Vitro Flat Glass LLC (48C Self-Disclosed)

Vitro Architectural Glass, with headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has proposed to expand its architectural glass plant in Wichita Falls, Texas to construct a new oxygen-fueled furnace with a roll forming process to domestically produce patterned glass using a base low-iron solar glass substrate. The U.S. Department of Energy recommended the proposal to the Internal Revenue Service which approved a Section 48C(e) funding allocation up to $67.66 million in income tax credits based on the eligible capital and prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. The proposed project would support 1,180 full-time equivalent construction jobs and 290 new full-time Vitro employees.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released applicant self-disclosed information for 22 projects across 17 states that voluntarily shared with DOE that they received a total of nearly $1 billion in allocations from the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). Nine of the self-disclosed projects indicated they are located in 48C energy communities – communities with closed coal mines or coal plants—showcasing the Biden Administration’s commitment to investing in America’s energy communities.