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Project Assets (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
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Project assets [Text Block] | Note 4. Project Assets Project assets at October 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Current project assets |  | — |  |  | 5,260 |
Long-term project assets |  | 47,111 |  |  | 6,922 |
Project assets |  | 47,111 |  |  | 12,182 |
Project assets at October 31, 2016 include $29.3 million which represents three completed, commissioned installations where we have a PPA with the end-user of power and site host. These assets are the subject of sales-leaseback arrangements with PNC, which are recorded under the financing method of accounting for a sale-leaseback. Under the finance method, the Company does not recognize the proceeds received from the lessor as a sale of such assets. This balance also includes assets aggregating $17.8 million which are being constructed by the Company under PPAs which have been executed or are expected to be executed in 2017. The long-term portion of project assets has been partially offset by project related grant awards. Project construction costs incurred after classification as long-term project assets are reported as investing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The proceeds received for the sale and subsequent leaseback of project assets are classified as cash flows from financing activities within the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and are classified as a financing obligation within Long-term debt and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (refer to Note 10 for more information).

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