The Process

How ITC Intelligence Works

Three stages. Site submission to credit execution. Most operators go from initial assessment to cash at installation in under 90 days.

Stage 01

Site Assessment Request

You submit basic deployment specs: equipment type, estimated capex, location (county and state is enough to start), and the commodity you'll be producing if applicable.

We don't need a full geological report to begin. Most assessments start with the information you already have in hand.

What you provide

Equipment type and NAICS code
Formation location (state, county, basin)
Estimated installed capex
Projected annual output volume (for 45X scoring)

Stage 02

Credit Stack Scoring

ITC Intelligence runs your site against the full federal credit schedule. That means 48C equipment eligibility, 45X per-unit production credits, DOE energy community bonus qualification, and brownfield site analysis — simultaneously, in one assessment.

The output is a scored eligibility report with dollar amounts. Not a range. Actual numbers, by credit category, with the qualification basis documented.

What you receive

48C equipment credit dollar amount
45X per-kilogram production credit rate and forward projection
Energy community bonus qualification (yes/no, with DOE designation source)
Brownfield bonus applicability
Total credit stack value
Transfer valuation at current market rates (92 cents on the dollar)

Stage 03

Credit Execution

Our execution team guides you through the IRS process. Char Davis, our ITC execution partner, handles Forms 695 and 481 and has run this process across multiple credit categories.

Credits are sold to corporate tax equity buyers through Carbonix at 92 cents on the dollar, settled at installation. For projects using a 501c3 structure, the rate is 80 cents. Either way, you receive cash at install rather than waiting to use the credits against your own tax liability.

What you receive

IRS Form 695 guidance (credit claim filing)
IRS Form 481 guidance (accounting method adjustments)
Carbonix credit trading at 92 cents on the dollar
Cash settlement at installation
45X forward credit execution as production begins

What about ITC deadlines?

Skip any projects with September 2026 ITC deadlines. The right play is 45X production credits and related equipment credits for projects breaking ground in 2027. That's where the credit stack is cleanest and the execution window is wide.

For 2027 groundbreak projects, there's also an open question worth exploring: whether ITC credits can be forward-committed as part of the financing structure itself. We're working with Char Davis and tax counsel to confirm that structure. If it holds, funds that need the tax offset would have it embedded in the deal from day one.

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