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42 USC § 15971 - Integrated coal/renewable energy system 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s15971"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 15971 - Integrated coal/renewable energy system"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "15971"
section_name: "Integrated coal/renewable energy system"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "COAL"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Clean Power Projects"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, § 411, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 754.)"
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# § 15971. Integrated coal/renewable energy system

**(a)** **In general** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide loan guarantees for a project to produce energy from coal of less than 7,000 Btu/lb. using appropriate advanced integrated gasification combined cycle technology, including repowering of existing facilities, that—

**(1)** is combined with wind and other renewable sources;

**(2)** minimizes and offers the potential to sequester carbon dioxide emissions; and

**(3)** provides a ready source of hydrogen for near-site fuel cell demonstrations.

**(b)** **Requirements** The facility—

**(1)** may be built in stages;

**(2)** shall have a combined output of at least 200 megawatts at successively more competitive rates; and

**(3)** shall be located in the Upper Great Plains.

**(c)** **Technical criteria** section 15962(b) of this title

Technical criteria described in  shall apply to the facility.

**(d)** **Investment tax credits**

**(1)** **In general** section 48A of title 26

The loan guarantees provided under this section do not preclude the facility from receiving an allocation for investment tax credits under .

**(2)** **Other funding** Use of the investment tax credit described in paragraph (1) does not prohibit the use of other clean coal program funding.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, § 411, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 754.)