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Customer Acquisitions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Customer Acquisitions Customer Acquisitions
Acquisition of Customer Books

In May 2021, we entered into a series of asset purchase agreements and agreed to acquire up to approximately 56,900 RCEs for a cash purchase price of up to a maximum of $11.5 million. These customers began transferring in August 2021, and are located in our existing markets. As of March 31, 2022, a total of $6.8 million was paid for approximately 45,000 RCEs ($9.2 million for acquired customer contracts, net of $2.4 million related holdbacks under the terms of the purchase agreement). In addition, approximately $2.2 million was released back to us for a reduction in RCEs to be acquired.

As part of the acquisitions, we funded an escrow account, the balance of which is reflected as restricted cash in our consolidated balance sheet. As we acquire customers, we make payments to the sellers from the escrow account. As of March 31, 2022, the balance in the escrow account was $2.4 million, and these funds are expected to be released to the sellers as acquired customers transfer from the sellers to the Company in accordance with the asset purchase agreement, and any unallocated balance will be returned to the Company once the acquisition is complete.

In July 2021, we entered into an agreement to acquire up to approximately 50,000 RCEs and derivatives related to the customer load under a five-year contingent fee structure based on gas volume billed and collected for the acquired customer contracts. These customers began transferring in the fourth quarter of 2021, and are located in our existing markets. Due to the contingent fee structure, the cost of the RCEs will be recognized when probable and reasonably estimable.

Acquisition of Broker Books
In January 2022, we entered into an asset purchase agreement and agreed to acquire the rights to broker contracts for approximately 1,000 customers for a cash price of $0.4 million, which was paid upon execution of the contract.