve all of our controls but, if our controls are not effective, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent and detect fraud and other improprieties, which could lead to a decrease in the market price of our stock. Failure to implement any required changes to our internal controls or other changes we identify as necessary to maintain an effective system of internal controls could harm our operating results and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information. Any such loss of confidence would have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.

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We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses, or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, this may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.

As a public company, we are required, pursuant to Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2022. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting.

A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we are currently working to remediate, which relate to: (a) insufficient qualified personnel, which caused management to be unable to appropriately define responsibilities to create an effective control environment; (b) the lack of a formalized risk assessment process; and (c) selection and development of control activities, including over information technology.

Our management has beenconcluded that these material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting are due to the fact that we were a private company with limited resources and did not have the necessary business processes and related internal controls formally designed and implemented coupled with the appropriate resources with the appropriate level of experience and technical expertise to oversee our business processes and controls.

Our management has developed a remediation plan which we have begun and will continue to implement. These remediation measures are ongoing and include: hiring additional accounting and financial reporting personnel and implementing additional policies, procedures and controls. The material weaknesses will be considered remediated when our management designs and implements effective controls that operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are effective. Our management will monitor the effectiveness of its remediation plans and will make changes management determines to be appropriate, however we may encounter problems or delays in completing the remediation of the material weaknesses. In connection with the material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting we determined that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective and were not effective as of December 31, 2022.

If not remediated, these material weaknesses could result in material misstatements to our annual or interim consolidated financial statements that might not be prevented or detected on a timely basis, or in delayed filing of required periodic reports. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or when required in the future, if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an unqualified opinion as to the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected and our company could become subject to litigation or investigations by the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources. Each of these material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

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In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and significant management oversight. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, and remediate identified material weaknesses could adversely affect our business and operating results and could cause a decline in the market price of our common stock.

The rules governing the standards that must be met for our management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation. Testing and maintaining internal controls may divert our management’s attention from other matters that are important to our business. Our testing, or the subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal additional deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses. A material weakness in internal controls could result in our failure to detect a material misstatement of our annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements or disclosures. We may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

Certain estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate.

From time to time, we make statements with estimates of the addressable market for our solutions and the clean energy market in general. Market opportunity estimates and growth forecasts, whether obtained from third-party sources or developed internally, are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may prove to be inaccurate. The estimates and forecasts relating to the size and expected growth of the target market, market demand and adoption, capacity to address this demand and pricing may also prove to be inaccurate. In particular, estimates regarding the current and projected market opportunity are difficult to predict. The estimated addressable market may not materialize for many years, if ever, and even if the markets meet the size estimates and growth forecasts, our business could fail to grow at similar rates.

We currently face and will continue to face competition.

We compete for customers, financing partners and incentive dollars with other clean energy providers including but not limited to utility companies, deregulated suppliers, energy services companies, project developers, OEMs, specialty finance companies and IoT data start-ups. We face increasing competition in the energy efficiency solutions industry, including competitors who could duplicate our model. Our competitors may be able to provide customers with different or greater capabilities or benefits than we can provide in areas such as technical qualifications, past contract performance, geographic presence, and driver price. Further, many of our competitors may be able to utilize substantially greater resources and economies of scale to develop competing service offerings and technologies, divert sales away from us by winning broader contracts or hire away our employees by offering more lucrative compensation packages. In the event that the market for energy efficiency solutions expands, we expect that competition will intensify as additional competitors enter the market and current competitors expand their service offerings. In order to secure contracts successfully when competing with larger, well-financed companies, we may be forced to agree to contractual terms that provide for lower aggregate payments to us over the life of the contract, or result in us assuming higher liability risks, which could adversely affect our margins. If we fail to adapt to changing market conditions and to compete successfully with new competitors, we will limit our growth and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We face competition from our own customers, which may elect to finance energy efficiency or generation systems themselves by relying upon our initial analysis of customer sites.

In the process of customer pursuits, we typically perform an initial analysis of one or more customer sites in order to inform and present our proposed deployment of one or more energy efficiency or generation systems. Presenting these analyses results in a knowledge transfer to the customer, and in some cases after receiving such information, customers have elected to forego working with us, and to instead finance the development and installation of energy efficiency or generation systems themselves. Thus, given the long sales cycles for our services, there is an inherent opportunity cost risk that company resources could be tied-up for many months on a pursuit only to be disintermediated closer to consummating a transaction. This type of disintermediation is difficult to predict, however, if it happened with a high number of customer pursuits, it could limit our growth and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Litigation and Regulatory Risks

Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially adversely affected by the volatility in oil and natural gas prices, and may experience lower revenues as oil producers’ pressure oil field service providers for lower cost service.extensive regulation of our business.

 

The Company’sOur operations are subject to complex and comprehensive federal, state and other regulation. This extensive regulatory framework, portions of which are more specifically identified in the following risk factors, regulates, among other things and to varying degrees, our industry, businesses, rates and cost structures, operation and licensing of solar power facilities, construction and operation of electricity generation facilities and acquisition, disposal, depreciation and amortization of facilities and other assets, decommissioning costs and funding, service reliability, wholesale and retail competition, and SRECs trading. In our business requires capitalplanning and in the management of our operations, we must address the effects of regulation on our business and any inability or failure to funddo so adequately could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth. Management intendsprospects. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially adversely affected as a result of new or revised laws, regulations, interpretations or ballot or regulatory initiatives.

Our business is influenced by various legislative and regulatory initiatives, including, but not limited to, conduct operations to generate sufficient capital for use in reductionnew or revised laws, including international trade laws, regulations, interpretations or ballot or regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation or restructuring of the Company’s outstanding debt. In orderenergy industry, and regulation of environmental matters, such as environmental permitting. Changes in the nature of the regulation of our business could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. We are unable to adequately fund operating activities, reduce current liabilities,predict future legislative or regulatory changes, initiatives or interpretations, although any such changes, initiatives or interpretations may increase costs and pay interestcompetitive pressures on us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and principalprospects.

We are subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) rules related to energy generation that are designed to facilitate competition on practically a nationwide basis by providing greater certainty, flexibility and more choices to power customers. We cannot predict the debt, we may need to secure additional capital from third partiesimpact of changing FERC rules or other debt or equity financing sources.the effect of changes in levels of wholesale supply and demand, which are typically driven by factors beyond our control. There can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into additional financing arrangements on termsrespond adequately or sufficiently quickly to such rules and developments, or to any changes that are acceptable. There are also no assurances that we will be able to achieve profitability from our operations inreverse or restrict the current market environment.

General Regulations

Both state and federal authorities regulate the transportation and disposal of salt water, produced fluids and drilling fluids. The executive and legislative branches of government at both the state and federal levels have periodically proposed the establishment of controls on salt water disposal, environmental protection, as well as various other related programs affecting the salt water disposal business. If any further legislation is promulgated related to the disposal of salt water, produced fluids or drilling fluids, such legislation could have a material effect on our operations.

Federal Regulatory Actions

Federal legislation has also been introduced which may have an effect on the use of hydraulic fracturing to increase oil and gas production, primarily in shale formations, due to concerns related to potential contamination of drinking water supplies.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has asserted federal regulatory authority pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) over certain hydraulic fracturing activities involving the use of diesel. In addition, Congress has considered legislation to provide for federal regulation generally of hydraulic fracturing in the United States under the SDWA and to require disclosurecompetitive restructuring of the chemicals usedenergy industry in the hydraulic fracturing process.

The Company’s operations are locatedthose jurisdictions in areas where hydraulic fracturing is used as the primary method of establishing and developing oil and gas producing wells. These areas are also where the majority of the Company’s revenues are generated as these producing wells also generate salt water and other fluids as by-products of the oil and gas producing process.which such restructuring has occurred. Any regulation inhibiting or prohibiting the use of hydraulic fracturing may have a material adverse effect on our operations.


State Regulatory Controls

The State of Texas (where we operate) regulates the operation and permitting associated with the transport and disposal of salt water and other produced fluids. Because we are primarily engaged in salt water, produced fluids and drilling fluid disposal activities, our operations are subject to inspection and permitting by authorities of the State of Texas. There have been recent regulatory and legislative proposals related to concerns with potential water supply contamination potentially be caused by hydraulic fracturing operations.

Environmental Regulations

Our salt water and other fluids disposal operations are subject to environmental protection regulations established by federal, state, and local agencies. We believe we are in compliance with the applicable environmental regulations established by these agencies with jurisdiction over our operations. Certain environmental regulations currently in effect could have a material adverse effect on our earnings or prospects for profitability if we received a determination from one of these agencies that our operations are not in compliance. The Texas Legislature has mandated a regulatory program for the management of hazardous wastes generated during crude oil and natural gas exploration and production, gas processing, oil and gas waste reclamation, salt water disposal and transportation operations. The disposal of these wastes, as governed by the Railroad Commission of Texas, is subject to the supervision of state of Texas authorities. Our disposal operations are also subject to inspection and regulation by state and federal environmental authorities.

Employees

Currently, we have nine full-time employees, with two full-time employees at our corporate office and seven full-time employees in operations.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Business Risks

Our business volume has declined and our operations have lost a significant amount of money during the last two fiscal years.

Due to reductions in the volume of business and the decision to no longer provide transportation services to our customers combined with significant debt, the Company’s operations have not been profitable. We have made substantial changes in our operations including significant reductions in operating expenses and employees, the closing of our salt water disposal operations in east Texas, and sales of transportation assets to raise cash to reduce debt. There can be no assurance we will be successful in returning to profitability. If we are unable to return to profitability, we may be required to seek the protection of the United States Bankruptcy Court and liquidate or reorganize.

Our independent auditors have issued a report which raises the question about our ability to continue as a going concern. This report may impair our ability to raise additional financing and adversely affect the price of our common stock.

The report of our independent auditors contained in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 includes a paragraph that explains that we have been experiencing financial and liquidity concerns. Per the report, these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Reports of independent auditors questioning a company’s ability to continue as a going concern are generally viewed unfavorably by analysts and investors. This report, along with our recent financial results, may make it difficult for us to raise additional debt or equity financing necessary to conduct our operations.

We have a significant amount of debt and our operational losses may prevent the payment of our debt when due.

We currently have a significant amount of debt outstanding which requires us to meet certain operating and financial covenants and on which we are required to pay interest and repay principal. We have failed to meet the operational or financial covenants and have failed to pay interest and principal on our debt in a timely matter and are therefore in breach of certain of our loan agreements. Our secured creditors could foreclose on their collateral, which constitutes all of our assets. Due to our reduced business volume and operating losses, we have been dependent upon two of our significant shareholders who have purchased our equity and provided funds to make our debt payments. If we are unable to increase business volumes or otherwise return to profitability and we are unable to raise additional debt or equity capital, we may default on our debt and our creditors could foreclose on our assets. We would then cease operating as a going concern and you could potentially lose all of your investment in the Company.

Our future success depends upon our ability to adapt to changes in the oil services industry and successfully implement our business strategy.

Due to lower market prices for crude oil and other changes occurring in the oil industry, many of our customers are seeking to reducing their costs and to reduce their operations. We have begun implementing a business plan with an emphasis on increasing the volumes of salt water, produced fluids and drilling fluids we dispose of. The planned increase in business volume may require that we reduce prices for the services we perform for our customers due to the current economic environment in the oil and gas industry. We currently have limited financial resources and there can be no assurance we will be successful in gaining additional salt water disposal business from new and existing customers at prices and terms that would allow us to make a profit.


Federal legislation and state legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to hydraulic fracturing could result in increased costs and additional operating restrictions or delays as well as adversely affect our services.

Hydraulic fracturing is an important and commonly used process for the completion of oil and natural gas wells in formations with low permeability, such as shale formations. Hydraulic fracturing involves the pressurized injection of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations to stimulate production. Due to concerns surrounding the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on groundwater quality, certain legislative and regulatory proposals have been initiated in the United States to make permitting, public disclosure and construction and operational compliance requirements more stringent for hydraulic fracturing. While hydraulic fracturing typically is regulated in the United States by state oil and natural gas commissions, there have been developments indicating that more federal regulatory involvement may occur.

The EPA has asserted federal regulatory authority pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or SDWA, over certain hydraulic fracturing activities involving the use of diesel. In addition, the United States Congress has considered legislation to provide for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing under the SDWA and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process. At the state level, several states have adopted or are considering adopting legal requirements that could impose more stringent requirements on hydraulic fracturing activities. In the event new or more stringent federal or state legal restrictions relating to use of the hydraulic fracturing process in the United States are adopted in areas where our oil and natural gas exploration and production customers operate, those customers could incur potentially significant added costs to comply with requirements relating to permitting, construction, financial assurance, monitoring, recordkeeping, and/or plugging and abandonment, as well as could experience delays or curtailment in the pursuit of production or development activities, which could reduce demand for our water disposal services.

Other governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of the Interior, are evaluating various other aspects of hydraulic fracturing. These ongoing or proposed studies, depending on their degree of pursuit and any meaningful results obtained, could spur initiatives to further regulate hydraulic fracturing under the SDWA or other regulatory mechanisms, which events could delay or curtail production of oil and natural gas by exploration and production operations, some of which are our customers, and thus reduce or eliminate demand for our services.

We are subject to extensive and costly environmental laws and regulations that may require actions that could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our operations are affected by stringent and complex federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the discharge of substances into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. We could be exposed to liability for cleanup costs, natural resource damages and other damages because of our operating activities that were lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior operators or other third parties.

Environmental laws and regulations are subject to change in the future, possibly resulting in requirements that are more stringent. If existing regulatory requirements or enforcement policies change or are more stringently enforced, we may be required to make significant unanticipated capital and operating expenditures. Any failure to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations may result in governmental authorities taking actions that could adversely affect our operations and financial condition, including the:

issuance of administrative, civil and criminal penalties;
denial or revocation of permits or other authorizations;
reduction or cessation in operations; and
performance of site investigatory, remedial or other corrective actions.

There are risks inherent in reworking, completing and operating disposal wells.

Reworking and completing saltwater disposal wells involves a degree of risk, and sometimes results in unsuccessful efforts, for a variety of reasons. We cannot control the outcome of operations entirely, and there can be no assurance that any operation will be successful. Even though a disposal well is permitted to accept a certain amount of water, there is no assurance that the disposal well or any specific zone in the well will be capable in fact of absorbing any specific amount of water. Disposal wells may also be ruined or rendered unusable during operations due to technical or mechanical difficulties. Should a well be successfully completed or perforated, there is still no assurance that the zone in which the well is completed or perforated will be able to absorb saltwater at a rate that will support profitable operations. Disposal wells can encounter problems that render the well unusable, even after a period of successful operation. There can be no assurance we will be able to successfully rework, complete or operate any specific well, or will be able to operate sufficient wells to achieve a consistent positive cash flow or to achieve profitability.

Our success will likely depend on the continuing availability of certain disposal wells.

We believe there will be available a number of existing disposal wells and sources of locations for the drilling of new wells necessary to provide us with sufficient disposal capacity at a reasonable cost. However, there can be no assurance that disposal wells or disposal well locations will always be available or available at a reasonable cost. There can be no assurance we will have the resources to drill and/or complete additional wells. If we are not able to obtain disposal wells or disposal well drilling locations or the wells or locations are available but their cost is no longer reasonable, our finances would be directly impacted and we might not have the ability to continue as a going concern.


We may not be sufficiently insured or insured against all potential liabilities.

We could incur substantial liabilities in connection with reworking or operating disposal wells. We may not be able to insure against all such liabilities, may carry insurance in amounts not sufficient to cover all such liabilities or may elect to self-insure against such liabilities due to the premium costs involved or due to lack of available insurance coverage. Other parties with whom we contract for operations may carry liability insurance, but there is no assurance that the insured risks or the level of insurance coverage obtained by such parties will be sufficient to cover all potential liability we or such parties incur. Further, there may be occurrences resulting in expenses or liabilities to third parties that are of a nature that cannot now or may not in the future be insured. Uninsured liabilities to third parties could reduce the funds available to us, could exceed the value of our assets, and could result in the complete loss of property we own.

We may not be able obtain the necessary permits.

We are required to obtain certain permits, approvals or licenses in connection with our disposal well operations. We may not be able to obtain new or transferred permits, approvals or licenses on a timely basis or at all, which would result in material adverse consequences to our business and financial condition.

Our salt water disposal operations may be subject to liability or claims of environmental damages.

We operate existing salt water disposal wells and locations, which have received the necessary governmental permits for drilling a disposal well. Although the disposal wells have received certain governmental regulatory licenses, permits or approvals this does not shield us from potential claims from third parties claiming contamination of their water supply or other environmental damages. Remediation of environmental contamination or damages can be extremely costly and such costs, if we are found liable, could be of such a magnitude as to cause us to cease operating as a going concern.

Our business may fail.

There is limited operating history upon which to base an assumption that we will be able to achieve our revised business plans. Our salt water disposal operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including the lack of significant operating history and potential undercapitalization. There can be no assurance that future operations will be profitable. Revenues and profits, if any, will depend upon various factors, including our ability to acquire suitable assets and to maintain our existing customer base and attract new customers. There can be no assurance we will achieve our projected goals or accomplish our business plans; and such failure could have a material adverse effect on our operations and our stockholders. If we are not able to achieve and maintain operating revenues, we could fail and you could lose your entire investment.

We will require additional funding to implement our business plan.

Our estimates of the amounts required to fund our future operations are based upon assumptions that may not prove accurate. If we do not have adequate funds to cover operating expenses and working capital requirements, we will require debt and/or equity financing sources for additional working capital. We may further leverage our assets and may use the assets as collateral to secure financing. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional debt or equity funding if necessary.

Our business depends on domestic spending by the oil and gas industry.

Industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which we have no control, such as the supply of and demand for oil and gas, domestic and worldwide economic conditions, political instability in oil and gas producing countries and merger and divestiture activity among oil and gas producers. The volatility of the oil and gas industry and the consequent impact on exploration and production activity could adversely affect the level of drilling and workover activity. This reduction may cause a decline in the demand for our services or adversely affect the price of our services. In addition, reduced discovery rates of new oil and gas reserves in our market areas also may have a negative long-term impact on our business, even in an environment of stronger oil and gas prices, to the extent existing production is not replaced and the number of producing wells for us to service declines.

Competition may adversely affect us.

The salt water and production fluids disposal services industry is highly competitive and fragmented and includes numerous small companies capable of competing effectively in our markets on a local basis, as well as several large companies that possess substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. Our larger competitors’ greater resources could allow those competitors to compete more effectively than we can.


Our operations are subject to inherent risks, some of which are beyond our control.

Our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the oil and gas industry, including, but not limited to, accidents, blowouts, explosions, craterings, fires and oil spills. These conditions can cause:

personal injury or loss of life;
damage to or destruction of property and equipment and the environment; and
suspension of operations.

The occurrence of a significant event or adverse claim in excess of any insurance coverage that we maintain or that is not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Litigation arising from a catastrophic occurrence at a location where our equipment or services are being used may result in our being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting substantial claims.

We may be exposed to certain regulatory and financial risks related to climate change.

Climate change is receiving increasing attention from scientists and legislators alike. The debate is ongoing as to the extent to which our climate is changing, the potential causes of this change and its potential impacts. Some attribute global warming to increased levels of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which has led to significant legislative and regulatory efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. A significant focus is being made on companies that are active producers of depleting natural resources.

There are a number of legislative and regulatory proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions, which are in various phases of discussion or implementation. The outcome of foreign, U.S. federal, regional, provincial and state actions to address global climate change could result in a variety of regulatory programs including potential new regulations, additional charges to fund energy efficiency activities, or other regulatory actions. These actions could:

result in increased costs associated with our operations and our customers’ operations;
increase other costs to our business;
adversely impact overall drilling activity in the areas in which we plan to operate;
reduce the demand for carbon-based fuels; and
reduce the demand for our services.

Any adoption of these or similar proposals by foreign, U.S. federal, regional or state governments mandating a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol (the Copenhagen Accord,) or other foreign, U.S. federal, regional or state requirements or other efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, could have far-reaching and significant impacts on the energy industry. Although it is not possible at this time to predict how legislation or new regulations that may be adopted to address greenhouse gas emissions would impact our business, any such future laws and regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, or demand for our services.financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

Currently proposed legislative changes,Any reductions or modifications to, or the elimination of, governmental incentives or policies that support solar energy, including, changesbut not limited to, tax laws, policies and regulations, could materially, negatively affect our operations and financial results, increaseincentives, renewable portfolio standards (“RPS”) or feed-in-tariffs, or the costsimposition of doing business and decrease the demand for our products.

The current U.S. administration and Congress have proposed several new articles of legislation or legislative and administration changes, including changes to tax laws and regulations, which could have a material negative effect on our operations and financial results. Some of the proposed changes that could negatively affect us are:

cap and trade system for emissions;
increase environmental limits on exploration and production activities;
repeal of expensing of intangible drilling costs;
increase of the amortization period for geological and geophysical costs to seven years;
repeal of percentage depletion;
limits on hydraulic fracturing or disposal of hydraulic fracturing fluids;
repeal of the domestic manufacturing deduction for oil and natural gas production;
repeal of the passive loss exception for working interests in oil and natural gas properties;
repeal of the credits for enhanced oil recovery projects and production from marginal wells;
repeal of the deduction for tertiary injectants;
changes to the foreign tax credit limitation calculation; and
changes to healthcare rules and regulations.

We are subject to litigation risks that may not be covered by insurance.

In the ordinary course of business, we become the subject of various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings seeking damagesadditional taxes or other remedies concerningassessments on solar energy, could result in, among other items, the lack of a satisfactory market for the development and/or financing of new solar energy projects, our commercial operations, employees and other matters, including potential claims from individuals due to accidents or other mishaps involving our operations. We maintain insurance to cover manyabandoning the development of solar energy projects, a loss of our potential losses,investments in solar energy projects and we are subject to various self-retentions and deductibles under our insurance policies. It is possible, however, that a judgment could be rendered against us in cases inreduced project returns, any of which we could be uninsured and beyond the amounts that we currently have reserved or anticipate incurring for such matters.

Our concentration of customers in a single industry may affect our overall exposure to credit risk.

All of our customers operate in the energy industry. This concentration of operations and customers in a single industry may affect our overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic and industry conditions.

Oil and natural gas prices are volatile. A substantial decrease in oil prices could adversely affect our financial results.

Our future financial condition may be impacted by the level of oil and natural gas market prices. Oil and natural gas prices historically have been volatile and likely will continue to be volatile in the future, especially given world geopolitical conditions. In addition, our cash flow from operations is somewhat dependent on the prices that we receive for oil sold from our disposal operations. The price volatility in the oil and natural gas market also affects the cash flow and operations of our customers and their ability to purchase our services. The prices for oil and natural gas are subject to a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control. These factors include:

the level of consumer demand for oil and natural gas;
the domestic and foreign supply of oil and natural gas;
the ability of the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to agree to and maintain oil and natural gas price and production controls;
the price of foreign oil and natural gas;
domestic governmental regulations and taxes;
the price and availability of alternative fuel sources;

These factors and the volatility of the energy markets generally make it extremely difficult to predict future oil and natural gas price movements with any certainty. Declines in oil and natural gas prices would reduce revenue and, as a result, could have a material adverse effect uponon our business, financial condition, results of operations and the carrying valuesprospects.

The growth and success of our properties.business depends heavily on government incentives and policies that support the economic feasibility of developing and operating solar energy solutions in regions in which we operate or plan to develop and operate. The federal government and a majority of state governments in the U.S. provide incentives, such as tax incentives, RPS or feed-in-tariffs, that support or are designed to support the sale of energy from utility scale renewable energy facilities, such as wind and solar energy facilities. As a result of budgetary constraints, political factors or otherwise, governments from time to time may review their laws and policies that support renewable energy and consider actions that would make the laws and policies less conducive to the development and operation of renewable energy facilities. Any reductions or modifications to, or the elimination of, governmental incentives or policies that support renewable energy or the imposition of additional taxes or other assessments on renewable energy, could result in, among other items, the lack of a satisfactory market for the development and/or financing of new renewable energy projects, our abandoning the development of renewable energy projects, and reduced project returns, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The absence of net energy metering and related policies to offer competitive pricing to our customers in our current markets, and adverse changes to net energy metering policies, may significantly reduce demand for electricity from our solar energy systems.

Each of the states where we currently serve customers has adopted a net energy metering policy. Net energy metering typically allows our customers to interconnect their on-site solar energy systems to the utility grid and offset their utility electricity purchases by receiving a bill credit at the utility’s retail rate for energy generated by their solar energy system that is exported to the grid in excess of the electric load used by the customers. At the end of the billing period, the customer simply pays for the net energy used or receives a credit at the retail rate if more energy is produced than consumed. Utilities operating in states without a net energy metering policy may receive solar electricity that is exported to the grid when there is no simultaneous energy demand by the customer without providing retail compensation to the customer for this generation. Each of the states where we currently serve customers has adopted a net energy metering policy. In addition to net metering policies, certain of our primary markets, including Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland have adopted programs specifically aimed at providing renewable energy benefits to specific customers, such as community solar and low- and moderate-income customers. Many of these programs are set-up with a finite capacity of MW installed. Historically, regulators in our primary markets have continuously rolled out new incentive programs as the caps on existing programs begin to fill to promote continued investment in renewables in order to meet the goals set forth in their Renewable Portfolio Standards, however the continuous roll-out of such programs is not guaranteed.

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Our ability to sell solar energy systems and the electricity they generate may be adversely impacted by the failure to expand existing limits on the amount of net energy metering in states that have implemented it, the failure to adopt a net energy metering policy where it currently is not in place, the imposition of new charges that only or disproportionately impact customers that utilize net energy metering, or reductions in the amount or value of credit that customers receive through net energy metering. If such charges are imposed, the cost savings associated with switching to solar energy may be significantly reduced and our ability to attract future customers and compete with traditional utility providers could be impacted. Our ability to sell solar energy systems and the electricity they generate also may be adversely impacted by the unavailability of expedited or simplified interconnection for grid-tied solar energy systems or any limitation on the number of customer interconnections or amount of solar energy that utilities are required to allow in their service territory or some part of the grid.

Limits on net energy metering, interconnection of solar energy systems and other operational policies in key markets could limit the number of solar energy systems installed in those markets. If the oil industry experiences significant price declines, we may, among other things,caps on net energy metering in jurisdictions are reached, and new caps are not put in place, or if the amount or value of credit that customers receive for net energy metering is significantly reduced, future customers will be unable to meetrecognize the current cost savings associated with net energy metering. We rely substantially on net energy metering when we establish competitive pricing for our financial obligations or make planned expenditures.prospective customers and the absence of net energy metering for new customers would greatly limit demand for our solar energy systems.

 

LossOur business depends in part on the regulatory treatment of key employeesthird-party-owned solar energy systems.

Our PPAs are third-party ownership arrangements. Sales of electricity by third parties face regulatory challenges in some states and sponsorsjurisdictions. Other challenges pertain to whether third-party owned systems qualify for the same levels of rebates or other non- tax incentives available for customer-owned solar energy systems, whether third-party owned systems are eligible at all for these incentives, and whether third-party owned systems are eligible for net energy metering and the associated cost savings. Reductions in, or eliminations of, this treatment of these third-party arrangements could reduce demand for our systems, adversely impact our access to capital and could cause us to increase the price we charge our customers for energy.

Existing electric utility industry regulations, and changes to regulations, may present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar energy offerings that may significantly reduce demand for our solar energy offerings.

Federal, state and local government regulations and policies concerning the electric utility industry, and internal policies and regulations promulgated by electric utilities, heavily influence the market for electricity generation products and services. These regulations and policies often relate to electricity pricing and the interconnection of customer-owned electricity generation. In the U.S., governments and utilities continuously modify these regulations and policies. These regulations and policies could deter customers from purchasing renewable energy, including solar energy systems. This could result in a significant reduction in the potential demand for our solar energy systems. For example, utilities commonly charge fees to larger, industrial customers for disconnecting from the electric grid or for having the capacity to use power from the electric grid for back-up purposes. These fees could increase our customers’ cost to use our systems and make them less desirable, thereby harming our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, depending on the region, electricity generated by solar energy systems competes most effectively with expensive peak-hour electricity from the electric grid, rather than the less expensive average price of electricity. Modifications to the utilities’ peak hour pricing policies or rate design, such as to a flat rate, would require us to lower the price of our solar energy systems to compete with the price of electricity from the electric grid.

In addition, any changes to government or internal utility regulations and policies that favor electric utilities could reduce our competitiveness and cause a significant reduction in demand for our products and services. For example, certain jurisdictions have proposed assessing fees on customers purchasing energy from solar energy systems or imposing a new charge that would disproportionately impact solar energy system customers who utilize net energy metering, either of which would increase the cost of energy to those customers and could reduce demand for our solar energy systems. It is possible charges could be imposed on not just future customers but our existing customers, causing a potentially significant consumer relations problem and harming our reputation and business.

Regulatory decisions that are important to us may be materially adversely affected by political, regulatory and economic factors.

The local and national political, regulatory and economic environment has had, and may in the future have, an adverse effect on regulatory decisions with negative consequences for us. These decisions may require, for example, us to cancel or delay planned development activities, to reduce or delay other planned capital expenditures or to pay for investments or otherwise incur costs that we may not be able to recover, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We may in the future be named in legal proceedings, become involved in regulatory inquiries or be subject to litigation, all of which are costly, distracting to our core business and could result in an unfavorable outcome or a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or the market price for our common stock.

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We may in the future be involved in legal proceedings and/or receive inquiries from government and regulatory agencies from time to time. In the event that we are involved in significant disputes or are the subject of a formal action by a regulatory agency, we could be exposed to costly and time-consuming legal proceedings that could result in any number of outcomes. Although outcomes of such actions vary, any future claims or regulatory actions initiated by or against us, whether successful or not, could result in significant costs, costly damage awards or settlement amounts, injunctive relief, increased costs of business, fines or orders to change certain business practices, significant dedication of management time, diversion of significant operational resources, or otherwise harm our business, financial condition and results of operations or adversely affect the market price for our common stock. If we are not successful in any such legal proceedings and litigation, we may be required to pay significant monetary damages, which could hurt our results of operations. Lawsuits are time-consuming and expensive to resolve and divert management’s time and attention. Although we carry general liability insurance, our insurance may not cover potential claims or may not be adequate to indemnify us for all liability that may be imposed. We cannot predict how the courts will rule in any potential lawsuit against us. Decisions in favor of parties that bring lawsuits against us could subject us to significant liability for damages, adversely affect our results of operations and harm our reputation.

As part of our business model is to acquire complementary businesses, we may become subject to claims arising from the operations of any such acquired businesses for periods prior to the dates we acquired them.

We may be subject to claims or liabilities arising from the ownership or operation of acquired solar systems for the periods prior to our acquisition of them, including environmental, employee-related, indemnification for tax equity partnerships and other liabilities and claims not covered by insurance. These claims or liabilities could be significant. Our ability to seek indemnification from the former owners of our acquired businesses for these claims or liabilities may be limited by various factors, including the specific time, monetary or other limitations contained in the respective acquisition agreements and the financial ability of the former owners to satisfy our indemnification claims. In addition, insurance companies may be unwilling to cover claims that have arisen from acquired businesses or locations, or claims may exceed the coverage limits that our acquired businesses had in effect prior to the date of acquisition. If we are unable to successfully obtain insurance coverage of third-party claims or enforce our indemnification rights against the former owners, or if the former owners are unable to satisfy their obligations for any reason, including because of their current financial position, we could be held liable for the costs or obligations associated with such claims or liabilities, which could adversely affect our business.financial condition and results of operations.

Our success is dependent upon the continued services

Changes in laws, regulations or rules, or a failure to comply with any laws, regulations or rules, may adversely affect our business and skillsresults of our key employeesoperations.

We are subject to laws, regulations and rules enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we are required to comply with certain large stockholders. The lossSEC and other legal or regulatory requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, servicesapplicable laws, regulations and rules may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws, regulations or participation of any of these key individualsrules and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a negative impactmaterial adverse effect on our business becauseand results of their skillsoperations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations or rules, as interpreted and industry experienceapplied, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Intellectual Property and Data Privacy Risks

If we are unsuccessful in developing and maintaining our proprietary technology, our ability to attract and retain independent sales partners and solar partners could be impaired, our competitive position could be harmed and our revenue could be reduced.

Our future growth depends on our ability to continue to develop and maintain our proprietary technology that supports our solar and renewable energy solutions. In addition, we rely, and expect to continue to rely, on licensing agreements with certain third parties for aerial images that allow us to efficiently and effectively analyze a customer’s rooftop for solar energy system specifications. In the event that our current or future products require features that we have not developed or licensed, or we lose the benefit of an existing license, we will be required to develop or obtain such technology through purchase, license or other arrangements. If the required technology is not available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, we may incur additional expenses in an effort to internally develop the required technology. If we are unable to maintain our existing proprietary technology, our ability to attract and retain our independent sales partners and solar partners could be impaired, our competitive position could be harmed and our revenue could be reduced.

Our business may be harmed if we fail to properly protect our intellectual property, and we may also be required to defend against claims or indemnify others against claims that our intellectual property infringes on the intellectual property rights of third parties.

We believe that the success of our business depends in part on our proprietary technology, including our software, information, processes and know-how.

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We rely on copyright, trade secret and other protections to secure our intellectual property rights. Although we may incur substantial costs in protecting our technology, we cannot be certain that we have adequately protected or will be able to adequately protect it, that our competitors will not be able to utilize our existing technology or develop similar technology independently or that foreign intellectual property laws will adequately protect our intellectual property rights. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for third parties to obtain and use our intellectual property without our consent. Unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties, and the difficultyexpenses incurred in protecting our intellectual property rights, may adversely affect our business. In the future, some of promptly finding qualified replacements.our products could be alleged to infringe existing patents or other intellectual property of third parties, and we cannot be certain that we will prevail in any intellectual property dispute. In addition, any future litigation required to enforce our patents, to protect our trade secrets or know- how or to defend us or indemnify others against claimed infringement of the rights of third parties could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

We use open source software, which may require that we release the source code of certain software subject to open source licenses or subject us to possible litigation or other actions that could adversely affect our business.

We utilize software that is licensed under so-called “open source,” “free” or other similar licenses. Open source software is made available to the general public on an “as-is” basis under the terms of a non-negotiable license. We currently combine our proprietary software with open source software but not in a manner that we believe requires the release of the source code of our proprietary software to the public. However, our use of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software. Open-source licensors generally do not provide support, warranties, indemnification or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. In addition, if we combine our proprietary software with open-source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary software to the public. This would allow our competitors to create similar offerings with lower development effort and time.

We may also face claims alleging noncompliance with open-source license terms or infringement or misappropriation of proprietary software. These claims could result in litigation, require us to purchase a costly license or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our software, any of which would have a negative effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, if the license terms for open-source software that we use change, we may be forced to re-engineer our solutions, incur additional costs or discontinue the use of these solutions if re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis. Although we monitor our use of open-source software to avoid subjecting our offerings to unintended conditions, few courts have interpreted open source licenses, and there is a risk that these licenses could be construed in a way that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to use our proprietary software. We cannot guarantee that we have incorporated or will incorporate open-source software in our software in a manner that will not subject us to liability or in a manner that is consistent with our current policies and procedures.

If we experience a significant disruption in our information technology systems, fail to implement new systems and software successfully or if we experience cyber security incidents or have a deficiency in cybersecurity, our business could be adversely affected.

We depend on information systems to provide proprietary clean energy assessment and deployment solutions for commercial and industrial (C&I) building and property owners, process orders, process and bill customers and collect payments from our customers, respond to customer inquiries, contribute to our overall internal control processes, and record and pay amounts due vendors and other creditors. These systems may experience damage or disruption from a number of causes, including power outages, computer and telecommunication failures, computer viruses, malware, ransomware or other destructive software, internal design, manual or usage errors, cyberattacks, terrorism, workplace violence or wrongdoing, catastrophic events, natural disasters and severe weather conditions. We may also be impacted by breaches of our third-party processors.

If we were to experience a prolonged disruption in our information systems that involve interactions with customers, independent sales partners and subcontractors, it could result in the loss of sales and customers and/or increased costs, which could adversely affect our overall business operation. Although no such incidents have had a direct, material impact on us, we are unable to predict the direct or indirect impact of any future incidents to our business.

In addition, numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats, including advanced and persistent cyberattacks, phishing and social engineering schemes, particularly on internet applications, could compromise the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of data in our systems. The security measures and procedures we and our customers have in place to protect sensitive data and other information may not be successful or sufficient to counter all data breaches, cyberattacks, or system failures. Although we devote resources to our cybersecurity programs and have implemented security measures to protect our systems and data, and to prevent, detect and respond to data security incidents, there can be no assurance that our efforts will prevent these threats.

Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, or to disable or degrade systems change frequently, have become increasingly more complex and sophisticated, and may be difficult to detect for periods of time, we may not anticipate these acts or respond adequately or timely. As these threats continue to evolve and increase, we may be required to devote significant additional resources in order to modify and enhance our security controls and to identify and remediate any security vulnerabilities.

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Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common StockSecurities

 

There is a limited trading market for our shares and you may not be able to sell your shares if you need immediate liquidity.

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB Venture Market (herein “OTC Market”), an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities. According to OTC Markets, during the thirty days preceding filing of this report, the average daily trading volume of our common stock was approximately 1,100 shares traded per day, on average, and currently is thinly traded which is likely to resulttraded. As of March 31, 2023, we had 1022 record holders of our common stock (not including an indeterminate number of stockholders whose shares are held by brokers in volatile swings“street name”). There has been limited trading activity in our stock, price.and when it has traded, the price has fluctuated widely. We consider our common stock to be “thinly traded” and any last reported sale prices may not be a true market-based valuation of the common stock. Stockholders may experience difficulty selling their shares if they choose to do so because of the illiquid market and limited public float for our common stock.

We are subject to the penny stock rules and these rules may adversely affect trading in our common stock.

Our common stock is thinly traded as mucha “low-priced” security under rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in low-priced securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes the risks associated with such stocks, the broker-dealer’s duties in selling the stock, the customer’s rights and remedies and certain market and other information. Furthermore, the broker-dealer must make a suitability determination approving the customer for low-priced stock transactions based on the customer’s financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing to the customer, obtain specific written consent from the customer, and provide monthly account statements to the customer. The effect of these restrictions probably decreases the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, decreases liquidity of our issuedcommon stock and increases transaction costs for sales and purchases of our common stock as compared to other securities.

Our Officers, Directors and ten percent or greater shareholders collectively own a substantial portion of our outstanding common stock, is held byand as long as they do, they may be able to control the outcome of stockholder voting.

Our Officers, Directors and ten percent or greater shareholders are collectively the owners of approximately 52.4% of the outstanding shares of our officerscommon stock as of the date of this report. As long as our Officers, Directors and ten percent or greater shareholders collectively own a small numbersignificant percentage of stockholders. Consequently, untilour common stock, our other shareholders may generally be unable to affect or change the management or the direction of our company without the support of our Officers, Directors and ten percent or greater shareholders. As a result, some investors may be unwilling to purchase our common stock. If the demand for our common stock is more widely heldreduced because our Officers, Directors and actively traded small salesten percent or purchases will likely causegreater shareholders have significant influence over our company, the price of our common stock could be materially depressed. The Officers, Directors and ten percent or greater shareholders will be able to fluctuate dramatically up or down without regard to our financial health, net worth or business prospects.

We may issue additional sharesexert significant influence over the outcome of preferred stock.

Pursuantall corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election of Directors, amendments to our certificate of incorporation our boardand approval of directors hassignificant corporate transactions.

We have the authorityability to issue additional seriesshares of our common stock and shares of preferred stock without asking for stockholder approval, which could cause your investment to be diluted.

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors to issue up to 400,000,000 shares of common stock and up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The power of the Board of Directors to issue shares of common stock, preferred stock or warrants or options to purchase shares of common stock or preferred stock is generally not subject to stockholder approval. Accordingly, any additional issuance of our common stock, or preferred stock that may be convertible into common stock, may have the effect of diluting your investment.

By issuing preferred stock, we may be able to delay, defer or prevent a change of control.

Our Certificate of Incorporation permits us to issue, without approval from our shareholders, a total of 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are outstanding. Our Board of Directors can determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to, or imposed upon, the shares of preferred stock and to determinefix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series. It is possible that our Board of Directors, in determining the rights, preferences and restrictionsprivileges to be granted when the preferred stock is issued, may include provisions that have the effect of sharesdelaying, deferring or preventing a change in control, discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price, or that adversely affect the market price of those series withoutand the approval of our stockholders. Thevoting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

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Our stock price is volatile.

The trading price of our common stock has been and continues to be subject to fluctuations. The stock price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, such as quarterly variations in operating results, the current seriesoperating and stock performance of other companies that investors may deem as comparable and news reports relating to trends in the marketplace, among other factors. Significant volatility in the market price of our common stock may be juniorarise due to the rightsfactors such as:

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our developing business;

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relatively low price per share;

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relatively low public float;

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variations in quarterly operating results;

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changes in our cash flow from operations or earnings estimates;

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general market trends and economic conditions in the industries in which we do business;

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Domestic and international economic, legal and regulatory factors unrelated to our performance;

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the number of holders of our common stock; and

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the interest of securities dealers in maintaining a market for our common stock.

As long as there is only a limited public market for our common stock, that may be issued in the future. In addition, any future seriessale of preferred stock could be convertible intoa significant number of shares of our common stock whichat any particular time could resultbe difficult to achieve at the market prices prevailing immediately before such shares are offered and could cause a severe decline in dilution to your investment.

There may be future dilutionthe price of our common stock.

We

There are limitations in connection with the availability of quotes and order information on the OTC Markets.

Trades and quotations on the OTC Markets involve a manual process and the market information for such securities cannot be guaranteed. In addition, quote information, or even firm quotes, may pursue an acquisition strategy, which is likely to require the issuance of common shares as a component of the purchasenot be available. The manual execution process may delay order processing and intervening price for the acquisitions. Any such issuance willfluctuations may result in dilutionthe failure of a limit order to execute or the execution of a market order at a significantly different price. Execution of trades, execution reporting and the delivery of legal trade confirmation may be delayed significantly. Consequently, one may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at the optimum trading prices.

There are delays in order communication on the OTC Markets.

Electronic processing of orders is not available for securities traded on the OTC Marketplace and high order volume and communication risks may prevent or delay the execution of one's OTC Marketplace trading orders. This lack of automated order processing may affect the timeliness of order execution reporting and the availability of firm quotes for shares of our common stock. In addition,Heavy market volume may lead to a delay in the extent options to purchase common stock under employee and director stock option plans are exercised, holdersprocessing of OTC Marketplace security orders for shares of our common stock, willdue to the manual nature of the market. Consequently, one may not be diluted. If available fundsable to sell shares of our common stock at the optimum trading prices.

There is a risk of market fraud on the OTC Marketplace.

OTC Marketplace securities are frequent targets of fraud or market manipulation. Not only because of their generally low price, but also because the OTC Market reporting requirements for these securities are less stringent than for listed or NASDAQ traded securities, and cash generated fromno exchange requirements are imposed. Dealers may dominate the market and set prices that are not based on competitive forces. Individuals or groups may create fraudulent markets and control the sudden, sharp increase of price and trading volume and the equally sudden collapse of the market price for shares of our operations are insufficient to satisfy our needs, wecommon stock.

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There is a limitation in connection with the editing and canceling of orders on the OTC Markets.

Orders for OTC Market securities may be compelledcanceled or edited like orders for other securities. All requests to change or cancel an order must be submitted to, received, and processed by the OTC Markets. Due to the manual order processing involved in handling OTC Markets trades, order processing and reporting may be delayed, and one may not be able to cancel or edit one's order. Consequently, a shareholder may not be able to sell additional equity or convertible debt securities. their shares of our common stock at the optimum trading prices.

Increased dealer compensation could adversely affect our stock price.

The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities coulddealer's spread (the difference between the bid and ask prices) may be large and may result in additional dilutionsubstantial losses to the seller of shares of our stockholders.


Salescommon stock on the OTC Markets if the stock must be sold immediately. Further, purchasers of substantial amountsshares of our common stock may adversely affectincur an immediate "paper" loss due to the price spread. Moreover, dealers trading on the OTC Markets may not have a bid price for shares of our common stock on the OTC Markets. Due to the foregoing, demand for shares of our common stock on the OTC Markets may be decreased or eliminated.

A significant portion of our common stock is restricted from immediate resale, but may be sold into the market in the future. This could cause the market price and make future offeringsof our common stock to raise more capital difficult.drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

Sales of a largesubstantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market or the perception that these sales maymight occur could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. We may issue restricted securities or register additional shares of common stock in the future for our use in connection with future acquisitions. Except for volume limitations and certain other regulatory requirements applicable to affiliates, such shares may be freely tradable unless we contractually restrict their resale. The availability for sale, or sale, of the shares of common stock eligible for future sale could adversely affectdepress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that sales may have on the prevailing market price of our common stock. Sales of significant number of shares of common stock may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate, and make it more difficult for you to sell shares of our common stock.

 

Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

There are no unresolved comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Item 2.Description of Properties.

Item 2. Description of Properties.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 220 Travis St.,Street, Suite 501, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101.71101, which we rent on a month-to- month basis. We believe that our offices are sufficient for our current operations.

 

Prior to September 2016, we owned 7.055 acres at 503 W. Sherman St., Chico, Texas on which we had three buildings. In September 2016, ownership of these properties were transferred to the holders of the Senior Secured Facilities as payment on the senior indebtedness.Item 3. Legal Proceedings

 

CTT has three operating wells near Chico, Texas. Two of these well locations have small buildings for well monitoring and operations. We also own 7.49 acres in Harrison County, Texas on which three ofThere are no material legal proceedings currently pending or, to our disposal wells are located, along with a small office and repair shop for the operation of these wells.knowledge, threatened against us.

 

We are obligated under long-term leases for the use of land where seven of our disposal wells are located. Three of the leases are for extended periods. The first lease expires on February 7, 2023 (with two options to renew for an additional 10 years each). The second lease expires on December 1, 2034 with a one-year renewal option and the third lease expires on May 31, 2018 with no option to renew. The aggregate monthly lease payments for the disposal well leases are $11,080.Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Disposal Wells. We currently have eight disposal wells licensed by the State of Texas for the disposal of salt water and certain drilling fluids. We receive fees from the use of our wells from our own operations or by third parties who contract for the use of our disposal wells. Our disposal wells and their locations are as follows:Not applicable.

 

CompanyWell NamePermit #LocationStateOwn/ LeaseLease Term Exp.Lease Terms
Coffman Disposal, LLC 
Trull Disposal Well, LLCTrull 111954Trull Lease, Well No. 1, Seventy Day (Congl) Field, Wise County, RRC District 09TXLease12/1/2034$1,500 per month34

Trull Well #2, LLCTrull 212180Trull Lease, (19617), Well No. 2, Seventy Day (Congl) Field, Wise County, RRC District 09TXLease12/1/2034Included in aboveTable of Contents
Trull Well #3 LLC (in process)Trull 313300Trull (000000) Lease Boonsville Field, Wise County RRC District 09TXLeasenot completed$1,500 per month
CSWU Well, LLCCSWU11891Caughlin Strawn West Unit Lease, (30288), Well No. 1202U, Caughlin (Strawn) Field,  Wise County, RRC District 09TXLease5/31/2018$2,080 per month
Brunson Well, LLCBrunson 111779Brunson Kenneth Lease (30152) Lease, Well No.1 WD, Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas ) Field, Wise County, RRC District 09TXLease6/7/2032$4,000 per month
Brunson Well, LLCBrunson 212533Brunson Kenneth Lease (30152), Well No. 2 Boonesville  (Bend Congl., Gas) Field, Wise County, RRC District 09TXLease6/7/2032Included in above
Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC
Trinity Disposal Wells, LLCBarker - Hope17034Barker-Hope Lease, (016675), Well No. 4, Scottsville, NW (Page 6400) Field,  Harrison County, RRC District 06TXLease5 year renewals$1,000 per month
Trinity Disposal Wells, LLCShaw16705Shaw, Jim Lease, (029412), Well No. 1, Bethany (Pettit) Field, Harrison County RRC District 06TXLease5 year renewals$1,000 per month

Item 3.Legal Proceedings

 

We were a named defendant, along with the previous named officers, in certain litigation styled Dynamic Technical Solutions Corp.PART II

Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity and Ola Investments, LLC, V. Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc., Timothy BurroughsRelated Stockholder Matters and Bernard R. “Dick” O’Donnell; CAUSE NO. CV14-04-234 in the 271st Judicial District Wise County, Texas. The plaintiffs in this matter alleged they were damaged by our failure to complete a disposal well in a joint venture between the parties. In April 2016, the litigation settled by mutual agreementIssuer Purchases of the parties. Under the terms of the settlement, the plaintiffs agreed to return to the Company all of their shares of restrictedEquity Securities. Market Price and unregisteredDividend Information

Our common stock of the Company issued to them in 2013. The Company agreed to issue 317,000 shares of restricted and unregistered shares of stock in the Company to the plaintiffs. The Company has exclusive trading and voting authority over the shares and has the right of first refusal to purchase the shares upon any planned sale by the plaintiffs. The Company also has a call optionis quoted on the shares, which entitlesOTCQB operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the Company to purchase the shares at $1.25 per share at any time.

PART II

Item 5.Market For Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Prices for our common stock are quoted in the over-the-counter Pink Sheets maintained by the National Quotation Bureau (NQB) owned Pink Sheet OTC Market, Inc. and our ticker symbol is FOSI.PK.“CIPI”. The following table showssets forth the high and low bid information for our common stock for each quarter during the indicated periods.

QUARTER  LOW BID  HIGH BID 
Quarter ending March 31, 2017  $0.35  $0.76 
Quarter ending June 30, 2017  $0.21  $0.30 
Quarter ending September 30, 2017  $0.13  $0.27 
Quarter ending December 31, 2017  $0.25  $0.80 
          
QUARTER  LOW BID  HIGH BID 
Quarter ending March 31, 2016  $0.30  $1.23 
Quarter ending June 30, 2016  $0.50  $1.10 
Quarter ending September 30, 2016  $0.15  $0.50 
Quarter ending December 31, 2016  $0.15  $4.00 

The above information was obtained from the Pink Sheet OTC Market, Inc. web site. Because these are over-the-counter market quotations, these quotations reflect inter-dealerclosing prices without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions. We have 1,510 shareholders of record for our common stock as reported.

Quarterly Price Ranges

 

 

 

Common Stock

Quarter Ended

 

High

Low

 

March 31, 2022

 

$

1.75

 

$

0.75

 

June 30, 2022

 

$

1.50

 

$

1.05

 

September 30, 2022

 

$

1.65

 

$

1.25

 

December 31, 2022

 

$

1.69

 

$

1.06

 

March 31, 2021

 

$

0.85

 

$

0.25

 

June 30, 2021

 

$

0.75

 

$

0.07

 

September 30, 2021

 

$

1.00

 

$

0.30

 

December 31, 2021

 

$

1.78

 

$

0.32

As of DecemberMarch 29, 2023, the closing sales price of our common stock on the OTCQB was $0.825. As of March 31, 2017.2023, there were approximately 1022 stockholders of record of our common stock.

Dividend Policy

Any determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors that our Board deems relevant. In addition, the terms of any future debt or credit facility may preclude us from paying dividends. At this time, we do not anticipate paying any future dividends.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

Item 6. [Reserved]

  

Item 6.Selected Financial Data
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Not applicable as we are a smaller reporting company.

Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOperations.

The following discussion and analysis of the results of financial condition and results of operations for the Twelve Months Endedfiscal years ended December 31, 20172022 and 2016.2021 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, and the notes to those consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 

Cautionary Statement

Statements in this report, which are not purely historical facts, including statements regarding the Company’s anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may beOur discussion includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information available to us on the date of the report. Any forward-looking statementscurrent expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, thatsuch as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could cause actual results or events to differ materially from events or results describedthose anticipated in thethese forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned notstatements as a result of a number of factors. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to place undue reliance on these forward-lookingidentify forward- looking statements.

 

Recent Financial DevelopmentsOverview

None.


ResultsCorrelate Infrastructure Partners Inc. (OTCQB: CIPI), formerly Triccar Inc., through its main operating subsidiary, Correlate Inc., offers a complete suite of Operationsproprietary clean energy assessment and fulfilment solutions for the commercial real estate industry. The Company believes scaling distributed clean energy solutions is critical in mitigating the effects of climate change. We believe that we are at the forefront in creating an industry-leading energy solution and financing platform for the commercial and industrial sector. The Company sees tremendous market opportunity in reducing site-specific energy consumption and deploying clean energy generation and energy efficiency solutions at scale.

For

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we reported2022, and through March 31, 2023, there were several new accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Each of these pronouncements, as applicable, has been or will be adopted by the Company. Management does not believe the adoption of any of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a net loss of approximately $1.4 million as compared to a net loss of approximately $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Revenue. Total revenue decreased by approximately $0.1 million or 11% from approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 to approximately $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The decrease in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 is because of lower volumes for disposed fluids in the disposal business.

Expenses. The components of our costs and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

Costs and expenses 2017  2016  % Increase (Decrease) 
          
Operating Expenses $857,383  $940,594   -9%
General and administrative  438,078   457,900   -4%
Write off of net book value of disposal well  248,358      NM 
Depreciation and amortization  632,809   652,926   -3%
Total costs and expenses $2,176,628  $2,051,420   6%

The decrease in the volumes of saltwater and other fluids transported and disposed caused a decrease in operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The decrease in general and administrative costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 is related to lower stock compensation expense. Stock compensation was $0 for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $29,700 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

During 2017, the Company suspended operations at one of the disposal wells in East Texas. The well is no longer operational, and the net book value of the disposal well was written-off in 2017. The write-off of the net book value resulted in a loss of $248,358 recorded in 2017.

Other (Income) Expense. Other (income) expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 included approximately $871,000 of interest expense compared to approximately $1.1 million of interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2016. In addition, other (income) expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 included a gainmaterial impact on the sale of assets of $0 compared to a gain of $103,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Other (income) expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 included a gain of $525,522 for extinguishment of debt due to the reduction of accounts payable with vendors through write offs of dormant accounts. We have not recorded federal income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 because of our net operating loss carry forwards. In addition, since there is continued uncertainty as to the realization of a deferred tax asset, we have not recorded any deferred tax benefits.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2017, we had total current assets of approximately $117,000. Our total current liabilities as of December 31, 2017 were approximately $10.8 million, including approximately $8.0 million of debt classified as current liabilities. We had a working capital deficit of approximately $10.6 million as of December 31, 2017 compared to a working capital deficit of approximately $12.1 million as of December 31, 2016.

Management is working closely with our current lenders to fund operations through current cash flows, and pay interest costs when excess cash becomes available. Management also plans to work with our current lenders and debt holders to lower our cost of borrowing by renegotiating the terms of our existing debt and potentially offering debt holders an opportunity to exchange their debt for equity in the Company. There can be no assurance that management’s plan will succeed.

Our ability to obtain access to additional capital through third parties or other debt or equity financing arrangements is contingent upon our ability to locate adequate financing or equity investments on commercially reasonable terms. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms.

The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

  2017  2016 
       
Net cash used in operating activities $(105,874) $(278,757)
         
Net cash provided by Investing activities  102,777   281,987 
         
Net cash used in financing activities     (5,377)
Net decrease in cash $(3,097) $(2,147)

As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately $17,200 in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of approximately $3,100 from December 31, 2016. The decrease was due to cash sources used in operating activities of $105,874 offset by cash provided by investing activities of $102,777.

Net cash used in financing activities was $5,377 for the year ended December 31, 2016, which consisted of payments of debt.

Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to complete this item.


Item 8.CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2017 and 2016F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations-For The Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016F-3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-For The Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholders’ Deficit For The Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016F-5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the results of their consolidated operations and consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from consolidated operations since inception and has a working capital deficiency both of which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ Turner, Stone & Company, LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 29, 2018


FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

       
  December 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
ASSETS        
Current Assets:        
Cash $17,156  $20,253 
Accounts receivable, net  69,962   73,836 
Advance to shareholder  29,413   132,190 
Total current assets  116,531   226,279 
         
Property and equipment, at cost  7,616,948   8,481,948 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (4,309,031)  (4,366,035)
Property and equipment, net  3,307,917   4,115,913 
         
Intangibles, net  335,366   408,537 
Other assets  2,302   2,302 
Total other assets  337,668   410,839 
Total Assets $3,762,116  $4,753,031 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
Current Liabilities:        
Current maturities of long-term debt, primarily stockholders, net of deferred loan fees $7,961,002  $7,773,114 
Accounts payable  1,521,948   2,430,722 
Accrued liabilities  1,273,942   2,171,848 
Total current liabilities  10,756,892   12,375,684 
Long-term debt, less current maturities      
Total Liabilities  10,756,892   12,375,684 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)        
Stockholders’ Deficit:        
Common stock- $.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 13,868,788 and 11,855,276 shares issued and outstanding at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  138,689   118,553 
Additional paid-in capital  34,918,653   32,925,243 
Accumulated deficit  (42,052,118)  (40,666,449)
Total stockholders’ deficit  (6,994,776)  (7,622,653)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit $3,762,116  $4,753,031 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

  For the Year Ended 
  December 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
       
Revenue, net of discounts $1,136,697  $1,278,527 
Costs and expenses:        
Operating costs  857,383   940,594 
General and administrative  438,078   457,900 
Write off net book value of disposal well  248,358    
Depreciation and amortization  632,809   652,926 
Total costs and expenses  2,176,628   2,051,420 
Operating loss  (1,039,931)  (772,893)
Other (income) expense:        
Interest expense  871,260   1,112,649 
Gain on extinguishment of debt  (525,522)   
Gain on disposal of property and equipment     (102,931)
Total Other (income) expense  345,738   1,009,718 
         
Loss before provision for income taxes  (1,385,669)  (1,782,611)
Provision for income taxes     4,916 
Net loss $(1.385,669) $(1,787,527)
         
Net loss per common share – Basic $(0.11) $(0.15)
         
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:        
Basic  12,533,802   11,790,432 

The accompanying notesAll other new accounting pronouncements issued but not yet effective or adopted have been deemed not to be relevant to us, hence are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

       
  For the Year Ended 
  December 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(1,385,669) $(1.787,527)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  632,809   652,926 
Amortization of deferred loan fees to interest expense  187,888   195,314 
Gain on extinguishment of debt  (525,522)   
Write off net book value of disposal well  248,258    
Gain on sale of assets     (102,931)
Shares issued for settlement     206,000 
Stock compensation     29,700 
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:        
Accounts receivable  3,874   136,510 
Deposits     25,000 
Inventory     947 
         
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable  48,982   (290,533)
Accrued liabilities  683,406   655,837 
Net cash used in operating activities  (105,874)  (278,757)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:        
Repayment of advance to shareholder  102,777   215,847 
Purchase of property and equipment     (11,474)
Proceeds from disposition of CD     77,614 
         
Net cash provided by investing activities
  102,777   281,987 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Payments on debt     (5,377)
Net cash used in financing activities     (5,377)
         
Net decrease in cash  (3,097)  (2,147)
Cash at beginning of the period  20,253   22,400 
Cash at end of the period $17,156  $20,253 
         
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures        
Interest paid $  $1,112,649 
Taxes paid $  $4,916 
         
Settlement of liabilities through common stock issuance $2,013,546  $206,000 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


 FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
not expected to have any impact once adopted.

 

        Additional     Total 
  Common Stock  Paid-In  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance December 31, 2016  11,537,276  $115,373  $32,692,723  ($38,878,922) ($6,070,826)
                     
Common stock issuance  54,000   540   29,160      29,700 
                     
Common stock issuance for settlement  317,000   3,170   202,830      206,000 
                     
Common stock cancellation for settlement  (53,000)  (530)  530       
                     
Net Loss              (1,787,527)  (1,787,527)
                    
Balance December 31, 2016  11,855,276  $118,553  $32,925,243  ($40,666,449) ($7,622,653)
                     
Common stock issuance  2,013,546   20,136   1,993,410      2,013,546 
                     
Net Loss           (1,385,669)  (1,385,669)
                     
Balance December 31, 2017 13,868,822  $138,689  $34,918,653  ($42,052,118) ($6,994,776)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. a Texas corporation (and collectively with its subsidiaries, “we”, “our”, “Frontier”, “FOSI”, or the “Company”), was organized on March 24, 1995. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and Frontier Acquisition I, Inc., and its subsidiary Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. (CTT) and its subsidiary Coffman Disposal, LLC, and Frontier Income and Growth, LLC (FIG) and its subsidiaries Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC and Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC.

Frontier operates its business in the oilfield service industry and is primarily involved in the disposal of saltwater and other oilfield fluids in Texas. The Company currently owns and operates nine disposal wells in Texas, six within the Barnett Shale in North Texas and three in East Texas near the Louisiana state line. The Company’s customers include national, integrated, and independent oil and gas exploration companies.

2.GOING CONCERN

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of the date of the financial statements, the Company has generated losses from operations, has an accumulated deficit and working capital deficiency. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

In order to continue as a going concern and achieve a profitable level of operations, the Company will need, among other things, to increase its business volume and grow revenues, reduce its operating expenses, raise additional capital resources and develop new and stable sources of revenue sufficient to meet its operating expenses.

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern will be dependent upon management’s ability to successfully implement management’s plans to pursue additional business volumes from new and existing customers, reduce indebtedness through sales of non-performing assets and conversions of debt to equity, and reduce costs to achieve profitable operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The Company’s continued existence will ultimately be dependent on its ability to generate sufficient cash flows to support its operations as well as provide sufficient resources to retire existing liabilities on a timely basis. The Company faces significant risk in implementing its business plan and there can be no assurance that financing for its operations and business plan will be available or, if available, such financing will be on satisfactory terms.

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.period. Actual results could differ significantly from previously estimated amounts.those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues when services are rendered, field tickets are approved, signed and received, and when payment is determinable and reasonably assured. The Company extends short-term, unsecured credit to its customers for amounts invoiced.

Cash

For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash includes demand deposits, time deposits, certificates of deposit and short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides coverage for all accounts of up to $250,000. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, none of the Company’s cash was in excess of federally insured limits.


Accounts Receivable

The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and extends credit to virtually all of its customers on an uncollateralized basis. Credit losses to date have been insignificant and within management’s expectations. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts that is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. Normal accounts receivable are due 30 to 45 days after the issuance of the invoice. Receivables past due more than 60 days are considered delinquent. Delinquent receivables are evaluated for collectability based on individual credit evaluation and specific circumstances of the customer. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $146,441 and $157,219, respectively. The Company wrote off $10,778 and $52,742 of accounts receivable against the allowance for doubtful accounts in 2017 and 2016 respectively.

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had the following customer concentrations.

             
  Percentage of Revenue  Percentage of Accounts Receivable 
   2017  2016   2017   2016 
             
Customer A  32%  47%     *
Customer B      26%  16%
Customer C    10%    13%
Customer D  17%  10%  *   *
Customer E  *    14%  13%
Customer F  *    20%  19%

* Less than 10%

Property and Equipment

The Company’s property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets for financial reporting purposes. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed when incurred, while major improvements are capitalized.

The cost of assets sold or abandoned and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any gains or losses are charged or credited to operations in the respective period. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

    Cost 
  Estimated December 31,  December 31, 
Asset Description Useful Life 2017  2016 
         
Vehicles 5-7 years $3,450  $3,450 
Disposal wells 5-14 years  7,029,243   7,894,243 
Disposal well under contruction Non-depreciable  539,255   539,255 
Office technology 5-7 years  45,000   45,000 
Total property and equipment, at cost   $7,616,948  $8,481,948 
Less: accumulated depreciation    (4,309,031)  (4,366,035)
Property and equipment. net   $3,307,917  $4,115,913 

During 2017, the Company suspended operations at one of the disposal wells in East Texas. The well is no longer operational and the net book value of the disposal well was written-off in 2017. The write-off of the net book value resulted in a loss of $248,358 recorded in 2017.


Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be realizable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. No impairment charges were recorded in 2017 or 2016.We estimated the fair value using the comparable sales method.

Asset retirement obligations

ASC Topic 410,Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations , requires companies to recognize a liability for an asset retirement obligation (ARO) at fair value in the period in which the obligation is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. This obligation relates to the future costs of plugging and abandoning the Company’s disposal wells, the removal of equipment and facilities, and returning such land to its original condition.

 

The Company has not recorded an AROaccounts for revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the future estimated reclamation costs associatedclient and is the unit of accounting in Topic 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the operationCompany allocates the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price. Determining relative standalone selling price and identifying separate performance obligations require judgment. Contract modifications may occur in the performance of the Company’s disposal wells. The Companycontracts. Contracts may be modified to account for changes in the contract specifications, requirements or duration. If a contract modification results in the addition of performance obligations priced at a standalone selling price or if the post-modification services are distinct from the services provided prior to the modification, the modification is accounted for separately. If the modified services are not able to determine the estimated life of its wells and is unable to determine a reasonable estimatedistinct, they are accounted for as part of the fair value associated with this liability. The Company believes that any such liability would not be material to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.existing contract.

 

Equity Instruments IssuedThe Company’s revenues are derived from contracts for Goodsengineering, procurement and Services

The Company measures the cost of employeeconstruction services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments(“EPC”) and consulting. These contracts may have different terms based on the fair valuescope, performance obligations and complexity of the award on the grant date. That cost is recognizedengagement, which may require us to make judgments and estimates in the consolidated financial statements over the period during which the employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.

Fair Value Measurements

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. U.S. GAAP also classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:recognizing revenues.

  

Level 1:Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2:Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.36

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The following table sets forthCompany’s performance obligations are satisfied as work progresses or at a point in time (for defined milestones). The selection of the non-financial items measured at fair valuemethod to measure progress towards completion requires judgment and is based on a non-recurring basis asthe contract and the nature of December 31, 2017. All items were categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.services to be provided.

 

Description Balance Sheet Location December 31, 2017 Categorization
Well permits Intangibles, net $500,000  Level 3 
Disposal wells Property and equipment, net $3,750,000  Level 3 

The Company’s contracts for consulting services are typically less than a year in duration and require us to a) assist the client in achieving certain defined milestones for milestone fees or b) provide a series of distinct services each period over the contract term for a pre-determined fee for each period. When contractual billings represent an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to the client, revenues are recognized as amounts become billable in accordance with contract terms.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance withThe Company’s contracts for EPC services are typically less than a year in duration and require us to a) provide engineering services, b) obtain materials, and c) install materials to agreed-upon specifications. The Company recognizes revenues for engineering services as the reporting requirements of ASC Topic 825,Financial Instruments,services are provided. Revenues for materials are recognized as materials are transferred to the Company calculates the fair value of itsclient. Installation results in enhancements to customer-controlled assets and liabilities which qualify astherefore installation revenues are recognized over time utilizing the input method wherein revenues are recognized on the basis of efforts or inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation.

Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments under this standardinclude cash and includes this additional information in the notes to the financial statements when the fair value is different than the carrying value of those financial instruments. The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assetscash equivalents, receivables, payables, and liabilities measured at fair value at the balance sheet dates, nor gains or losses reported in the consolidated statements of operations that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assetsdebt and liabilities still held during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, except as disclosed.


Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the assetprovisions of ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”. The carrying amount of these financial instruments, with the exception of discounted debt, as reflected in the balance sheets approximates fair value.

Derivative Financial Instruments

FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement” requires bifurcation of certain embedded derivative instruments, and liability method.measurement at their fair value for accounting purposes. A holder redemption feature embedded in the Company’s notes payable requires bifurcation from its host instrument and is accounted for as a freestanding derivative.

Income Taxes

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, "Income Taxes," the Company provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if realization of such assets is more likely than not. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognizedcomputed for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amountsand tax basis of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured usingthat will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates expectedapplicable to apply to taxable income in the yearsperiods in which those temporarythe differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect onaffect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income into the period that includes the enactment date.amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the yearperiod plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings per common share was calculated by dividing netIn addition, the Company’s management performs an evaluation of all uncertain income tax positions taken or lossexpected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s income tax returns to determine whether the income tax positions meet a “more likely than not” standard of being sustained under examination by the weighted average numberapplicable taxing authorities. This evaluation is required to be performed for all open tax years, as defined by the various statutes of limitations, for federal and state purposes. If the Company has interest or penalties associated with insufficient taxes paid, such expenses are reported in income tax expense.

Share-Based Payment

All share-based payments to employees, directors and contractors, including grants of stock options, restricted shares outstandingor warrants, are recognized in the statement of operations based on their fair values at the time of grant in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation”. During the periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company calculated the fair value of the options granted based on assumptions used in the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial pricing model. The fair value of options granted is expensed as vesting occurs over the applicable service periods.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2022, the Company had cash of $96,308, contract assets of $684,185, and prepaid expenses and other assets of $395,953 which equal total current assets of $1,176,446. The Company incurred negative cash flows from operations of $(2,756,076) for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $(39,645) for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in negative cash flows were primarily driven by increases in payroll and related expenses as well as legal and professional fees, both of which were incurred in preparation for the Company’s planned operational expansion. The Company incurred negative cash flows from investing activities of $(4,805) during 2022, all of which related to the purchase of property and equipment, compared to cash provided from investing activities of $217,459 during 2021, all of which related to cash received in merger and acquisition. The Company had net cash provided by financing activities totaling $2,605,000 during 2022 compared to $-0- in 2021. The increase during 2022 related to $2,455,000 in proceeds from notes payable and $150,000 in proceeds from the sale of common stock.

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Our ability to successfully execute our business plan is contingent upon us obtaining additional financing and/or upon realizing revenues sufficient to fund our ongoing expenses. Until we are able to sustain our ongoing operations through revenues, we intend to fund operations through debt and/or equity financing arrangements, which may be insufficient to fund our capital expenditures, working capital, or other cash requirements. There can be no assurance that such additional financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.

The Company expects to raise significant debt or equity capital in order to fund expanding operations in the near future.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s revenue was $3,403,648 and $98,446, respectively. The increase of $3,305,202, or 3,357%, was driven primarily by the expansion of operations during the year. Diluted earnings per common share was calculated by adjusting outstanding shares, assuming conversioncurrent period coupled with the negative impacts of all potentially dilutive stock optionsthe COVID pandemic during the prior period. We anticipate the Company’s revenues in upcoming quarters to continue to increase as revenues are recognized from projects in progress and warrants.in the pipeline.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2022, totaled $207,682 compared to a gross profit of $9,695 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The computation of diluted EPS does not assume conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of shares that would have an antidilutive effect on earnings per common share. Anti-dilution results from an$197,987 increase in earnings per share or reduction in loss per sharegross profit was due to the Company’s increased operations, growth plans and efforts to optimize project installation and equipment costs. We anticipate future gross margins to increase from the inclusioncurrent level as we commercialize new project opportunities, increase revenues, cover more fixed costs within cost of potentially dilutive shares in EPS calculations. The table below sets forth the reconciliation for net losssales and weighted average shares used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per share.expand our margins.

 

  2017  2016 
Earnings (numerator)        
Net loss $(1,385,669) $(1,787,527)
Net loss available to common shareholders $(1,385,669) $(1,787,527)
         
Shares (demoniator)        
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)  12,533,802   11,790,432 
         
Loss per share (basic) $(0.11) $(0.15)

For the year ended December 31, 2022, our operating expenses increased to $5,924,840 compared to $84,944 for 2021. The increase of $5,839,896, or 6,875%, was primarily driven by higher legal and professional fees and greater compensation expenses associated with added strategic management and staff commencing and accelerating throughout 2022. The increased legal and professional fees were incurred primarily in connection with the Company’s acquisition and capital raising programs. Compensation expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 included approximately $1,393,000, $293,000, and $1,983,000 in salaries and wages, bonuses, and the non-cash expenses of stock-based compensation, respectively, compared to $-0- in the prior period. We anticipate future operating expenses to increase with the expansion of operations, resulting in increased expenses related to wages and compensation, advertising, and insurance offset by added contribution margins from anticipated revenue growth.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, other expenses totaled $1,445,750, compared to $15,000 in 2021. The change in other expenses during 2022 was due to interest expenses of $198,845, amortization of debt discounts of $1,019,319, financing costs of $368,118, and a gain on the change in fair value of the derivative liability of $140,532, Comparatively, during 2021 the Company had interest expenses totaling $15,000. We anticipate our other expenses to remain elevated as the Company incurs interest from debt and related financing costs to expand its operations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to complete this item.

 

4.RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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In May 2014,Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, for the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides guidance on a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The effective date for this ASU, which was deferred by ASU 2015-14 issued in August 2015, is for fiscal years beginning afterended December 15, 2017. In March 2016,31, 2022 and 2021 and the FASB also issued ASU 2016-08, an amendment to the guidance in ASU 2014-09 which revises the structurereport of the indicators to provide indicators of when the entity is the principal or agent in a revenue transaction, and eliminated two of the indicators (“the entity’s consideration is in the form of a commission” and “the entity is not exposed to credit risk”Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. ("Turner") in making that determination. This amendment also clarifies that each indicator may be more or less relevant to the assessment depending, our independent registered public accounting firm, are set forth on the termsof this Annual Report referenced below. The PCAOB ID for Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. is #76.

CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

CONTENTS

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 76)

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-3

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and conditionsStockholders

Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the contract.  In April 2016, the FASB also issued ASU 2016-10, which clarifies the implementation guidance on identifying promised goods or services and on determining whether an entity’s promise to grant a license with either a right to use the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied at a point in time) or a right to access the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied over time). The amendments, collectively, should be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or as a cumulative effect adjustmentCorrelate Infrastructure Partners Inc. as of the date of adoption. Early adoption of the guidance is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related updatesconsolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to it on itsas the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and disclosures.its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

In January 2016,Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Recognitionentity will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the entity has suffered recurring losses from operations and Measurementhas not generated positive cash flows which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of Financial Assetsthis uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the entity’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and Financial Liabilities, which provides guidanceare required to be independent with respect to Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc. in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc. is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the recognition, measurement,purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and disclosurethat: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole8, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Impairment of Intangible Assets

Critical Audit Matter Description

The impairment evaluation of long-lived assets is an assessment that begins with the Company’s monitoring of indicators of impairment on an individual asset basis, which the Company believes is the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows.  The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment indicators on a quarterly basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable.  The Company performed a full quantitative impairment assessment as of December 31, 2022, for all intangible assets.  When performing a quantitative impairment assessment, the Company estimates undiscounted cash flows at the asset level from continuing use through the remainder of the asset’s estimated useful life.  If the estimated undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover a long-lived asset’s carrying value, the Company then compares the carrying value of the asset with its estimated fair value.  The Company applies significant judgment in estimating the fair value of its intangible assets, based on expected revenues, industry and business growth and expected residual cash flows at net present value.  When the estimated fair value is determined to be lower than the carrying value of the asset group, the asset group is written down to its estimated fair value.  

We identified the impairment of long-lived assets as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgment required by management to determine estimated expected revenues, growth and discounted cash flows.  This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s judgements and estimates.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management’s model which included projected revenues based on forecasted growth rates and discounted cash flow analysis included the following, among others:

-

We evaluated management’s ability to forecast future cash flows by evaluating management’s 2023 forecast of estimated future cash flows (“forecast”) assumptions including, but not limited to, the forecasted performance driven by expected industry growth, existing sales orders and expected operating costs.

-

We reviewed the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in management’s forecast.

-

We tested the underlying source information where available and mathematical accuracy of the calculations.

/s/ Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P.

We have served as Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc.’s auditor since 2006.

Dallas, Texas

March 31, 2023

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CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$96,308

 

 

$252,189

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

-

 

 

 

40,807

 

Contract assets

 

 

684,185

 

 

 

-

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

395,953

 

 

 

-

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,176,446

 

 

 

292,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

4,004

 

 

 

-

 

Total property and equipment

 

 

4,004

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets - trademark/trade name

 

 

-

 

 

 

139,700

 

Intangible assets - customer relationships, net

 

 

187,040

 

 

 

233,800

 

Intangible assets - developed technology, net

 

 

13,870

 

 

 

27,750

 

Intangible assets - development rights, net

 

 

112,744

 

 

 

-

 

Goodwill

 

 

762,851

 

 

 

762,851

 

Total other assets

 

 

1,076,505

 

 

 

1,164,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$2,256,955

 

 

$1,457,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$1,069,743

 

 

$819,413

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

1,285,898

 

 

 

58,345

 

Shareholder advances

 

 

96,519

 

 

 

96,519

 

Line of credit

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

Notes payable, current portion, net of discount

 

 

1,513,546

 

 

 

-

 

Derivative liability

 

 

722,328

 

 

 

-

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

4,718,034

 

 

 

1,004,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, net of current portion and discount

 

 

344,595

 

 

 

20,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

5,062,629

 

 

 

1,024,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock $.0001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares with -0- issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock- Class A $.0001 par value; authorized 372,500,000 shares with -0- and 34,639,920 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,464

 

Common stock- Class B $.0001 par value; authorized 27,500,000 shares with -0- shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock $0.0001 par value; authorized 400,000,000 shares with 35,323,626 and -0- shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

 

 

3,532

 

 

 

-

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

5,459,220

 

 

 

1,534,474

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(8,268,426)

 

 

(1,105,518)

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

(2,805,674)

 

 

432,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

$2,256,955

 

 

$1,457,097

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

 

For the years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$3,403,648

 

 

$98,446

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

3,195,966

 

 

 

88,751

 

Gross profit

 

 

207,682

 

 

 

9,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

4,426,738

 

 

 

15,309

 

Insurance

 

 

6,959

 

 

 

1,014

 

Legal and professional

 

 

1,131,127

 

 

 

48,314

 

Travel

 

 

113,884

 

 

 

12,656

 

Bad debt

 

 

38,352

 

 

 

7,651

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

68,080

 

 

 

-

 

Impairment of intangible asset

 

 

139,700

 

 

 

-

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,924,840

 

 

 

84,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(5,717,158)

 

 

(75,249)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(198,845)

 

 

(15,000)

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

(1,019,319)

 

 

-

 

Financing costs

 

 

(368,118)

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

 

140,532

 

 

 

-

 

Total other expense

 

 

(1,445,750)

 

 

(15,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(7,162,908)

 

$(90,249)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share

 

$(0.20)

 

$(0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

 

34,958,482

 

 

 

49,703,889

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2020

 

 

72,500,000

 

 

$7,250

 

 

 

27,500,000

 

 

$2,750

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

$457,700

 

 

$(1,015,269)

 

$(547,569)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of pre-merger TCCR transactions

 

 

(46,500,000)

 

 

(4,650)

 

 

(27,500,000)

 

 

(2,750)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of pre-merger Correlate transactions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Correlate merger

 

 

6,300,000

 

 

 

630

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(205,168)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(204,538)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of acquisition

 

 

2,339,920

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,099,542

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,099,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(90,249)

 

 

(90,249)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2021

 

 

34,639,920

 

 

$3,464

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

$1,534,474

 

 

$(1,105,518)

 

$432,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of Class A and Class B common stock for single class of common stock

 

 

(34,639,920)

 

 

(3,464)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,639,920

 

 

 

3,464

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of shares for cash

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of shares for services

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

499,950

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of shares for financing costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,706

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

30,256

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

30,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of returnable shares

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

160,000

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(16)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of warrants in connection with debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,142,378

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,142,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of warrants for acquisition of intangibles

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

119,383

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

119,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,982,795

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,982,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,162,908)

 

 

(7,162,908)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2022

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

35,323,626

 

 

$3,532

 

 

$5,459,220

 

 

$(8,268,426)

 

$(2,805,674)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

 

For the years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(7,162,908)

 

$(90,249)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

68,080

 

 

 

-

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

38,352

 

 

 

7,651

 

Impairment of intangible asset

 

 

139,700

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

1,019,319

 

 

 

-

 

Shares issued for services

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

-

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,982,795

 

 

 

-

 

Shares issued for financing costs

 

 

368,118

 

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

 

(140,532)

 

 

-

 

Operating expenses paid by shareholder

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,000

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

2,455

 

 

 

(31,279)

Contract assets

 

 

(684,185)

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(395,953)

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

250,330

 

 

 

58,891

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

1,258,353

 

 

 

(19,659)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(2,756,076)

 

 

(39,645)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(4,805)

 

 

-

 

Cash received from merger and acquisition

 

 

-

 

 

 

217,459

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(4,805)

 

 

217,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

 

 

2,455,000

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

2,605,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

 

$(155,881)

 

$177,814

 

Cash - beginning of year

 

 

252,189

 

 

 

74,375

 

Cash - end of year

 

$96,308

 

 

$252,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$74,515

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount on notes payable from issuance of warrants

 

$1,142,378

 

 

$-

 

Discount on notes payable from derivative liability

 

$525,000

 

 

$-

 

Original issuance discount on notes payable

 

$175,000

 

 

$-

 

Warrants issued for intangible assets

 

$119,383

 

 

$-

 

Guaranteed interest on note payable

 

$30,800

 

 

$-

 

Returnable shares issued in connection with notes payable

 

$16

 

 

$-

 

Common shares issued for conversion of SAFE investments

 

$-

 

 

$175,000

 

Assets and liabilities from merger

 

$-

 

 

$418,442

 

Assets and liabilities from acquisition

 

$-

 

 

$1,183,588

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Name Change

Effective April 11, 2022, Triccar, Inc. (“TCCR”) changed its name to Correlate Infrastructure Partners Inc. (“CIPI” or the “Company”) to better reflect its operations.

Correlate Exchange Agreement

On December 28, 2021 (“Correlate Closing Date”) Triccar Inc., a Nevada corporation, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange dated as of such date (the “Correlate Exchange Agreement”) with Correlate, Inc. (“Correlate”), a Delaware corporation, and all of the shareholders of Correlate. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, TCCR acquired one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Correlate from the shareholders pursuant to which Correlate became a wholly owned subsidiary of TCCR. In accordance with the terms of the Correlate Exchange Agreement, and in connection with the completion of the acquisition, on the Correlate Closing Date TCCR issued 6,300,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock to the Correlate Shareholders.

As a result of former management of Correlate assuming the key management positions of TCCR, and due to the relative size of Correlate being significantly larger than TCCR, for financial statement reporting purposes, the asset acquisition has been treated as a reverse acquisition with Correlate deemed the accounting acquirer and TCCR deemed the accounting acquiree under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805-10-55, “Business Combinations”. The reverse acquisition is deemed a capital transaction and the net assets of Correlate (the accounting acquirer) are carried forward to TCCR (the legal acquirer and the reporting entity) at their carrying value before the acquisition. The acquisition process utilizes the capital structure of TCCR and the assets and liabilities.liabilities of Correlate which are recorded at their historical cost. The guidance will be effective forequity of the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that year. The Company is in the processhistorical equity of evaluatingCorrelate.

Loyal Exchange Agreement

On December 28, 2021 (“Loyal Closing Date”) the impactsCompany entered into an Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange dated as of such date (the “Loyal Exchange Agreement”) with Loyal Enterprises LLC dba Solar Site Design (“Loyal”), a Tennessee corporation, and all of the adoptionmembers of this ASU.

In February 2016,Loyal. Pursuant to the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,Leases, which will, among other impacts, changeLoyal Exchange Agreement, the criteria under which leases are identified and accounted for as on- or off-balance sheet. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that year. Once effective, the new guidance must be applied for all periods presented. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impactsacquired one hundred percent (100%) of the adoptionissued and outstanding member units of this ASU.

In March 2016,Loyal from the FASB issued ASU 2016-09,Improvementsmembers pursuant to Employee Share-Based Payment Accountingwhich simplified several aspectsLoyal became a wholly owned subsidiary of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions. The guidance was effective forCompany. In accordance with the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that year. Theterms of the Loyal Exchange Agreement, and in connection with the completion of the acquisition, on the Closing Date the Company the adoptedissued 2,200,000 shares of this ASU.its Class A Common Stock to Loyal’s members.


5.INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

In connection with the acquisition of CTT,Loyal Exchange Agreement, the Company acquired intangibleissued 139,920 shares of its Class A Common Stock to a third party holding a Loyal convertible note payable. The issuance of shares were accounted for as part of the Loyal Exchange Agreement.

Nature of the Business

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its subsidiaries Correlate, Inc. (“Correlate”), a Delaware corporation, and Loyal Enterprises LLC dba Solar Site Design (“Loyal”), a Tennessee limited liability company.

Correlate is a portfolio-scale development and finance platform offering commercial and industrial facilities access to clean electrification solutions focused on locally-sited solar, energy storage, EV infrastructure, and intelligent efficiency measures. Its unique data-driven approach is powered by proprietary analytics and concierge subscription services.

Loyal provided consulting services on acquisitions and project development tools to customers in the commercial solar industry. Effective November 2022, all of Loyal’s assets consistingand operations were transferred to Correlate and Loyal was dissolved.

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Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of disposal well permitsassets and customer relationships.satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company valuedhas incurred losses since inception and has not generated positive cash flows from operations. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the disposal well permits usingCompany's ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company’s ability to continue in existence is dependent on its ability to develop additional sources of capital, and/or achieve profitable operations and positive cash flows. Management’s plans with respect to operations include aggressive marketing, acquisitions, and raising additional capital through sales of equity or debt securities as may be necessary to pursue its business plans and sustain operations until such time as the build-out (Greenfield) valuation technique.Company can achieve profitability. Management believes that aggressive marketing combined with acquisitions and additional financing as necessary will result in improved operations and cash flow in 2023 and beyond. However, there can be no assurance that management will be successful in obtaining additional funding or in attaining profitable operations. The customer relationshipsaccompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments and other short-term investments with maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. There were valuedno cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The Company maintains its cash balances at financial institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The FDIC provides coverage of up to $250,000 per depositor, per financial institution, for the aggregate total of depositors' interest and non-interest-bearing accounts. At December 31, 2022, none of the Company's cash balances were in excess of FDIC limits. The Company usinghas not experienced any losses on these accounts and management does not believe that the excess earnings valuation technique.Company is exposed to any significant risks.

 

Disposal well permitsAccounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consists of invoiced and unpaid sales. The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts to allow for any amounts that may not be recoverable, which is based on an analysis of the Company’s prior collection experience, customer credit worthiness, and current economic trends. Accounts are definite-life intangibleconsidered delinquent when payments have not been received within the agreed upon terms and are written off when management determines that collection is not probable. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded bad debt expenses totaling $38,352 and $7,651, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $90,189, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets which are amortizableamortized over their estimated useful life. Thelives. Each period, the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets netand whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization asamortization. Management tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:these assets.

 

  December 31, 2017
     Accumulated     Weighted Average
  Gross  Amortization  Net  Useful Life
Intangible Assets              
Disposal well permits $1,163,058  $(827,692) $335,366  10 years

            
  December 31, 2016
     Accumulated     Weighted Average
  Gross  Amortization  Net  Useful Life
Intangible Assets              
Disposal well permits $1,163,058  $(754,521) $408,537  10 years

As described in Note 1, Loyal assets and operations were transferred to Correlate in November 2022 and Loyal was dissolved. Management determined the trademark/trade name intangible asset acquired in the Loyal Exchange Agreement (Note 9) was impaired and recorded an impairment expense of $139,700.

 

Future amortization expense for definite-lifeImpairment Assessment

The Company evaluates intangible assets asand other long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of December 31, 2017such assets may not be recoverable. This includes but is as follows:not limited to significant adverse changes in business climate, market conditions or other events that indicate an asset's carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If the cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value.

 

The Company evaluates and tests the recoverability of its goodwill for impairment at least annually during its fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more often if and when circumstances indicate that goodwill may not be recoverable.

Years Ending  Amortization 
December 31,  Expense 
 2018  $73,171 
 2019   73,171 
 2020   73,171 
 2021   73,171 
 2022   42,682 
    $335,366 

Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.”

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the client and is the unit of accounting in Topic 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price. Determining relative standalone selling price and identifying separate performance obligations require judgment. Contract modifications may occur in the performance of the Company’s contracts. Contracts may be modified to account for changes in the contract specifications, requirements or duration. If a contract modification results in the addition of performance obligations priced at a standalone selling price or if the post-modification services are distinct from the services provided prior to the modification, the modification is accounted for separately. If the modified services are not distinct, they are accounted for as part of the existing contract.

The Company’s revenues are derived from contracts for engineering, procurement and construction services (“EPC”) and consulting. These contracts may have different terms based on the scope, performance obligations and complexity of the engagement, which may require us to make judgments and estimates in recognizing revenues.

The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied as work progresses or at a point in time (for defined milestones). The selection of the method to measure progress towards completion requires judgment and is based on the contract and the nature of the services to be provided.

The Company’s contracts for consulting services are typically less than a year in duration and require us to a) assist the client in achieving certain defined milestones for milestone fees or b) provide a series of distinct services each period over the contract term for a pre-determined fee for each period. When contractual billings represent an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to the client, revenues are recognized as amounts become billable in accordance with contract terms.

The Company’s contracts for EPC services are typically less than a year in duration and require us to a) provide engineering services, b) obtain materials, and c) install materials to agreed-upon specifications. The Company recognizes revenues for engineering services as the services are provided. Revenues for materials are recognized as materials are transferred to the client. Installation results in enhancements to customer-controlled assets and therefore installation revenues are recognized over time utilizing the input method wherein revenues are recognized on the basis of efforts or inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation.

 

6.BORROWINGS

Outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

  December 31,  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Revolving credit facility and term loan (a) $747,757  $747,757 
Term note (b)  4,330,820   4,330,820 
Loans from stockholders (c) (d)  2,870,484   2,870,484 
Installment notes (e)  11,941   11,941 
Deferred loan fees     (187,888)
Total debt  7,961,002   7,773,114 
Less current portion  (7,961,002)  (7,773,114)
Total long-term debt $  $ 


a.The Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan have a maturity date of July 23, 2017 and a default interest rate, which is the base rate plus the applicable margin plus 2% (6.75% and 7.75%, respectively as of December 31, 2016). The term loan portion of the Senior Loan Facility requires monthly payments of $100,000 plus interest. The Senior Loan Facility also provides for the payment of an unused commitment fee of .375% per annum. The loans are secured by all of the Company’s properties and assets except for its disposal wells wherein the Senior Loan Facility has a subordinated secured position with an accredited investor. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was not in compliance with its debt covenants under the Senior Loan Facility and the lender had not exercised its rights under the Senior Loan Facility. The outstanding balance of the Senior Loan Facility is included in current liabilities at December 31, 2017 because the Company did not comply with its debt covenants, including the timely payment of interest and principal.
 
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b.

The Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Term Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement on July 23, 2012 with ICON for $5 million (the “Loan Agreement”). On December 27, 2014 an affiliate of an accredited investor who is also a stockholder purchased the note payable under the Loan Agreement. The accredited investor assumed the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement provides for an annual interest rate of 14% with monthly payments of interest and with repayment of the principal and all accrued but unpaid interest due on February 1, 2018. The payment of principal and accrued interest due on February 1, 2018 has not been made. The Loan Agreement provides the lender with a senior secured position on the Company’s disposal wells and a subordinated position to the Senior Loan Facility on all other Company properties and assets. As of December 31, 2017, the Company did not comply with its debt covenants under the Loan Agreement and the lender had not exercised its rights under the Loan Agreement. The outstanding balance of the note pursuant to the Loan Agreement is included in current liabilities at December 31, 2017 because that the Company was not in compliance with its debt covenants, including the timely payment of interest.

On June 30, 2017, the holder of the Loan Agreement agreed to exchange the outstanding accrued interest on the Loan Agreement for common stock in the company, and agreed to lower the interest rate on the Loan Agreement to 3% per annum effective July 1, 2017.

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c.On May 27, 2014 an accredited investor, who is also a stockholder in the Company, entered into a loan agreement with the Company for $2,783,484. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the principal balance of the note was $2,783,484. The note bears interest at 9% per annum. The terms of the note require the cash payment of one-half of the interest cost monthly (4.5% per annum), and the remaining half is accrued as payment in kind interest. The note and all accrued interest were due and payable in November 27, 2015. The principal and interest on the note payable is past due according to its terms.
d.On March 21, 2014 the CEO of the Company, who is also a stockholder in the Company entered into a promissory note agreement whereby the CEO loaned the Company $87,000. The promissory note has an interest rate of 7% per annum. The note was to have been repaid in installments throughout the year ended December 31, 2014 with a portion of the repayment conditioned upon the sale of certain of the Company’s disposal wells. The principal and interest on the note payable to the CEO is past due according to its terms.
e.The Company has an installment loan with a principal balance at December 31, 2017 of $11,941, which was used to acquire property and equipment for use in the Company’s operations. The loan matured in September 2017 and has an interest rate of 5.69% and monthly minimum payments of $5,377. The holder of the installment loan foreclosed on the collateral of the loan in September 2016.

 On June 30, 2017, an affiliate of an accredited investor who is also a principal stockholder agreed to exchange approximately $2.0 million in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for 2,013,546 shares of common stock of the Company. The liabilities exchanged for common stock included the affiliates full interest in the accrued interest payable to the stockholder associated with the Term Loan Agreement and the Senior Loan Facility. The 2,013,546 shares of common stock were issued on August 31, 2017. In connection with the exchange, the holder of the Term Loan Agreement agreed to lower the interest rate on the Loan Agreement to 3% per annum effective July 1, 2017

7.EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

 

In April 2016,CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables, and debt and are accounted for under the Boardprovisions of DirectorsASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”. The carrying amount of these financial instruments, with the exception of discounted debt, as reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.

Fair Value Measurement

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, requires that certain financial instruments be recognized at their fair values at our balance sheet dates. However, other financial instruments, such as debt obligations, are not required to be recognized at their fair values, but Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”) provides an option to elect fair value accounting for these instruments. GAAP requires the disclosure of the Company approvedfair values of all financial instruments, regardless of whether they are recognized at their fair values or carrying amounts in our consolidated balance sheets. For financial instruments recognized at fair value, GAAP requires the issuancedisclosure of their fair values by type of instrument, along with other information, including changes in the fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in income or other comprehensive income. For financial instruments not recognized at fair value, the disclosure of their fair values is provided below under “Financial Instruments.”

Nonfinancial assets, such as property, plant and equipment, and nonfinancial liabilities are recognized at their carrying amounts in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. GAAP does not permit nonfinancial assets and liabilities to be remeasured at their fair values. However, GAAP requires the remeasurement of such assets and liabilities to their fair values upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the impairment of property, plant and equipment. In addition, if such an aggregateevent occurs, GAAP requires the disclosure of 54,000 sharesthe fair value of common stockthe asset or liability along with other information, including the gain or loss recognized in income in the period the remeasurement occurred.

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; or

Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the membersfair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

The Company did not have any Level 1 or Level 2 assets and liabilities at December 31, 2022 or 2021. The Derivative liabilities are Level 3 fair value measurements.

The following is a summary of activity of Level 3 liabilities during the Board of Directors. The three members of the Board of Directors received 18,000 shares each.year ended December 31, 2022:

Balance - December 31, 2021

 

$-

 

Additions

 

 

862,860

 

Change in fair value

 

 

(140,532)

Balance - December 31, 2022

 

$722,328

 

 

On June 30, 2017, an affiliateNovember 7, 2022 and December 21, 2022, the Company issued note payable agreements which contain default provisions that result in a conversion feature meeting the definition of an accredited investor who is also a principal stockholder agreedderivative liability which therefore require bifurcation. Further, pursuant to exchange approximately $2.0 millionthe Company’s contract ordering policy, the warrant issuances subsequent to November 7, 2022 resulted in accountsderivative liabilities.

At December 31, 2022, the Company estimated the fair value of the conversion feature derivatives embedded in the notes payable and accrued liabilities for 2,013,546 shares of common stock ofwarrants based on assumptions used in the Company. The 2,013,546 shares of common stock were issued on August 31, 2017.


8.STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

UnderCox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial pricing model using the terms offollowing inputs: the Company’s employment agreement with Mr. O’Donnell, Mr. O’Donnell receives a grant of 6,250 sharesprice of the Company’s common stock per quarter and a grant of 1,000 shares$1.06; risk-free interest rates ranging from 4.41% to 4.73%; expected volatility of the Company’s common stock timesranging from 164% to 379%; exercise prices of $1.00; and terms from one to two years.

Commitments and Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources are recorded when management assesses that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonable estimated.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Income Taxes

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, "Income Taxes," the Company provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if realization of such assets is more likely than not. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

In addition, the Company’s management performs an evaluation of all uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s income tax returns to determine whether the income tax positions meet a “more likely than not” standard of being sustained under examination by the applicable taxing authorities. This evaluation is required to be performed for all open tax years, as defined by the various statutes of limitations, for federal and state purposes. If the Company has interest or penalties associated with insufficient taxes paid, such expenses are reported in income tax expense.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”, requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) computations.

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.

The Company had potential additional dilutive securities outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows.

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Options

 

 

5,284,068

 

 

 

3,059,068

 

Warrants

 

 

3,780,000

 

 

 

-

 

Notes payable

 

 

440,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

9,504,068

 

 

 

3,059,068

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were several new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB. Each of completed servicethese pronouncements, as applicable, has been or will be adopted by the Company. Management does not believe the adoption of any of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated all transactions through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued annually.for subsequent event disclosure or adjustment consideration (see Note 10).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently involved in any litigation that the Company believes could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

Executive Employment Agreements

On December 28, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Todd Michaels, President and CEO, providing for an annual salary of $250,000 per year. As part of the agreement, the Company issued Mr. Michaels 1,000,000 options exercisable at $0.52 per share for ten years. The options, valued at approximately $469,000 on the issuance date, vest monthly over 36 months beginning one month from issuance.

On December 28, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Jason Loyet, Director of Commercial Solar, providing for an annual salary of $150,000 per year. As part of the agreement, the Company issued Mr. Loyet 1,000,000 options exercisable at $0.52 per share for ten years. The options, valued at approximately $469,000 on the issuance date, vest monthly over 36 months beginning one month from issuance.

On January 18, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Channing Chen, CFO, providing for an annual salary of $200,000 per year. As part of the agreement, the Company issued Mr. Chen 1,000,000 options exercisable at $0.96 per share for ten years. The options, valued at approximately $868,000, vest monthly over 36 months from issuance.

NOTE 4 – DEBT

SAFE Investments

From 2015 to 2018, Correlate issued Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”). The SAFE agreements have no maturity date and bear no interest. The SAFE agreements provide a right to the holder to future equity in Correlate in the form of SAFE Preferred Stock. SAFE Preferred Stock are shares of a series of Preferred Stock issued to the investor in an equity financing, having identical rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions as the shares of standard Preferred Stock offered to non-holders of SAFE agreements other than with respect to: (i) the per share liquidation preference and the conversion price for purposes of price-based anti-dilution protection, which will equal the Safe price (price per share equal to the valuation capitalization divided by the total capitalization of Correlate); and (ii) the basis for any dividend rights, which will be based on the conversion price. The number of shares issued to the holder is determined by either (1) the face value of the SAFE agreement divided by the price per share of the standard preferred stock issued, if the pre-money valuation is less than or equal to the valuation capitalization (ranging from $3,000,000 and $6,000,000); or (2) a number of shares of SAFE Preferred Stock equal to the face value of the SAFE agreement divided by the price per share equal to the valuation cap divided by the total capitalization of the Company immediately prior to an equity financing event. Total capitalization of Correlate includes all shares of capital stock issued and outstanding and outstanding vested and unvested options as if converted.

If there is a liquidity event (as defined in the SAFE agreements), the investor will, at their option, either (i) receive a cash payment equal to the face value of the SAFE agreement (“Purchase Amount”) or (ii) automatically receive from Correlate a number of shares of common stock equal to the Purchase Amount divided by the price per share equal to the valuation cap divided by the Liquidity Capitalization (“Liquidity Price”) (as defined in the SAFE agreements). If there are not enough funds to pay the holders of SAFE agreements in full, then all of Correlate’s available funds will be distributed with equal priority and pro-rata among the SAFE agreement holders in proportion to their Purchase Amounts and they will automatically receive the number of shares of common stock equal to the remaining unpaid Purchase Amount divided by the Liquidity Price.

If there is a dissolution event (as defined in the SAFE agreements), Correlate will pay an amount equal to the Purchase Amount, due and payable to the investor immediately prior to, or concurrent with, the consummation of the dissolution event. The Purchase Amount will be paid prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of Correlate to holders of outstanding capital stock. If immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution event, the assets of Correlate legally available for distribution to all SAFE holders, are insufficient to permit the payment to their respective Purchase Amounts, then all of the assets of Correlate legally available for distribution will be distributed with equal priority and pro-rata among the SAFE holders as a single class.

The SAFE agreements will expire and terminate upon either (i) the issuance of shares to the investor pursuant to an equity financing event or (ii) the payment, or setting aside for payment, of amounts due to the investor pursuant to a liquidity or dissolution event.

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Correlate had approximately $175,000 of SAFE obligations outstanding as of January 1, 2021, with valuation caps ranging from $3,000,000 and $6,000,000.

On December 23, 2021, in connection with the Correlate Exchange Agreement (Note 1) Correlate and the holders of the SAFE agreements converted the SAFE agreements under the liquidity event terms of the SAFE agreements through the issuance of 329,183 shares of Correlate’s common stock.

A summary of Correlate’s SAFE Investments are as follows:

Holder

 

Date

 

Balance at 12/23/2021

 

 

Valuation Cap

 

 

Conversion Rate

 

 

Conversion Shares

 

Holder A (Note 7)

 

1/15/2015

 

$50,000

 

 

$3,000,000

 

 

$0.4177

 

 

 

119,703

 

Holder A (Note 7)

 

5/20/2016

 

 

50,000

 

 

$3,000,000

 

 

$0.4177

 

 

 

119,703

 

Holder B

 

3/16/2018

 

 

75,000

 

 

$6,000,000

 

 

$0.8354

 

 

 

89,777

 

 

 

 

 

$175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

329,183

 

Notes Payable

On May 29, 2020, Loyal received a $20,400 Economic Injury Disaster Loan through the Small Business Administration. The note bears interest at 3.75% until maturity in March 2050. The note requires $100 monthly payments beginning in May 2022 until maturity.

On January 11, 2022, the Company entered into a 10% note agreement with P&C Ventures, Inc. totaling $1,485,000, including an original issuance discount of $135,000. The note requires quarterly interest payments with the principal due at maturity on January 11, 2023. In addition, Mr. O’Donnell receives optionsconnection with the note agreement, the Company issued P&C Ventures, Inc., 2,700,000 warrants exercisable at $0.25 per share (Note 5). The warrants were fully vested at issuance and expire on July 11, 2023. The warrants, valued at approximately $1,958,000, represented approximately 59% of the total consideration received and resulted in an additional discount on the note totaling $799,128 pursuant to purchase upASC 470-20-30, “Debt”.

From July 29, 2022 to 15,000September 29, 2022, the Company entered into eight 10% note agreements totaling $580,000. The notes, which have identical terms, require quarterly interest payments with the principal due at maturity eighteen months from issuance. In connection with the note agreements, the Company issued a total of 580,000 warrants exercisable at $1.00 per share (Note 5). The warrants were fully vested at issuance and expire from January 29, 2024 to September 29, 2024. The warrants, valued at approximately $842,000, represented approximately 59% of the total consideration received and resulted in an additional discount on the notes totaling $343,250 pursuant to ASC 470-20-30. Included in the note agreements is a note with the wife of the Company’s CEO, as further detailed in Note 7.

On November 7, 2022 and December 21, 2022, the Company entered into two 7% note agreements totaling $440,000, including $400,000 in cash proceeds and $40,000 original issuance discount. Additionally, $15,400 in guaranteed interest was added to the principal balance at issuance. The notes, which have identical terms, each require ten monthly payments of $23,540 beginning 90 days from the issuance date with the final payment due at maturity twelve months from issuance. The note agreements contained a default provision meeting the definition of a derivative liability which had valuations totaling $355,860 at issuance. In connection with the note agreements, the Company issued a total of 300,000 warrants exercisable at $1.00 per share (Note 5). The warrants were fully vested at issuance and expire from November 7, 2024 to December 21, 2024. At issuance, the warrants, valued at $343,909, were recorded as derivative liabilities pursuant to the Company’s contract ordering policy. In total, the derivative liabilities associated with the two notes totaled $699,769 at issuance and resulted in additional debt discounts totaling $400,000. Further, the Company issued a total of 23,706 shares of common stock with a total value of $30,256 for financing costs and a total of 160,000 shares of common stock for returnable commitment shares.

From November 9, 2022 to November 15, 2022, the Company entered into two 10% note agreements totaling $125,000. The notes, which have identical terms, require quarterly interest payments with the principal due at maturity eighteen months from issuance. In connection with the note agreements, the Company issued a total of 125,000 warrants exercisable at $1.00 per share (Note 5). The warrants were fully vested at issuance and expire from January 29, 2024 to November 15, 2024. At issuance, the warrants, valued at $163,091, were recorded as derivative liabilities pursuant to the Company’s contract ordering policy and resulted in additional debt discounts totaling $125,000. Included in the note agreements is a note with the Company’s largest shareholder, as further detailed in Note 7.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s notes payable at December 31, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

Balances - At Issuance

Balances - 12/31/2022

 

 

 

Origination

 

Maturity

 

Interest Rate

 

 

Principal

 

 

Discount

 

 

Principal

 

 

Discount

 

 

5/29/2020

 

3/31/2050

 

 

4%

 

$20,400

 

 

$-

 

 

$20,400

 

 

$-

 

 

 

1/11/2022

 

1/11/2023

 

 

10%

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

 

934,128

 

 

 

1,485,000

 

 

 

38,922

 

 

 

7/29/2022

 

1/29/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

29,664

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

21,424

 

 

 

8/11/2022

 

2/11/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

88,247

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

66,185

 

 

 

8/15/2022

 

2/15/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

29,513

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

22,133

 

 

 

8/31/2022

 

2/28/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

45,827

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

35,643

 

 

 

9/1/2022

 

3/1/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

50,000

 

 

29,922

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

23,274

 

 

 

9/7/2022

 

3/7/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

29,922

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

23,274

 

 

 

9/12/2022

 

3/12/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

30,316

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

24,422

 

 

 

9/29/2022

 

3/29/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

59,839

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

49,866

 

 

 

11/7/2022

 

11/7/2023

 

 

7%

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

220,000

 

 

 

235,400

 

 

 

192,499

 

 

 

11/9/2022

 

5/9/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

22,917

 

 

 

11/15/2022

 

5/15/2024

 

 

10%

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

91,667

 

 

 

12/21/2022

 

12/21/2023

 

 

7%

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

220,000

 

 

 

235,400

 

 

 

210,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$2,475,400

 

 

$1,842,378

 

 

$2,681,200

 

 

$823,059

 

Line of Credit

On October 3, 2014, the Company entered into a $30,000 line of credit agreement with a former member of Loyal. The line of credit has no maturity with interest at 8.00%. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the outstanding principal and accrued interest totaled $42,130 and $39,730, respectively.

Future Maturities

The table below summarizes future maturities of the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2022:

December 31,

 

Amount

 

2023

 

$1,985,800

 

2024

 

 

705,000

 

2025

 

 

-

 

2026

 

 

-

 

2027

 

 

-

 

Thereafter

 

 

20,400

 

 

 

 

2,711,200

 

Less - Discounts

 

 

(823,059)

 

 

$1,888,141

 

NOTE 5 – EQUITY

The total number of common stock authorized that may be issued by the Company is four hundred million (400,000,000) shares of common stock with a par value of one hundredth of one cent ($0.0001) per share.

The total number of preferred stock authorized that may be issued by the Company is fifty million (50,000,000) shares of preferred stock with a par value of one hundredth of one cent ($0.0001) per share.

At December 31, 2021, common stock authorized consisted of three hundred seventy-two million five hundred thousand (372,500,000) Class A shares with 1:1 voting rights and twenty-seven million five hundred thousand (27,500,000) Class B shares with 20:1 voting rights, and fifty million (50,000,000) shares of preferred stock with a par value of one hundredth of a cent ($0.0001) per share.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On April 5, 2022, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation such that Class A or Class B common shares were eliminated and replaced by a single class of common stock with 1:1 voting rights.

At December 31, 2022, common stock authorized consisted of four hundred million (400,000,000) common shares with 1:1 voting rights and fifty million (50,000,000) shares of preferred stock with a par value of one hundredth of a cent ($0.0001) per share.

To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the state of Nevada (currently set forth in NRS 78.195), as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended or supplemented, the board of directors may fix and determine the designations, rights, preferences or other variations of each class or series within each class of capital stock of the corporation.

During January 2022, the Company received proceeds totaling $150,000 for 600,000 Class A shares issued in December 2021.

During May 2022, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock valued at $500,000 for services.

During November 2022, the Company issued 9,500 shares of common stock valued at $15,199 for financing costs and 80,000 shares of common stock for returnable commitment shares in connection with a note payable (Note 4).

During December 2022, the Company issued 14,206 shares of common stock valued at $15,057 for financing costs and 80,000 shares of common stock for returnable commitment shares in connection with a note payable (Note 4).

Warrants

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company calculated the fair value of the warrants granted based on assumptions used in the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial pricing model using the following inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock per calendar quarteron the date of issuance; risk-free interest rates ranging from 0.70% to 4.72%, volatility ranging from 326% to 428% based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock, exercise prices ranging from $0.25 to $1.59, and terms of 18 to 36 months.

During January 2022, the Company issued 2,700,000 warrants valued at approximately $1,958,000 as part of a note agreement (Note 4).

From July 29, 2022 to November 15, 2022, the Company issued warrants to purchase 705,000 shares of common stock valued at approximately $1,005,000 as part of note agreements (Note 4). Included in these warrants is a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock which was issued to the Company’s largest shareholder and a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock which was issued to the wife of the Company’s CEO, as further detailed in Note 7.

From November 7, 2022 to December 21, 2022, the Company issued warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock valued at approximately $344,000 as part of note agreements (Note 4).

During October 2022, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the Company acquired the rights to solar projects from a third party. As consideration, the Company agreed to pay the third party 25% of the developer fees received for each of the projects that are developed and issued the third party 75,000 warrants. The warrants, valued at $119,383, vested immediately and are exercisable for three years at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for the option is up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option expires. Due to the Company’s operating performance, no grants were made to Mr. O’Donnell for the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016 under this provision of his employment agreement.  

In April 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the issuance of an aggregate of 54,000 shares of common stock to the members of the Board of Directors. The three members of the Board of Directors received 18,000 shares each.

Summary Stock Compensation Table$1.59 per share.

 

The following table sets forthbelow summarizes the Company’s paid or accrued stock compensation expense to its officers, directors and employees.

   
Stock
Awards
  
Stock
Option
Awards
  

Non-Vested
Stock
Awards
  Securities
Underlying
Non-Vested
Stock
  Total 
Year ended December 31, 2017  $  $  $    $ 
                      
Year ended December 31, 2016  $54,000  $  $     $54,000 

9.EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

Prior to 2017, the Company sponsored a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees. The Company generally matched contributions up to a maximum of 4% of the participant’s earnings. The 401(k) defined benefit plan was terminated on April 29, 2016. There were no matching contributions made to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

10.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

a.The Company is obligated for $1,123,810 under long-term leases for the use of land where seven of its disposal wells are located. Three of the leases are for extended periods. The first lease expires on February 7, 2023 (with two options to renew for an additional 10 years each). The second lease expires on December 1, 2034 with no option to renew and the third lease expires on May 31, 2018 with one-year renewal options. The monthly lease payment for the disposal well leases is $11,080. Rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $132,483 and $129,180, respectively. Following is a schedule of lease payments by year:

Years Ending  Disposal 
December 31,  Wells 
2018  $118,400 
2019   84,000 
2020   84,000 
2021   84,000 
Thereafter   517,000 
   $887,400 


b.The Company is a named defendant along with the previously named officers in certain litigation; Dynamic Technical Solutions Corp. and Ola Investments, LLC, V. Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc., Timothy Burroughs and Bernard R. “Dick” O’Donnell; CAUSE NO. CV14-04-234 in the 271st Judicial District Wise County, Texas wherein the Plaintiffs alleged they had been damaged by the failure of the Company to complete a disposal well in a joint venture between the parties. In April 2016, the litigation was settled by mutual agreement of the parties. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, the plaintiffs agree to return to the Company all of their shares of restricted and unregistered stock of the Company issued to them in 2013. The Company agreed to issue 317,000 shares of restricted and unregistered shares of stock in the Company to the plaintiffs. The Company will have exclusive trading authority over the shares and will have the right of first refusal to purchase the shares upon any planned sale by the plaintiffs. The Company will also have a call option on the shares, which will entitle the Company to purchase the shares at $1.25 per share at any time.  
c.From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues costs and legal costs associated with these matters when they become probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s management does not expect any liability from the disposition of such claims and litigation individually or taken together would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
d.The Company realized a reduction in certain liabilities for accounts payable with certain vendors through a combination of expiration of the statute of limitations and write offs of dormant accounts. This activity resulted in a one-time gain on extinguishment of debt of $525,522 for the year ended December 31, 2017.


11.INCOME TAXES

The Company computes income taxes using the asset and liability approach. The Company currently has no issue that creates timing differences that would mandate deferred tax expense. Due to the uncertainty as to the utilization of net operating loss carry forwards, a valuation allowance was made to the extent of any tax benefit that net operating losses may generate. No provision for income taxes was recordedwarrants for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 due to the Company’s net operating loss carry forward from prior years.2022:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years)

 

Warrants as of December 31, 2021

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Issued

 

 

3,780,000

 

 

$0.48

 

 

 

1.63

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Warrants as of December 31, 2022

 

 

3,780,000

 

 

$0.48

 

 

 

0.87

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Correlate Options

 

The following table reconciles income tax expense and rate basepresents Correlate’s options as of December 31, 2021:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years)

 

Options as of December 31, 2020

 

 

71,625

 

 

$0.41

 

 

 

6.08

 

Issued

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Exchanged

 

 

(71,625)

 

$(0.41)

 

 

5.08

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Options as of December 31, 2021

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

The Correlate Exchange Agreement (Note 1) constituted a change of control transaction under Correlate’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. As a result, 59,068 TCCR options were issued by the Company in exchange for the 71,625 outstanding Correlate options as of December 28, 2021, under the terms of the Correlate 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.

Options

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company calculated the fair value of the options granted based on assumptions used in the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial pricing model using the following inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock on the statutorydate of issuance; a risk-free interest rate of 1.27%; volatility of 280% based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; various exercise prices; and terms of 5 to 10 years. The fair value of options granted is expensed as vesting occurs over the applicable service periods.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company calculated the fair value of the options granted based on assumptions used in the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial pricing model using the following inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance; risk-free interest rates from 1.65% to 4.24%; volatility ranging from 282% to 330% based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; various exercise prices; and terms of 5 to 10 years. The fair value of options granted is expensed as vesting occurs over the applicable service periods.

During December 2021, the Company issued 2,000,000 options valued at approximately $938,000 as part of executive employment agreements (Note 3).

During December 2021, the Company issued 1,000,000 options valued at approximately $469,000 as part of a non-executive employment agreement.

During January 2022, the Company issued 1,000,000 options valued at approximately $868,000 as part of executive employment agreements (Note 3).

From February to October 2022, the Company issued 395,000 options valued at approximately $473,000 as part of five non-executive employment agreements. The options vest monthly over 36 months from issuance.

During February 2022, the Company issued 50,000 options valued at approximately $46,000 as part of a consulting agreement. The options vest monthly over 36 months from issuance. The agreement was terminated in September 2022 and the options were forfeited in December 2022.

From May to September 2022, the Company issued 30,000 options valued at approximately $38,000 as part of three consulting agreements. The options vest monthly over 36 months from issuance.

During August 2022, the Company issued 750,000 options valued at approximately $1,123,000 as part of compensation to three directors (Note 7). The options vested immediately upon issuance.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table summarizes the Company’s options for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years)

 

Options as of December 31, 2021

 

 

3,059,068

 

 

$0.52

 

 

 

5.08

 

Issued

 

 

2,225,000

 

 

$1.20

 

 

 

4.97

 

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Options as of December 31, 2022

 

 

5,284,068

 

 

$0.80

 

 

 

4.17

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s options for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years)

 

Options as of December 31, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Issued

 

 

3,059,068

 

 

$0.52

 

 

 

5.09

 

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

-

 

Options as of December 31, 2021

 

 

3,059,068

 

 

$0.52

 

 

 

5.08

 

At December 31, 2022, options to purchase 2,242,746 shares of common stock were vested and options to purchase 3,041,322 shares of common stock remained unvested. The Company expects to incur expenses for the unvested options totaling $1,971,982 as they vest.

NOTE 6 – CONCENTRATIONS

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the years then ended, the Company had the following revenue and accounts receivable concentrations:

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Customer

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

 

Customer A

 

 

44%

 

*

 

 

*

 

*

 

Customer B

 

 

39%

 

*

 

 

*

 

*

 

Customer C

 

 

12%

 

 

50%

 

*

 

*

 

Customer D

 

*

 

 

 

25%

 

*

 

 

61%

Customer E

 

*

 

 

 

18%

 

*

 

*

 

Customer F

 

*

 

 

*

 

 

*

 

 

39%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = Less than 10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

SAFE Investments

Holder A (Note 4) is Mr. Robert Powell, who held 1% of the common stock in Correlate until the Correlate Exchange Agreement. Mr. Powell was named a director of the Company on December 28, 2021. At December 31, 2021, Mr. Powell held less than 5% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

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Shareholder Advances and Payables

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had advances payable of $22,154, respectively, due to the Company’s income tax expense.

  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2016
 
  Amount  Percentage  Amount  Percentage 
Computed “expected” income tax benefit $(484,984)  35.00  $(623,914)  35.00 
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:                
Expiration of unused net operating loss            
Permanent differences            
State taxes, net of federal benefit        4,916   (0.31)
Changes in valuation allowance  484,934   (35.00)  623,914   (35.00)
Provision for federal and state income tax $     $4,916   (0.31)

Deferred Income TaxesPresident and CEO, Mr. Todd Michaels, who held 54% of Correlate’s common stock until the Correlate Exchange Agreement (Note 1). At December 31, 2021, Mr. Michaels held 10% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. At December 31, 2022, Mr. Michaels held 10% of the Company’s common stock. Mr. Michaels is also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

DeferredAt December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had advances payable of $11,865, respectively, due to an individual who held 17% of Correlate’s common stock until the Correlate Exchange Agreement (Note 5). At December 31, 2022 and 2021, this individual held less than 5% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had advances payable of $62,500 due to an individual who is the Company’s largest shareholder. As of December 31, 2021, this individual held 18% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. At. December 31, 2022, this individual held 31% of the Company’s common stock.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable of $256,000 and $251,000, respectively, due to Elysian Fields Disposal, LLC, an entity owned by the Company’s largest shareholder. The Company incurred $5,000 of operating expenses with the entity during 2022.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable of $73,000 and $50,000, respectively, due to Loutex Production Company, an entity owned by the Company’s largest shareholder. The Company incurred $23,000 of operating expenses with the entity during 2022.

Michaels Consulting

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred consulting expenses totaling $60,000 from Michaels Consulting, an entity owned by the wife of Mr. Michaels. During the year ended December 31, 2022, $20,000 of accounts payable due to Michaels Consulting were paid. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable due to Michaels Consulting totaling $344,000 and $364,000, respectively.

Notes Payable

Mr. Cory Hunt, who was named a director of the Company on December 28, 2021, is an owner and officer of P&C Ventures, Inc. During January 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with P&C Ventures, Inc. totaling $1,485,000 and issued 2,700,000 warrants related to the note, as disclosed in Note 4.

During September 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with the wife of Mr. Michaels totaling $50,000 and issued 50,000 warrants, valued at approximately $75,000, related to the note, as disclosed in Note 4.

During November 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with Company’s largest shareholder totaling $25,000 and issued 25,000 warrants, valued at approximately $39,000, related to the note, as disclosed in Note 4.

Director Options

During August 2022, three of the Company’s directors, Robert Powell, Cory Hunt, and Matthew Flemming, each received 250,000 options valued at approximately $374,000 (Note 5). The options vested immediately upon issuance.

Accrued Bonus

At December 31, 2022, the Company accrued bonus compensation for its CEO and CFO of approximately $150,000 and $115,000, respectively.

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NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Company accounts for income taxes primarily represent the netunder ASC 740-10, which provides for an asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred tax effect ofassets and liabilities are recognized based on anticipated future tax consequences, using currently enacted tax laws, attributed to temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts usedare calculated for income tax purposes. The componentsprovision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, assumes a statutory 21%, effective tax rate for federal income taxes.

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Federal tax statutory rate

 

 

21%

 

 

21%

Temporary differences

 

 

5%

 

 

0%

Permanent differences

 

 

-6%

 

 

1%

Valuation Allowance

 

 

-20%

 

 

-22%

 

 

 

0%

 

 

0%

The Company had deferred income tax assets as of our deferred taxes areDecember 31, 2022 and 2021, as follows:

 

  Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):        
Net operating loss carryforward $21,330,000  $21,330,000 
Expiration of unused net operating loss      
Bad debt allowance     51,263 
Stock based compensation     290,100 
Gain on sale of assets     710,142 
Depreciation and amortization  (4,898,818)  (5,791,174)
Total deferred tax assets  16,431,182   16,590,331 
Valuation allowance  (16,431,182)  (16,590,331)
Net deferred tax assets $  $ 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$1,589,000

 

 

$232,000

 

Temporary differences

 

 

217,000

 

 

 

-

 

Permanent differences

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,000

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(1,806,000)

 

 

(239,000)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

The Company provides for a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that it will not realize a portion of the deferred tax assets. The Company has established a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty that enough taxable income will be generated in those taxing jurisdictions to utilize the assets. Therefore, the Company has not reflected any benefit of such deferred tax assets in the accompanying financial statements. The Company’s net deferred tax asset and valuation allowance increased by $1,567,000 and $20,000 in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

 

At December 31, 2017 and 2016,2022, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards ofhad approximately $30.9 million and $30.9 million, respectively, remaining for federal income tax purposes. Net operating loss carry forwards may be used$5,538,567 in future years to offset taxable income subject to compliance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The federal net operating loss carryforwards. $5,241,135 of these carry forwards will expireare allowed to be carried forward indefinitely and are to be limited to 80% of the taxable income. The remaining amount can be carried forward for 20 years with no income limitation. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 382, the future utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income may be subject to an annual limitation as a result of ownership changes that may have occurred previously or that could occur in 2018 through 2035.the future.

12.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016,2022, the Company advanced $29,413had no uncertain tax positions, or interest and $132,190, respectivelypenalties, that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The Company is subject to an entityU.S. federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years 2018 through 2021. The tax return for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, has not yet been filed.

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CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 9 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Correlate Exchange Agreement

On December 28, 2021, Correlate Inc. became a wholly owned by onesubsidiary of the principal shareholdersCompany. As detailed in Note 1, Correlate was determined to be the accounting acquirer. Additionally, management determined that TCCR did not meet the definition of a business as described in ASC 805, as the only asset of TCCR was cash. The assets and liabilities of TCCR were transferred to the Company on December 28, 2021, as follows:

Cash

 

$213,904

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(341,977)

Accrued expenses

 

 

(13,965)

Shareholder advances

 

 

(62,500)

Loyal Exchange Agreement

On December 28, 2021, Loyal became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The cash is held in an investment accountacquisition date fair value of the entityconsideration transferred for Loyal was approximately $1,099,776, which consisted of 2,339,920 common shares.

The fair value of the common stock issued by the Company was determined using the closing stock price of the Company’s common shares on December 28, 2021.

The following table summarizes the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:

 

 

Fair Value

 

Cash

 

$3,555

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

15,932

 

Intangible assets - trademark/trade name

 

 

139,700

 

Intangible assets - customer relationships

 

 

233,800

 

Intangible assets - developed technology

 

 

27,750

 

Goodwill

 

 

762,851

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(5,333)

Accrued expenses

 

 

(28,079)

Line of credit

 

 

(30,000)

Notes payable

 

 

(20,400)

Net assets acquired

 

$1,099,776

 

The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The resulting goodwill is due on demandprimarily attributed to the expanded market opportunities, including integrating the Loyal service offerings with existing Company at any time.service offerings. The advancegoodwill has no basis for U.S. income tax purposes.

The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization Schedule

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Useful Life

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

Total

 

Trademark/trade name

 

$139,700

 

 

Indefinite

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Customer relationships

 

 

233,800

 

 

5 years

 

 

46,760

 

 

 

46,760

 

 

 

46,760

 

 

 

46,760

 

 

 

46,760

 

 

 

233,800

 

Developed technology

 

 

27,750

 

 

2 years

 

 

13,880

 

 

 

13,870

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,750

 

 

 

$401,250

 

 

 

 

$60,640

 

 

$60,630

 

 

$46,760

 

 

$46,760

 

 

$46,760

 

 

$261,550

 

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CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and Loyal, as though the companies were combined as of January 1, 2021. The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows:

 

 

2021

 

Total revenues

 

$316,389

 

Net loss

 

$(131,540)

The pro forma financial information for all periods presented above has been calculated after adjusting the results of Loyal to reflect the business combination accounting effects resulting from this acquisition, including the amortization expense from acquired intangible assets as though the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information is non-interest bearingfor informational purposes only and is not evidenced by any written agreement. indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at January 1, 2021.

 


Item 9.Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants and Financial Disclosure.

NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 11, 2023, the Company and P&C Ventures, Inc. agreed to amend the January 11, 2022 note payable (Note 4). As part of the agreement, $78,929 in accrued and unpaid interest was added to the principal balance, bringing the total principal balance of the note payable to $1,563,929. Additionally, the interest rate and maturity date were amended to 14% and October 11, 2023, respectively. In connection with the amendment, the Company issued P&C Ventures, Inc. 3,127,858 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $0.85 per share. The warrants, which were immediately vested, were valued at $3,309,045 and recorded as a derivative liability.

During January 2023, the Company paid $7,589 in accrued interest due to four noteholders by issuing 5,655 shares of common stock.

During January 2023, the Company issued 4,245 shares of common stock valued at $4,500 for services.

From January 24, 2023 to March 27, 2023, the Company entered into seven 14% convertible note payable agreements with proceeds totaling $1,724,975. The convertible notes, which have identical terms, require quarterly interest payments with the principal due at maturity eighteen months from issuances and are convertible at $3.20 per share of common stock. In connection with the convertible notes, the Company issued a total of 3,449,950 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $0.85 per share. The warrants, which were immediately vested, were valued at $3,422,942 and recorded as a derivative liability.

Included in the seven convertible notes payable is a $100,000 convertible note with the Company’s CEO. In connection with the convertible note, the Company issued 200,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock valued at $209,180.

During March 2023, the Company issued 500,000 options to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $0.99 per share. The options, which vest over 36 months, were valued at $448,950.

During March 2023, the Company agreed to issue 17,045 shares of common stock valued at $15,000 for services.

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NONEItem 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants and Financial Disclosure.

 

Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K. In making this assessment, the Company used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) inInternal Control-Integrated Framework ... Based on that evaluation, management, including our CEO, concluded our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective in that there was a material weakness as of December 31, 2017.2022.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by our internal controls.

 

Management has identified a material weakness in the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting related to a shortage of resources in the accounting department required to assure appropriate segregation of duties with employees having appropriate accounting qualifications related to our unique industry accounting and disclosure rules. Management has outsourced certain financial functions to mitigate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. We are also reviewing its finance and accounting staffing requirements.

 

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

 

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls.

Our management, including the CEO doesand CFO, do not expect that its disclosure controls or its internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effectivecost- effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

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Scope of the Controls Evaluation.

The CEO and CFO’s evaluation of our disclosure controls and the company’s internal controls included a review of the controlscontrol objectives and design, the controls implementation by the company and the effect of the controls on the information generated for use in this report. In the course of the Controls Evaluation, the CEO and CFO sought to identify data errors, controls problems or acts of fraud and to confirm that appropriate corrective action, including process improvements, was being undertaken. This type of evaluation is to be done on a quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning controls effectiveness can be reported in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K. Our internal controls are also evaluated on an ongoing basis byother personnel in the company’s organization and by our independent auditors in connection with their audit. The overall goals of these various evaluation activities are to monitor our disclosure controls and our internal controls and to make modifications as necessary; the company’s intent in this regard is that the disclosure controls and the internal controls will be maintained as dynamic systems that change (reflecting improvements and corrections) as conditions warrant.

 

Among other matters, the companyCompany sought in its evaluation to determine whether there were any “significant deficiencies” or “material weaknesses” in our internal controls, or whether we had identified any acts of fraud involving personnel who have a significant role in the internal controls. This information was important both for the controlscontrol evaluation generally and because item 5 in the Section 302 Certifications of theeach of our CEO and CFO requires that the CEO and/or CFO disclose that information to the Audit Committee, or the committee providing such function, of our

Board and to our independent auditors and report on related matters in this section of the Report.report. In the professional auditing literature, “significant deficiencies” represent control issues that could have a significant adverse effect on the ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data in the consolidated financial statements. A “material weakness” is defined in the auditing literature as a particularly serious significant deficiency where the internal control does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud may occur in amounts that would be material in relation to the consolidated financial statements and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. We also sought to deal with other controls matters in the controls evaluation, and in each case if a problem was identified, the companyCompany considered what revision, improvement and/or correction to make in accordance with the on-going procedures.

 


Item 9B.Other Information

Item 9B. Other Information

 

NONE

 

PART III

Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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Our current executive officersPART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and directors, their agesCorporate Governance.

The following table sets forth the names of our Executive Officers and present positions with Frontier are identified below. Our directorsDirectors as of the date of this Annual Report. Directors hold office untilfor a period of one year from their election at the next annual meeting of the shareholders following their electionstockholders or appointment and until their successors have beenare duly elected and qualified. Our officersOfficers are elected by, and serve at the pleasurediscretion of, ourthe Board of Directors.

 

NAMEName 

AGE

Age

POSITION

Position

Donald Ray Lawhorne

74

Todd Michaels

48

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Dick O’Donnell

Channing F. Chen

74

51

Executive Vice President, Director

Chief Financial Officer

John L. Stimpson

Jason Loyet

48

Director of Commercial Solar of Correlate Inc. and Director

Matthew Flemming

54

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Bob Powell

59

Director

Cory Hunt

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DONALD RAY LAWHORNEMr. Michaels became our President and CEO, and was appointed to serve as a member of our board of our directors, on December 28, 2021. Prior thereto Mr. Michaels served as the CEO of Correlate Inc. since he founded the company in 2016 and which we acquired on December 28, 2021. From February 2014 through August 2015, Mr. Michaels was the Vice President of Product Innovation for SunEdison, at the time a large global renewable energy developer, owner, operator company. From November 2011 through November 2013, Mr. Michaels was the Senior Director of Business Development for NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy. NRG Solar is a renewable energy developer, owner, operator company. From November 2006 through November 2011, Mr. Michaels served as Senior Vice President of Development and Marketing for Solar Power Partners Inc. a solar energy developer, owner, operator company. Between 1997 and 2006, Mr. Michaels held various positions and acted as a consultant and independent contractor for several solar technology and telecommunications companies. Mr. Michaels graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Kelly School of Business, Indiana University with a BS in Computer Information Systems in 1997.

Mr. Chen became our Chief Financial Officer on January 18, 2022. Prior thereto, Mr. Chen was the founder and Managing Partner of Breakaway Energy Partners, LLC a solar finance and capital markets advisory firm where he led the financing and sale of distributed solar and energy storage projects for clients from 2017 to 2021. From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Chen served as VP of Corporate Finance at Solar Power Partners (acquired by NRG Energy in 2011), VP and General Manager at SunEdison, and VP of Structured Finance at NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) leading teams that raised over $1.5 Billion in institutional equity and non-recourse financing across residential, commercial, and utility scale solar projects. Mr. Chen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Chemistry from UC San Diego and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Mr. Chen is also an advisor and early-stage investor to several startup companies in the renewable energy space and previously served on the board of the Sempervirens Fund.

Mr. Loyet was appointed to serve as member of our board of directors on December 28, 2021. On December 28, 2021, Mr. Loyet was appointed to serve as the Director of Commercial Solar of Correlate Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary. From January 2013 to December 2021, Mr. Loyet was the Founder and Managing Director of Loyal Enterprises LLC (D.B.A. Solar Site Design), the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. Loyal Enterprises is a U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Catalyst award winner for its work building the Solar Site Design technology platform. Before joining the solar energy industry in 2005, Mr. Loyet founded and sold two software companies in the streaming media (GlobalStreams) and newspaper publishing (MyCapture) industries. Mr. Loyet currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Tennessee Solar Energy Industry Association (TenneSEIA).

Mr. Flemming has been the Chairman of our board of directors since May 14, 2021. Mr. Flemming was namedour chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer from May 14, 2021 through December 28, 2021. Mr. Flemming has served as the Chief Business Development Officer of SMG Industries Inc. (OTCQB: SMGI) since December 2020 and the interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer since 2021, and prior thereto Mr. Flemming served as its Chief Executive Officer from September 2017 through 2020 and continues to serve as the Chairman andof the Board of Directors. Prior thereto, Mr. Flemming was the Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Oilfield Services,MG Cleaners from June 2017 until September 2017, an oilfield services company. Prior thereto, Mr. Flemming was a consultant for a financial restructuring firm and a financial advisor to a private closely held oilfield services company during 2016 and early 2017. From June 2011 to March 2016, Mr. Flemming was the Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chairman of the Board of HII Technologies Inc. an oilfield services company with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and West Virginia focused on commercializing technologies and providing services in frac water management, safety services and portable power used by exploration and production companies in the United States. Prior thereto, from 2009 to 2011, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Hemiwedge Industries Inc. a proprietary valve technology company with oilfield applications that was sold in 2011. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Shumate Industries, Inc., effective July 29, 2013an oilfield manufacturing company and successor of Excalibur. Previous to that, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Flemming was previously President, CEOChief Financial Officer of Excalibur Industries, Inc. an industrial and Directorenergy related manufacturer and fabrication company. From June 1999 to March 2001, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Pacesetter Management,WorldByNet, Inc.; a Director of Orchard Holdings Group, LLC; Manager of Pacesetter Investment Partners, LLC, the general partner for Pacesetter Growth Fund, LP; and Manager of Pacesetter Associates LLC. Mr. Lawhorne hasHouston, Texas based privately held the aforementioned positions since May 1997. Mr. Lawhorne was also President, CEO and Director of Alliance Enterprise, Inc. from Marchtechnology company. From January 1994 to February 2010.May 1999, Mr. Lawhorne has an MBA from Pepperdine University andFlemming served as Chief Executive Officer of FARO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a BBA from Southern Methodist University.

BERNARD R. O’DONNELL is the Executive Vice President for our Company.privately held national specialty products company that he founded. Mr. O’Donnell began with the Company in April 2005. From April 2005 to December 31, 2010 Mr. O’Donnell was also the President and managing principal for Euro American Capital Corporation, a FINRA licensed broker dealer. He has over 36 years of diversified experience in financial sales, investment banking and brokerage operations. He has held series 7, 24, 63, and 66 securities licenses. Mr. O’Donnell has an MBA and a BS degree in Business and Industrial Management from San Jose State University.

JOHN L. STIMPSON is currently the President and owner in a number of enterprises including Gulf Trading, LLC an importer and exporter of forest products from 1998 to present and Point Logistics, LLC an asset based carrier and brokerage firm from 2005 to present. He is also currently a partner in Stimpson Properties, LLC a residential and commercial real estate management company, a position he began in 1998 and from 1996 to present he is owner/president of Pan American Mayal S.A. a real estate investment and development company located in Costa Rica. Mr. Stimpson hasFlemming received a Bachelor of Arts Degreein Finance from the University of Alabama.Houston.

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Mr. Powell was appointed to serve as a member of our board of directors on December 28, 2021. Since August 2015, Mr. Powell has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Brightmark Energy, LLC. Brightmark transforms organic waste into renewable natural gas and creates innovative approaches to the plastics renewal process through science-first strategies and powerful partnerships in the United States and internationally. Mr. Powell has over twenty-seven years of energy industry experience. He has expertise in a variety of sectors within the energy industry including renewable entrepreneurial ventures, fossil-fuel and cogeneration technologies, as well as efficiency measures. His experiences include being the CEO of a solar developer, CFO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the North America President of the largest worldwide renewable energy company, an innovator in financing energy projects, and a Partner in Andersen and PwC’s energy consulting practices. Mr. Powell received a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

 

We have adoptedMr. Hunt was appointed to serve as a code of ethics and conduct entitled Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Employees, Executive Officers and Directors. The code of ethics and conduct was revised and updated on April 30, 2014. The code of ethics and conduct applies to allmember of our employees includingboard of directors on December 28, 2021. Mr. Hunt has been the President and Co-Founder of P&C Ventures Inc. since February 2021. With an international focus on its investments, in addition to capital investment, P&C Ventures provides its portfolio investments with additional support to help their businesses grow. Prior thereto, from 2018 to June 2021, Mr. Hunt was the VP Corporate Development of SiteDocs Inc., a Software as a service company focused on the construction industry, which was recently acquired by K1 Investments. From 2015 through 2018, Mr. Hunt was the CEO of Infinity Property Care, a paving contracting company located in Alberta, Canada. From 2011 through 2018, Mr. Hunt was a private investor focused on investments in both public and private companies through Hunt Group Investments, of which Mr. Hunt was the founder and sole owner.

Director Independence and Qualifications

The Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Powell and Hunt qualify as an “independent director.” Because our principal executivecommon stock is not currently listed on a national securities exchange, we have used the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer our principal financial officer and our principal accounting officeror employee of the Company or any other employees performingindividual having a similar service torelationship with the Company.Company that, in the opinion of the Company’s Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ listing rules provide that a director cannot be independent if:

 

Item 11.

·

the Director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an employee of the Company,

·

the Director or a family member of the Director accepted any compensation from the Company in excess of $120,000 during any period of 12 consecutive months within the three years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exclusions, including, among other things, compensation for board or board committee service),

·

a family member of the Director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an Executive Compensation.Officer of the Company,

·

the director or a family member of the Director is a partner in, controlling stockholder of, or an Executive Officer of an entity to which the Company made, or from which the Company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exclusions),

·

the Director or a family member of the Director is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three years, any of the executive officers of the Company served on the compensation committee of such other entity, or,

·

the Director or a family member of the Director is a current partner of the Company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three years was a partner or employee of the Company’s outside auditor, and who worked on the Company’s audit.

The Board believes that the qualifications of the Directors, as set forth in their biographies which are listed above and briefly summarized in this section, gives them the qualifications and skills to serve as a Director of our Company. All of our directors have strong business backgrounds. The Board also believes that each of the Directors has other key attributes that are important to an effective Board: integrity and demonstrated high ethical standards; sound judgment; analytical skills; the ability to engage management and each other in a constructive and collaborative fashion and the commitment to devote significant time and energy to service on the Board and its Committees.

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Our executive compensation program is designed to create strong financial incentive for our officers to increase revenues, profits, operating efficiency and returns, which we expect to lead to an increaseInvolvement in shareholder value. Our Board of Directors conduct periodic reviews of the compensation and benefits programs to ensure that they are properly designed to meet corporate objectives, overseeing of the administration of the cash incentive and equity-based plans and developing the compensation program for the executive officers. Our executive compensation program includes four primary elements. Three of the elements are performance oriented and taken together; all constitute a flexible and balanced method of establishing total compensation for our executive officers.Certain Legal Proceedings

 


OurExcept as set forth below, none of our directors or executive compensation program is intended to be simple and clear, and consists ofofficers has, during the following elements (depending on individual performance):past ten years:

 

·

been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses),

·

been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities or banking activities, or,

 
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Stock-based compensation; and

Benefits.

The following objectives guide the Board of Directors in its deliberations regarding executive compensation matters:

 

·

Provide

been found by a competitive compensation program that enables uscourt of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to retain key executives;have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated, or,

Ensure a strong relationship between our performance results and those of our segments and the total compensation received by an individual;

·

Balance annual and longer term performance objectives;has had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time.

Encourage executives to acquire and retain meaningful levels of common shares; and

Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure that the compensation program supports our objectives and culture.

We believeMr. Flemming was an executive officer of HII Technologies, Inc. (“HII”) in 2016. Subsequent to his employment with HII, that the overall compensationcompany entered into a plan of executives should be competitive with the market in which we compete for executive talent. This market consists of both the oil and gas exploration industry and oil and gas service-based industries in which we compete for executive talent. In determining the proper amount for each compensation element, we review publicly available compensation data, as well as the compensation targets for comparable positions at similar corporations within these industries. We also consider the need to maintain levels of compensation that are fair among our executive officers given differences in their respective responsibilities, levels of accountability and decision authority.reorganization under Chapter 11.

 

Compensation CommitteeFamily Relationships

We have a compensation committee of

There are no family relationships among the individuals comprising our Board of Directors, that is chaired by John Stimpson. The Board of Directors is authorized to create certain committees, including a compensation committee.management and other key personnel.

 

Board Composition

Our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws provide that the authorized number of Directors may be changed only by resolution of the Board. We currently have five Directors with each Director serving a one-year term which will expire at our next annual meeting of stockholders. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to the current Directors will be elected to serve until the next annual meeting following the election.

Board Committees

Our Board intends to form the following three committees: Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, and a Compensation Committee, Interlockseach of which is described below. All standing committees will operate under charters that will be approved by the Board. Copies of the charters of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Insider Participationthe Nominating and Governance Committee will be posted on our website at such time as they are approved by the Board.

Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee members will be comprised of independent directors as defined in the NASDAQ rules. Our Audit Committee will oversee our corporate accounting, financial reporting practices and the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the financial statements.

The Audit Committee’s primary functions will be to:

·

assist the monitoring the integrity of our financial statements,

·

appoint and retain the independent registered public accounting firm to conduct the annual audit and quarterly reviews of our financial statements and review the firm’s independence,

·

review the proposed scope and results of the audit and discuss required communications in connection with the audit,

·

review and pre-approve the independent registered public accounting firm’s audit and non-audit services rendered,

·

review accounting and financial controls with the independent registered public accounting firm and our financial and accounting staff,

·

meet regularly with the independent registered public accounting firm without management present,

·

recognize and prevent prohibited non-audit services,

·

establish procedures for complaints received by us regarding accounting matters,

·

review, pass on the fairness of, and approve “related-party transactions” as required by and in conformance with the rules and regulations of the SEC,

·

establish procedures for the identification of management of potential conflicts of interest, and review and approve any transactions where such potential conflicts have been identified, and,

·

prepare the report of the audit committee that SEC rules require to be included in our annual meeting proxy statement.

Compensation Committee. Upon establishing our Compensation Committee its primary functions will be to:

·

review and recommend the compensation arrangements for management, including the compensation for our Chief Executive Officer,

·

establish and review general compensation policies with the objective to attract and retain superior talent, to reward individual performance and to achieve our financial goals,

·

approve and oversee reimbursement policies for Directors, Executive Officers and key employees,

·

administer our stock incentive plan,

·

review and discuss the compensation discussion and analysis prepared by management to be included in our Annual Report, proxy statement or any other applicable filings as required by the SEC, and

·

prepare the report of the compensation committee that SEC rules require to be included in our annual meeting proxy statement.

Decisions regarding executive compensation will ultimately be determined by the Board upon recommendations of the Compensation Committee, which will review a number of factors in its decisions, including market information about the compensation of executive officers at similar-sized companies within our industry and geographic region, and recommendations from our Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee may consult external compensation consultants to assist with the recommendation of executive compensation.

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Nominating and Governance Committee. Upon establishing our Nominating and Governance Committee its primary functions will be to:

·

identify the appropriate size, functioning and needs of and nominate members of the Board,

·

develop and recommend to the Board of Directors a set of corporate governance principles applicable to our company and review at least annually our code of conduct and ethics,

·

review and maintain oversight of matters relating to the independence of our board and committee members, in light of the independence standards of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, and

·

Oversee the evaluation of the Board and management.

The Nominating and Governance Committee will recommend to the Board candidates for nomination to the Board. When considering individuals to recommend for nomination as Directors, our Nominating and Governance Committee will seek persons who possess the following characteristics: integrity, education, commitment to the Board, business judgment, relevant business experience, diversity, reputation, and high-performance standards. The Nominating and Governance Committee may engage the services of third-party search firms to assist in identifying and assessing the qualifications of Director candidates.

The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider recommendations for Director candidates from stockholders, provided that the stockholder submits the Director nominee and reasonable supporting material concerning the nominee by the due date for a stockholder proposal to be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the applicable annual meeting as set forth in the rules of the SEC then in effect.

The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider properly and timely submitted Director candidates recommended by stockholders of the Company. Stockholders who wish to suggest qualified candidates for election to the Board should write to 220 Travis Street, Suite 501, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 Attn: President. These recommendations should include detailed biographical information concerning the nominee, his or her qualifications to be a member of the Board and a description of any relationship the nominee has to other stockholders of the Company. A written statement from the candidate consenting to be named as a candidate and, if nominated and elected, to serve as a Director should accompany any such recommendation.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

Our Board evaluates its leadership structure and role in risk oversight on an ongoing basis. Currently, Matthew Flemming serves as Chairman of the Board. Our Board determines what leadership structure it deems appropriate based on factors such as the experience of the applicable individuals, the current business environment of the Company and other relevant factors. After considering these factors, our Board has determined that the role of Chairman of the Board, is an appropriate Board leadership structure for our company at this time.

The Board is also responsible for oversight of our risk management practices, while management is responsible for the day-to-day risk management processes. This division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing the Company, and the Company’s Board leadership structure supports this approach. Through our Chief Executive Officer and other members of management, the Board receives periodic reports regarding the risks facing the Company. In addition, the Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight role by receiving periodic reports regarding our risk and control environment.

Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics

We intend to adopt a corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics at our next quarterly board meeting. The text of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which will apply to our officers and each member of our Board, will be posted in the “Corporate Governance” section of Directors consistsour website, www.correlateinfra.com. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding any amendments to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our website, www.correlateinfra.com. A copy of our Code of Conduct and Ethics will also be available in print; free of charge, upon written request to 220 Travis Street, Suite 501, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, Attn: President.

Executive Compensation

On December 28, 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Michaels to serve as our chief executive officer and president. Pursuant to the terms of the all membersagreement, Mr. Michaels is paid an annual salary of $250,000 and receives health care insurance and other customary benefits. The initial term of the agreement is for a period of three years, with automatic one year extensions after the first term. In addition to Mr. Michaels base salary, Mr. Michaels is entitled to bonuses at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

On January 18, 2022, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Chen to serve as our chief financial officer. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Chen is paid an annual salary of $200,000, which will increase to $250,000 upon the Company’s completion of a financing in the minimum amount of $10,000,000, and receives health care insurance and other customary benefits. The initial term of the agreement is for a period of three years, with automatic one year extensions after the first term. In addition to Mr. Chen’s base salary, Mr. Chen is entitled to bonuses at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors John Stimpson, Don Lawhorne and Bernard O’Donnell,his base salary will be increased by seven percent (7%) per annum, provided certain performance criteria is met. Mr. Chen was also granted options, pursuant to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.96 per share, which options vest equally on a monthly basis throughout the initial term of the employment agreement.

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On December 28, 2021, Correlate Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Loyet to serve as the director of commercial solar of Correlate. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Loyet is paid an annual salary of $145,000 and each participates in making compensation decisions. Bernard O’Donnell serves as an Executive Vice President inreceives health care insurance and other customary benefits. The initial term of the agreement is for a period of three years, with automatic one-year extensions after the first term. In addition to serving as a director.Mr. Loyet’s base salary, Mr. Loyet is entitled to bonuses at the discretion of the managers of Correlate.

 

RoleCertain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

The following is a description of Managementthe transactions we have engaged in Determining Compensation Decisionssince January 1, 2022, with our Directors and Officers and beneficial owners of more than five percent of our voting securities and their affiliates:

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the requestCompany had advances payable of our$22,154, respectively, due to the Company’s CEO, Mr. Todd Michaels.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had advances payable of $62,500 due to an individual who is the Company’s largest shareholder. As of December 31, 2021, this individual held 18% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. At. December 31, 2022, this individual held 31% of the Company’s common stock.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable of $256,000 and $251,000, respectively, due to Elysian Fields Disposal, LLC, an entity owned by the Company’s largest shareholder. The Company incurred $5,000 of operating expenses with the entity during 2022.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable of $73,000 and $50,000, respectively, due to Loutex Production Company, an entity owned by the Company’s largest shareholder. The Company incurred $23,000 of operating expenses with the entity during 2022.

During the years ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred consulting expenses totaling $60,000 from Michaels Consulting, an entity owned by the wife of Mr. Michaels. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable due to Michaels Consulting totaling $344,000 and $364,000, respectively.

Mr. Cory Hunt, who was named a director of the Company on December 28, 2021, is an owner and officer of P&C Ventures, Inc. During January 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with P&C Ventures, Inc. totaling $1,485,000 and issued 2,700,000 warrants related to the note. On January 11, 2023, the Company and P&C Ventures, Inc. agreed to amend the January 11, 2022 note payable. As part of the agreement, $78,929 in accrued and unpaid interest was added to the principal balance, bringing the total principal balance of the note payable to $1,563,929. Additionally, the interest rate and maturity date were amended to 14% and October 11, 2023, respectively. In connection with the amendment, the Company issued P&C Ventures, Inc. 3,127,858 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $0.85 per share. The warrants, which were immediately vested, were valued at $3,309,045.

During September 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with the wife of Mr. Michaels totaling $50,000 and issued 50,000 warrants, valued at approximately $75,000, related to the note.

During November 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with Company’s largest shareholder totaling $25,000 and issued 25,000 warrants, valued at approximately $39,000, related to the note.

During August 2022, three of the Company’s directors, Robert Powell, Cory Hunt, and Matthew Flemming, each received 250,000 options valued at approximately $374,000. The options vested immediately upon issuance and are exercisable into shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.50 per share.

At December 31, 2022, the Company accrued bonus compensation for its CEO and CFO of approximately $150,000 and $115,000, respectively.

During January 2023, the Company entered into a 14% convertible note with proceeds totaling $100,000 from the Company’s CEO. In connection with the convertible note, the Company issued 200,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock valued at $209,180.

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Employment Agreements

On December 28, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Todd Michaels, President and CEO, providing for an annual salary of $250,000 per year. As part of the agreement, the Company issued Mr. Michaels 1,000,000 options exercisable at

$0.52 per share for ten years. The options, valued at approximately $469,000 on the issuance date, vest monthly over 36 months beginning one month from issuance.

On December 28, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Jason Loyet, Director of Commercial Solar, providing for an annual salary of $145,000 per year. As part of the agreement, the Company issued Mr. Loyet 1,000,000 options exercisable at $0.52 per share for ten years. The options, valued at approximately $469,000 on the issuance date, vest monthly over 36 months beginning one month from issuance.

On January 18, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Channing Chen, CFO, providing for an annual salary of $200,000 per year. As part of the agreement, the Company issued Mr. Chen 1,000,000 options exercisable at $0.96 per share for ten years. The options, valued at approximately $868,000, vest monthly over 36 months from issuance.

The Board of Directors our management makes recommendationsintends to our Boardadopt a Related Party Transaction Policy for the review of Directors relatingrelated person transactions. Under these policies and procedures, the audit committee will review related person transactions in which we are or will be a participant to executive compensation program design, specific compensation amounts, equity compensation levelsdetermine if they are fair and other executive compensationbeneficial to the Company. Financial transactions, arrangements, relationships or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which a related mattersperson has or will have a material interest and that exceeds the lesser of:

(i) $120,000, and (ii) one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for eachthe last two completed fiscal years, in the aggregate per year will be subject to the audit committee’s review. Any member of our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer. Our Board of Directors maintains decision-making authoritythe Audit Committee who is a related person with respect to these executive compensation matters.a transaction under review may not participate in the deliberation or vote requesting approval or ratification of the transaction. Transactions that are subject to the policy include any transaction, arrangement or relationship (including indebtedness or guarantees of indebtedness) in which the Company is a participant with a related person. The related person may have a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. It is Company policy that the audit committee shall approve any related party transaction before the commencement of the transaction. However, if the transaction is not identified before commencement, it must still be presented to the audit committee for their review and ratification. For more information regarding related party transactions, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” below.

Director Independence

 

Our Board of Directors reviewshas determined that Messrs. Powell and Hunt are “independent” as defined under the recommendationsstandards set forth in Rule 5605 of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules. In making this determination, the Board of Directors considered all transactions set forth under “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”

Legal Proceedings

To the best of our managementknowledge, none of our Directors or Executive Officers has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past ten years that resulted in a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement. Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” none of our Directors, Director nominees, or Executive Officers has been involved in any transactions with respectus or any of our Directors, Executive Officers, affiliates, or associates which are required to total executive compensationbe disclosed pursuant to the rules and each elementregulations of compensation when making pay decisions.the Commission.

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

 

The objectivesfollowing table shows the total compensation earned during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and details2021 to (1) our Chief Executive Officer, and (2) our other named executive officers during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (collectively, the “named executive officers”):

 

 

 

 

Salary

 

 

Bonus

 

 

Stock

Awards (4)

 

 

Option Awards (4)

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

Name and Position

 

Year

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Todd Michaels

 

2022

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

400,000

 

CEO

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

469,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

469,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channing Chen

 

2022

 

 

192,000

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

868,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,175,000

 

CFO

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason Loyet

 

2022

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

150,000

 

Director of Commercial Solar

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

469,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

469,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Flemming

 

2022

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Former CEO (1)

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Townsend

 

2022

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Former CEO (2)

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katrina Yao

 

2022

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Former CEO (3)

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

(1)

Mr. Flemming served as our Chief Executive Officer from May 2021 through December 28, 2021.

(2)

Mr. Townsend served as our Chief Executive Officer from February 2020 through May 2021.

(3)

Ms. Yao served as our Chief Financial Officer from February 2020 through May 2021.

(4)

Share awards are valued at the fair value at the grant date. Stock options are valued at a fair value in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718. All options vest at the date of grant and are exercisable at the market value at the date of grant. For information regarding assumptions underlying the determination of grant date fair value of share and option awards in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.

All compensation awarded to directors and executive officers are deliberated among, and approved by, the entire board of why each elementdirectors and upon the formation of compensation is paid are described below.our Compensation Committee will be under the Compensation Committees control.

 

Base Salary. Our objectiveDirector Compensation

Director Compensation Table

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we granted 250,000 options valued at $374,000 to each of our non-executive directors, Robert Powell, Cory Hunt and Matthew Flemming for paying base salariestheir Board service.

Cash Compensation of Directors

Members of our Board of Directors do not currently receive cash compensation for their services, however, the Board may in the future determine to executives is to reward them for performingcompensate it members through the core responsibilitiespayment of their positions and to provide a level of security with respect to a portion of theircash compensation. We consider a numberreimburse our non-employee directors for out-of- pocket expenses for attending in-person board meetings.

Equity Compensation of factors when setting base salaries for executives, including:Directors

Our directors are eligible to participate in our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Year End

There were 3,000,000 outstanding unexercised options, unvested stock and equity incentive plan awards held by our executive officers as of December 31, 2022.

There were 750,000 outstanding unexercised options, unvested stock and equity incentive plan awards held by our executive officers as of December 31, 2022.

 

 
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Internal equity among our executives, taking into consideration their relative contributions to our success.

 

Stock-Based Compensation. The executive officers stock-based compensation is derived from their employment Agreements.Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Donald Ray Lawhorne, Chief Executive Officer. Currently Mr. Lawhorne does not have an employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Lawhorne received stock based compensation only in connection with his position as a member of our Board. The Board elected to suspend all stock based compensation in 2014 as part of our cost cutting and restructuring measures.


Bernard (“Dick”) O’Donnell, Executive Vice President. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. O’Donnell on December 1, 2011. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:

1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. Upon execution of this Agreement, 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock will be set aside for distribution to the Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter) beginning 90 days after Executive begins this employment agreement. (25,000 Frontier common shares to be issued each quarter).

2. Stock Grant and Options. The Executive will receive, as part of his annual compensation for his services the following annual stock grant and options:

a) Grant: Executive shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Company’s common stock times his number of years completed service to the Corporation to a maximum of 100,000 shares.

b) Option: Executive shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Company’s common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period.

Benefits. The Company offers life, disability, medical and dental benefits to its employees. In addition, CTT sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering substantially all of its employees. CTT is required and generally matches contributions up to a maximum of 4% of the participant’s contributions.

Summary Compensation Table 

The following table sets forth the annual and log-term compensationcertain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of March 31, 2023 for: (1) all persons who are beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock, (2) each of our officers and directors, and (3) all directors and executive officers as a group. The information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock has been presented in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person may be deemed to beneficially own any shares of capital stock as to which such person, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power or investment power, and to beneficially own any shares of capital stock as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days through the exercise of any stock option or other right. The percentage of beneficial ownership as to any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing (a) (i) the number of shares beneficially owned by such person plus (ii) the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days by (b) the total number of shares outstanding as of such date, plus any shares that such person has the right to acquire from us within 60 days. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the persons listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them. As of March 31, 2023, there were 35,333,526 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. Except as otherwise listed below, the address of each person is 220 Travis Street, Suite 501, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101.

Name

 

Amount of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock (1)

 

 

Percent of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newton Dorsett (8)

 

 

11,073,673

 

 

 

22.8%

P&C Ventures Inc. (9)

 

 

6,427,858

 

 

 

13.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors and Officers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Todd Michaels (2)

 

 

4,086,320

 

 

 

8.4%

Channing Chen (3)

 

 

417,670

 

 

 

0.9%

Jason Loyet (4)

 

 

1,873,844

 

 

 

3.9%

Matthew Flemming (5)

 

 

790,000

 

 

 

1.6%

Robert Powell (6)

 

 

522,455

 

 

 

1.1%

Cory Hunt (7)

 

 

6,677,858

 

 

 

13.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors and Officers as a group (6 persons) (2)-(7)

 

 

14,367,147

 

 

 

29.6%

(1)

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shares of common stock that an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants are deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table.

(2)

Includes: (i) 416,670 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Mr. Michaels, (ii) 200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by Mr. Michaels, (iii) 31,250 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of a convertible note held by Mr. Michaels, (iv) 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by Mr. Michaels wife, and (v) 939 shares of common stock held by Mr. Michaels wife.

(3)

Includes 416,670 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Mr. Chen.

(4)

Includes: (i) 728,587 shares of common stock held by Mr. Loyet’s wife; and (ii) 416,670 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Loyet.

(5)

Includes 250,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Mr. Flemming.

(6)

Includes 250,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Mr. Powell.

(7)

Includes: (i) 250,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Mr. Hunt, (ii) 600,000 shares of common stock owned by P&C Ventures Inc.; and (ii) 5,827,858 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants owned by P&C Ventures Inc. Mr. Hunt is the President of P&C Ventures Inc. and has the power to vote and/or dispose of the shares held by P&C Ventures Inc. The address for Mr. Hunt is #200 8133 Edgar Industrial Close, Red Deer, Alberta Canada T4P 3R4.

(8)

Includes 25,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by Mr. Dorsett.

(9)

Includes 5,827,858 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by P&C Ventures Inc. The address for P&C Ventures is #200 8133 Edgar Industrial Close, Red Deer, Alberta Canada T4P 3R4.

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.

The following is a description of the transactions we have engaged in since January 1, 2022, with our Directors and Officers and their affiliates:

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had advances payable of $22,154, respectively, due to the Company’s CEO, Mr. Todd Michaels.

During the year ended December 31, 2017 paid or accrued by us on behalf of2021, the executive officers named.

Long Term Compensation
Awards
Name and Principal PositionYearSalary ($)Bonus ($)Options Awards (1) ($) Stock Awards (1) ($)Restricted Stock Awards (1) ($) Securities Underlying Restricted Stock (#)Total ($) 
Donald Ray Lawhorne,2017$$$$$$
Chief Executive Officer2016$$$$$$
Dick O’Donnell,2017$$$$$$
Executive Vice President & Director2016$$$$$$

Option Grants 

There were no stock options granted to the named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Aggregated Option Exercises in This Year and Year-End Option Values

There were no option exercises and year-end options for the named executive officers.

Employment Agreements

Donald Ray Lawhorne, Chief Executive Officer. Currently Mr. Lawhorne does not haveCompany incurred consulting expenses totaling $60,000 from Michaels Consulting, an employment agreement with us.

Bernard (“Dick”) O’Donnell, Executive Vice President. We amended Mr. O’Donnell’s Employment Agreement on January 1, 2013. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. O’Donnell is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $60,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise alteredentity owned by the Board with respect to all executiveswife of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. O’Donnell is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the “Stock-Based Compensation” section above.


Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangement

If Mr. O’Donnell terminates employment with the Company by mutual agreement, death, disability or termination Mr. O’Donnell’s Employment Agreement provides for the payment of the base salary through the date of termination plus the value of all accrued, earned and unused benefits under the Standard Benefit Plans, plus the accrued Net Profits Interest (except for termination with cause), if any, to date of termination, plus any vested pension and retirement benefits to the date of termination. In addition, if Mr. O’Donnell terminates employment as a result of disability, the Company will provide long term disability benefits to which Mr. O’Donnell may be eligible (if any) in accordance with the Company’s then existing Standard Benefit Plans.

There is no compensatory plan or arrangement with respect to any individual named above which results or will result from a change in our control. There are no agreements or understandings, whether written or unwritten, concerning any type of compensation, whether present, deferred or contingent, that is based on or otherwise relates to an acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all assets of the Company.

Compensation of Directors

The shareholders of the Company approved the election of the three directors on October 12, 2011. The sitting of the directors became effective 20 days after the mailing of the Information Statement to our shareholders, or on or about November 3, 2011. The board elected to suspend stock compensation as part of the Company’s cost cutting and restructuring measures.

Compensation Committee Report

Our Board of Directors reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on such discussion, included the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Michaels. As of December 31, 2017, we2022 and 2021, the Company had 13,868,788accounts payable due to Michaels Consulting totaling $344,000 and $364,000, respectively.

Mr. Cory Hunt, who was named a director of the Company on December 28, 2021, is an owner and officer of P&C Ventures, Inc. During January 2022, the Company entered into a note agreement with P&C Ventures, Inc. totaling $1,485,000 and issued 2,700,000 warrants related to the note. On January 11, 2023, the Company and P&C Ventures, Inc. agreed to amend the January 11, 2022 note payable. As part of the agreement, $78,929 in accrued and unpaid interest was added to the principal balance, bringing the total principal balance of the note payable to $1,563,929. Additionally, the interest rate and maturity date were amended to 14% and October 11, 2023, respectively. In connection with the amendment, the Company issued P&C Ventures, Inc. 3,127,858 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock outstanding.exercisable at $0.85 per share. The following table sets forthwarrants, which were immediately vested, were valued at $3,309,045.

During September 2022, the stock ownershipCompany entered into a note agreement with the wife of Mr. Michaels totaling $50,000 and issued 50,000 warrants, valued at approximately $75,000, related to the note.

During August 2022, three of the officers,Company’s directors, Robert Powell, Cory Hunt, and shareholders then holding more than 5% of our common stock:

    NUMBER OF  PERCENT 
TITLE OF CLASS NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER SHARES OWNED  OF CLASS 
         
Common stock Newt Dorsett  3,590,174   25.89%
  220 Travis Street #501        
  Shreveport, LA 71101        
           
Common stock Bryan Walker LLC  716,048   5.16%
  220 Travis Street #501        
  Shreveport, LA 71101        
           
Common stock Kenneth Owens  2,701,168   19.48%
  P.O. Box 4121        
  Roswell, NM 88202        
           
Common stock Hannah Jane Dorsett  686,000   4.95%
  220 Travis Street #501        
  Shreveport, LA 71101        
           
Common stock Hollis Gene Dorsett  685,999   4.95%
  220 Travis Street #501        
  Shreveport, LA 71101        
           
Common stock Samantha Hope Dorsett  685,999   4.95%
  220 Travis Street #501        
  Shreveport, LA 71101        
           
Common stock Helen Elizabeth Dorsett  685,999   4.95%
  220 Travis Street #501        
  Shreveport, LA 71101        
           
Common stock Donald Ray Lawhorne  118,000   0.85%
  6720 Parkwood Blvd        
  Plano, TX 75024        
           
Common stock Bernard O’Donnell  236,750   1.71%
  3505 Woodhaven Drive        
  Farmers Branch, TX 75234        
           
Common stock Bernard O’Donnell IRA  9,475   0.07%
  3505 Woodhaven Drive        
  Farmers Branch, TX 75234        
           
Common stock Bonnie O’Donnell IRA  7,400   0.05%
  3505 Woodhaven Drive        
  Farmers Branch, TX 75234        
           
Common stock John Stimpson  18,000   0.13%
  620 Bay Bridge Road        
  Mobile, AL 36610        
           
All Directors and Officers as a Group and Shareholders Owning more than 5% of the Common Stock 10,141,012  73.12%

Matthew Flemming, each received 250,000 options valued at approximately $374,000. The options vested immediately upon issuance.

 


Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.

At December 31, 2022, the Company accrued bonus compensation for its CEO and CFO of approximately $150,000 and $115,000, respectively.

 

John Stimpson isDuring January 2023, the only independent board member. Don Lawhorne is our Chief Executive Officer and oneCompany entered into a 14% convertible note with proceeds totaling $100,000 from the Company’s CEO. In connection with the convertible note, the Company issued 200,000 warrants to purchase shares of our board members. Bernard O’Donnell is an Executive Vice President and one of our board members.common stock valued at $209,180.

  

Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by our independent auditors, for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements on Form 10-K and the reviews of the financial reports included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the years ended December 31, 20172022 and 20162021 amounted to $62,080$60,000 and $63,655,$55,000, respectively.

 

Tax Fees

Fees billed by our auditors for professional services in connection with tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning for the year ended December 31, 20172022 and 20162021 was $9,705$0 and $15,180.$0, respectively.

 

All Other Fees

Our auditors billed no fees for services other than those described above under “Audit Fees” and “Tax Fees” for the yearyears ended December 31, 20172022 and 2016.

Board of Directors Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

In December 2003, the Board of Directors adopted policies and procedures for pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by our independent auditors prior to the engagement of the independent auditors with respect to such services. Under the policy, our independent auditors are prohibited from performing certain non-audit services and are pre-approved to perform certain other non-audit and tax related services if the aggregate fees for such pre-approved non-audit and tax related services do not exceed a pre-set minimum.


PART IV2021.

 

Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

Financial Statement Schedules

The following have been made part of this report and appear in Item 8 above.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2017 and 2016

Consolidated Statements of Operations- For The Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows- For The Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) For The Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Exhibits

Exhibit
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)

Documents filed as part of this Report

(1)

Financial Statements:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-1

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021

F-3

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

F-6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-7

(2)

Financial Statement Schedules. All schedules are omitted because they are inapplicable, or not required, or the information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(3)

Exhibits

Exhibit Number 

Description

*3.4

Triccar Inc. Articles of Incorporation of TBX Resources, Inc. (as(previously filed with the Texas Secretary of Stateas Exhibit 10.2 on March 24, 1995)Form 8-K filed February 28, 2020)

3.3

*3.5

Articles of

Amendment of theto Articles of Incorporation of TBX Resources, Inc. (as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on July 23, 2001)dated April 4, 2022

3.6Amended and Restated Bylaws of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2012 (File No. 000-30746).
4.2Blank Check Preferred Stock Designation of 2013 Series A 7% Convertible Preferred Stock (as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on October 15, 2013)
4.3Blank Check Preferred Stock Designation of 2014 Series A 7% Convertible Preferred Stock (as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on February 20, 2015)

31.1

Certification of our President and Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

32.131.2

Certification of our President andChief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of our Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

32.2

Certification of our Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the March 29, 2018.31, 2023.

CORRELATE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.

SIGNATURE:

 

FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.

/s/ Todd Michaels

Name: Todd Michaels

Signature:/s/ Don Lawhorne
Don Lawhorne,

Title: Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated, on the March 29, 2018.31, 2023.

 

Signatures

Capacity

/s/ Todd Michaels

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Todd Michaels

/s/ Channing F. Chen

Chief Financial Officer

Channing F. Chen

/s/ Jason Loyet

Director

Jason Loyet

/s/ Matthew Flemming

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Matthew Flemming

/s/ Bob Powell

Director

Bob Powell

/s/ Cory Hunt

Director

Cory Hunt

 
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/s/ Don LawhorneDirector, Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Bernard R. O’DonnellDirector, Executive Vice President
/s/ John L. StimpsonDirector