Tax Credit Calculator for Renewable Energy Developers | Ever.green

Calculate your Net Return on a Tax Credit Transfer

Use our tax credit calculator to quickly estimate your potential return from a renewable energy tax credit transfer.

Project Value*

Enter the fair market value of the project or the expected total eligible costs if the project is not being sold.

IRA tax credit bonus

Projects qualify for these bonuses based on how and where it’s built. If you don't know which bonuses apply, you can find out by entering your project location on the Ever.green IRA map.

Prevailing Wages & Apprenticeship?

This incentivizes project developers to meet certain wage and apprenticeship requirements when building.

Energy community?

The energy community bonus incentivizes building clean energy in areas that have been impacted by the fossil fuel industry.

Domestic content?

The domestic content bonus incentivizes building clean energy projects with American-made materials.

Low-income community?

For projects less than 5 MW in size, this bonus incentivizes building clean energy projects in a low-income community or on Tribal land.

Low-income shared benefits?

This bonus is available if the financial benefits from the project are shared with a low-income community OR the project is located on federally-subsidized affordable housing projects.

Target Tax Credit price*

Price per $1 of the credit.

Expected Fees

Cost segregation report*?

The detailed cost segregation report ensures accurate tax credit valuation and supports compliance with tax regulations for all parties involved..

Tax credit insurance*?

Tax insurance protects buyers and sellers in tax credit transfers by covering financial risks. Buyers expect this to be included when purchasing tax credits.

Legal fees*?

An estimate of a seller's incurred legal fees as part of the facilitation and review of a tax credit transfer.

Ever.green fees*

This fee is based on the tax credit price. It is deal size & complexity dependent, and varies between .5 - 2%.

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Estimated net return

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General Tax Credit Process & Eligibility

How does the tax credit transfer process work?

Ever.green connects sellers with potential buyers through a matching process (i.e., bid/auction). Following this, due diligence is conducted, and a purchase agreement, along with other necessary documents, is signed. After the project is completed, the seller must obtain an IRS registration number. Once these steps are completed - such as validating the ITC amount and project completion - the transaction is finalized, funds are transferred and all required documents are filed with the IRS.

To better understand the buyer diligence process, review our Buyer Diligence Guide.

Who can sell or buy tax credits on the Ever.green marketplace?

Sellers: Renewable energy developers and project sponsors with eligible technologies like Utility-Scale, Commercial & Industrial (C&I), Community Solar, Wind, Storage, Biogas, Geothermal, Microgrids, and EV charging projects. Note for residential sellers, we support tax credits from landlords but not homeowners at this time.

Buyers: Corporate buyers, high-net-worth individuals, and partnerships seeking to reduce their tax liability.

What types of tax credits are there, and what are they worth?

Investment Tax Credits (ITCs): Based on a percentage of the project’s value and earned when the project becomes operational. Value can be equal to the project’s costs related to eligible technologies or “eligible costs,” plus reasonable developer’ fees, or it can be based on the value of a third-party sale backed by an independent appraisal.

Production Tax Credits (PTCs): Earned over 10 years and earned each year based on the amount of energy generated by the project during that year.

Credit values vary based on factors such as project size, location, compliance with the prevailing wage, and apprenticeship requirements. The Inflation Reduction Act also introduced bonus credits for using domestic materials, locating projects in energy communities, and serving low-income areas.

The Ever.green marketplace supports the following ITC & PTC credits:

What types of projects and technologies generate tax credits for sale?

Eligible projects include solar, wind, energy storage, geothermal, biogas, microgrids, EV charging stations, and other renewable energy technologies. Depending on the technology, these projects generate either ITCs or PTCs, which can be sold once the projects are placed in service and the credits are earned.

How do I determine tax credit eligibility?

Eligibility depends on the type of renewable energy project, compliance with specific requirements (such as prevailing wage and apprenticeship), and project location.

Ever.green’s IRA Map helps developers assess their eligibility for bonus credits by entering a project’s location and evaluating factors like energy communities or low-income census tracts.

Disclaimer: Calculator results are not for use in tax filings. This calculator and the estimates it provides are subject to change and may not be relied upon by taxpayers to substantiate a tax return position or for determining whether certain penalties apply and will not be used by the Internal Revenue Service for examination purposes. The calculator does not reflect the application of the law to a specific taxpayer's situation, and the applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions ultimately control such application.