DOE Opens Special Emissions-Rate Requests for Fuels Missing the Standard List
Published Date: 10/16/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Energy just launched a new, easy way for clean fuel producers to get official emissions values needed to claim tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act. If your fuel type isn’t on the standard list, you can now request a special emissions rate to qualify for savings. This process helps fuel makers save money and supports cleaner energy, with the new system available now online.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
DOE Online Emissions Value Request Process
The Department of Energy opened an online Emissions Value Request Process to provide official lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions values used in petitions for a provisional emissions rate (PER) under Internal Revenue Code section 45Z. The process is available at https://www.energy.gov/cmei/45z-emissions-value-request and DOE announced its opening in the Federal Register on October 16, 2026.
Must Use Table or Petition for PER
Transportation fuel producers seeking the section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit must obtain a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate using the applicable emissions rate table or by petitioning the Secretary of the Treasury for a provisional emissions rate (PER) if the fuel's type, primary feedstock, or pathway is not listed. Treasury and IRS guidance referenced includes Notice 2025-10 (January 2025) and a proposed rule published February 4, 2026; applicants must follow those procedures when using the DOE emissions value.
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