Ideal Power Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease, net of sublease income.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease, due in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year, net of sublease income.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease, due in second fiscal year following latest fiscal year, net of sublease income.

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Aggregate amount of sublease income receivable under operating lease arrangement.

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Amount of sublease income receivable under operating lease arrangement, due in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year, net of sublease income.

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Amount of sublease income receivable under operating lease arrangement, due in second fiscal year following latest fiscal year, net of sublease income.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease, due in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments in excess of discounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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