Sec. 1.48C-3 Rules relating to the increased credit amount for prevailing wage and apprenticeship.

(a) In general. If any qualifying advanced energy project (as defined in section 48C(c)(1)(A)) satisfies the prevailing wage requirements of section 45(b)(7) and §1.45-7, the apprenticeship requirements of section 45(b)(8) and §1.45-8, and the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of §1.45-12, with respect to the re-equipping, expansion, or establishment of a qualifying advanced energy project within the meaning of section 48C, the qualifying advanced energy project credit determined under section 48C(a) for any taxable year with respect to credits allocated pursuant to section 48C(e) is an amount equal to 30 percent of the qualified investment for the taxable year. For purposes of this section, the term re-equipping, expansion, or establishment means those activities described in §§1.45-7(d)(3) and 1.45-8(g)(1) that are performed with respect to a qualifying advanced energy project within the meaning of section 48C before such project is placed in service.

(b) Applicability date. This section applies to qualifying advanced energy projects placed in service in taxable years ending after June 25, 2024, and the re-equipping, expansion, or establishment of which begins after June 25, 2024. Taxpayers may apply this section to qualifying advanced energy projects placed in service in taxable years ending on or before June 25, 2024, and qualifying advanced energy projects placed in service in taxable years ending after June 25, 2024, the re-equipping, expansion, or establishment of which begins before June 25, 2024, provided that taxpayers follow this section in its entirety and in a consistent manner.