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Tax issues and economic incentives for LFG utilization projects

Conference ·
OSTI ID:86582
The federal government offers a number of tax incentives to developers of biomass projects. This paper describes each tax benefit, explains what conditions must be met before the benefit is available, and offers practical insights gained from working over 20 years in the field. Understanding what tax benefits are available is important because the more tax benefits for which a developer can qualify in connection with his project, the less expensive the project will be to build and operate. Project financing arrangements are easier because of the anticipated higher project returns for potential investors. In addition to discussions of tax issues, alternative project financing methods will be presented. Objectives include presenting methods to structure a project to work (provide a return) that otherwise would not work. The examples will build on project financial arrangements from other projects and present LFG economic models and analyses of such arrangements.
OSTI ID:
86582
Report Number(s):
CONF-9503100--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English