Aemetis shares rise 10.61% after-hours after receiving $15M from sale of $17M federal clean energy tax credits.

Aemetis surged 10.61% in after-hours trading following the announcement that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary sold $17 million in federal clean energy tax credits, generating $15 million in net proceeds. The transaction included $12 million from a Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) tied to dairy manure digester construction and $5 million from a Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit (PTC) linked to 2025 renewable natural gas production. The company highlighted this as the first monetization of Section 45Z credits from dairy RNG, with plans for recurring cash flows from future 45Z and 48 transactions, as well as a $10.5 million Section 45C tax credit in 2026. CEO Eric McAfee emphasized the strategic importance of these credits in funding expansion and job creation, reinforcing confidence in Aemetis’s tax credit monetization strategy.