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Equity method investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Equity method investments |
Schedule of equity method investments |
|  |  |  | Carrying value as of December 31, |
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|  | Percentage of Ownership as of December 31, 2012 |
Entity name |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Fredrickson |  |  | 50.0 | % |  | 167,723 |  |  | 166,837 |
Orlando Cogen, LP |  |  | 50.0 | % |  | 19,930 |  |  | 25,955 |
Onondaga Rewables |  |  | 50.0 | % |  | 167 |  |  | 291 |
Rockland Wind Farm |  |  | 50.0 | % |  | — | (1) |  | 12,500 |
Koma Kulshan Associates |  |  | 49.8 | % |  | 6,393 |  |  | 5,856 |
Chambers Cogen, LP |  |  | 40.0 | % |  | 154,300 |  |  | 143,797 |
Delta-Person, LP |  |  | 40.0 | % |  | — |  |  | — |
Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC |  |  | 27.6 | % |  | 34,703 |  |  | 36,143 |
Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP |  |  | 18.5 | % |  | 33,700 |  |  | 47,357 |
Gregory Power Partners, LP |  |  | 17.1 | % |  | 2,796 |  |  | 3,520 |
Goshen North |  |  | 12.5 | % |  | 8,978 |  |  | — |
Badger Creek Limited |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,477 |
PERH |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,609 |
Other |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 428,690 |  | $ | 474,351 |
(1) On December 31, 2012 we increased our ownership in Rockland from 30% to 50% and consolidated the project as of that date.
Equity (deficit) in earnings (loss) of equity method investments |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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Entity name |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Chambers Cogen, LP |  | $ | 17,082 |  | $ | 7,739 |  | $ | 13,144 |
Orlando Cogen, LP |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 863 |  |  | 2,031 |
Gregory Power Partners, LP |  |  | (725 | ) |  | 524 |  |  | 2,162 |
Koma Kulshan Associates |  |  | 537 |  |  | 483 |  |  | 452 |
Frederickson Power L.P. |  |  | 886 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Onondaga Rewables, LLC |  |  | (433 | ) |  | (1,761 | ) |  | (320 | )
Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC |  |  | (193 | ) |  | (1,563 | ) |  | (126 | )
Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP |  |  | 7,640 |  |  | (406 | ) |  | (3,454 | )
Badger Creek Limited |  |  | (2,778 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 749 |
Rockland Wind Farm |  |  | (7,997 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
PERH |  |  | (1,963 | ) |  | 38 |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (861 | )
Total |  |  | 15,246 |  |  | 6,356 |  |  | 13,777 |
Distributions from equity method investments |  |  | (38,347 | ) |  | (21,889 | ) |  | (16,843 | )
Deficit in earnings (loss) of equity method investments, net of distributions |  | $ | (23,101 | ) | $ | (15,533 | ) | $ | (3,066 | )
Summarized balance sheet information |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
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Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  | $ | 16,143 |  | $ | 9,937 |  | $ | 11,391 |
Orlando |  |  | 6,997 |  |  | 6,892 |  |  | 6,965 |
Gregory |  |  | 3,238 |  |  | 3,933 |  |  | 3,063 |
Selkirk |  |  | 12,854 |  |  | 15,852 |  |  | 11,782 |
Badger Creek |  |  | — |  |  | 766 |  |  | 2,714 |
Other |  |  | 21,823 |  |  | 10,671 |  |  | 7,563 |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  |  | 235,151 |  |  | 245,842 |  |  | 253,388 |
Orlando |  |  | 18,104 |  |  | 23,805 |  |  | 29,419 |
Gregory |  |  | 14,636 |  |  | 16,092 |  |  | 19,490 |
Selkirk |  |  | 25,958 |  |  | 47,737 |  |  | 65,036 |
Badger Creek |  |  | — |  |  | 6,011 |  |  | 6,645 |
Other |  |  | 289,581 |  |  | 313,142 |  |  | 128,763 |
|  | $ | 644,485 |  | $ | 700,680 |  | $ | 546,219 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  | $ | 15,188 |  | $ | 16,016 |  |  | 15,914 |
Orlando |  |  | 5,171 |  |  | 4,742 |  |  | 4,841 |
Gregory |  |  | 4,023 |  |  | 3,132 |  |  | 3,421 |
Selkirk |  |  | 4,837 |  |  | 14,743 |  |  | 17,371 |
Badger Creek |  |  | — |  |  | 300 |  |  | 1,520 |
Other |  |  | 7,163 |  |  | 10,980 |  |  | 76,910 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  |  | 81,806 |  |  | 95,966 |  |  | 109,010 |
Orlando |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Gregory |  |  | 11,055 |  |  | 13,373 |  |  | 15,470 |
Selkirk |  |  | 275 |  |  | 1,489 |  |  | 5,872 |
Badger Creek |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 86,277 |  |  | 65,588 |  |  | 1,085 |
|  | $ | 215,795 |  | $ | 226,329 |  | $ | 251,414 |
Summarized operating results information |
Operating results |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  | $ | 58,077 |  | $ | 49,336 |  | $ | 55,469 |
Orlando |  |  | 43,272 |  |  | 40,345 |  |  | 42,062 |
Gregory |  |  | 20,986 |  |  | 28,474 |  |  | 31,291 |
Selkirk |  |  | 48,660 |  |  | 54,613 |  |  | 51,915 |
Badger Creek |  |  | 3,357 |  |  | 6,546 |  |  | 13,485 |
Other |  |  | 42,099 |  |  | 16,499 |  |  | 3,501 |
|  |  | 216,451 |  |  | 195,813 |  |  | 197,723 |
Project expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  |  | 39,094 |  |  | 39,358 |  |  | 38,377 |
Orlando |  |  | 39,989 |  |  | 39,414 |  |  | 39,898 |
Gregory |  |  | 21,394 |  |  | 27,440 |  |  | 27,324 |
Selkirk |  |  | 42,383 |  |  | 49,595 |  |  | 48,496 |
Badger Creek |  |  | 2,971 |  |  | 6,526 |  |  | 11,723 |
Other |  |  | 28,316 |  |  | 12,126 |  |  | 2,049 |
|  |  | 174,147 |  |  | 174,459 |  |  | 167,867 |
Project other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  |  | (1,901 | ) |  | (2,239 | ) |  | (3,948 | )
Orlando |  |  | (83 | ) |  | (68 | ) |  | (133 | )
Gregory |  |  | (317 | ) |  | (510 | ) |  | (1,805 | )
Selkirk |  |  | 1,363 |  |  | (5,424 | ) |  | (6,873 | )
Badger Creek |  |  | (3,164 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (1,013 | )
Other |  |  | (22,956 | ) |  | (6,733 | ) |  | (2,307 | )
|  |  | (27,058 | ) |  | (14,998 | ) |  | (16,079 | )
Project income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chambers |  | $ | 17,082 |  | $ | 7,739 |  | $ | 13,144 |
Orlando |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 863 |  |  | 2,031 |
Gregory |  |  | (725 | ) |  | 524 |  |  | 2,162 |
Selkirk |  |  | 7,640 |  |  | (406 | ) |  | (3,454 | )
Badger Creek |  |  | (2,778 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 749 |
Other |  |  | (9,173 | ) |  | (2,360 | ) |  | (855 | )
|  |  | 15,246 |  |  | 6,356 |  |  | 13,777 |

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