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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/qualified_software/">http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/qualified_software/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<H1 id=content>Qualified Software</H1>
<P>Qualified Computer Software for Calculating Energy Savings for Purposes of
the Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction under Internal Revenue
Code §179D.</P>
<P>The following software meets the requirements contained in IRS Notice 2006-52
dated 2 June 2006.</P>
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<TH style="FONT-SIZE: 80%" vAlign=top width="50%">Software name and
version</TH>
<TH style="FONT-SIZE: 80%" vAlign=top width="50%">Date DOE Received
Complete Documentation</TH></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/qualified_software/trace.html">TRACE
700 version 6.0.2.1</A></TD>
<TD vAlign=top align=middle>16 June 2006</TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/qualified_software/energyplus.html">EnergyPlus
version 1.3.0.018</A></TD>
<TD vAlign=top align=middle>23 June 2006</TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/qualified_software/hap.html">Hourly
Analysis Program version 4.31</A></TD>
<TD vAlign=top align=middle>17 August 2006</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 80%; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Updated: 30 August
2006</P></DIV><BR>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=140101216-31082006><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Are there ANY computer energy simulation </FONT>programs which are
already certified by the IRS as acceptable for simulating buildings for
the tax credits in EPACT 2005?</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>
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