Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit - Notice 2023-18

IRS Notice 2023-18 establishes the program under § 48C(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code to allocate $10 billions of credits ($4 billion of which may only be allocated to projects located in certain energy communities) for qualified investments in eligible qualifying advanced energy projects (§ 48C(e) program). A qualifying advanced energy project (1) re-equips, expands or establishes an industrial or manufacturing facility for the production or recycling of certain clean energy technologies specified in Notice 2023-18; (2) re-equips any industrial or manufacturing facility with equipment designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% through the installation of certain technologies specified in Notice 2023-18; or (3) re-equips, expands, or establishes an industrial facility for the processing, refining, or recycling of critical materials (as defined in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)). A taxpayer must submit, for each qualifying advanced energy project: (1) a concept paper for Department of Energy (DOE) consideration and (2) a § 48C(e) application (consisting of (i) an application for DOE recommendation and (ii) an application for § 48C(e) certification). To be eligible to claim any § 48C credits allocated to a project under the § 48C(e) program, a taxpayer must also provide to DOE (1) evidence establishing that a project satisfies the certification requirements specified in Notice 2023-18 and (2) a notification that the project has been placed in service.

The latest form for Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit - Notice 2023-18 expires 2027-02-28 and can be found here.

Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Allocation Program - Concept Papers

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