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U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Qualified Software for Calculating Commercial Building Tax Deducations

On this page you'll find a list of qualified computer software for calculating commercial building energy and power cost savings that meet federal tax incentive requirements. To submit software for consideration to be added to this list, please read Requirements and Submission Process for Qualified Software.

Qualified Software per IRS Notice 2006-52 as amplified by IRS Notice 2008-40, Section 4

The following software satisfies the requirements under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code §179D (c)(1) and (d) Regulations, Notice 2006-52 Section 6, dated June 2, 2006 as amplified by Notice 2008-40, Section 4. See the IRS requirements document for each version of software for details.

Autodesk Green Building Studio

DesignBuilder

DOE-2.2

EnergyGauge

EnergyPlus

EnergyPro

EnerSim

eQUEST

Hourly Analysis Program (HAP)

IES <Virtual Environment>

TRACE 700

Qualified Software per IRS Notice 2006-52

The following software satisfies the requirements under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code §179D (c)(1) and (d) Regulations, Notice 2006-52, dated June 2, 2006. See the IRS requirements document for each version of software for details.

Autodesk Green Building Studio

DOE-2.1E

DOE-2.1E-JJH

EnergyGauge Summit

EnergyPlus

EnerSim

Hourly Analysis Program (HAP)

Owens Corning Commercial Energy Calculator (OC-CEC)

TRACE 700

VisualDOE