; (B) making alternative compliance payments of 3 cents per kilowatt-hour in accordance with subsection (i); or (C) taking a combination of actions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (e) Federal clean energy credit trading program (1) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a Federal clean energy credit trading program under which— (A) 1 Federal clean energy credit represents 1 megawatt-hour of clean energy generated by a generator; (B) retail electricity suppliers may submit to the Secretary Federal clean energy credits to certify compliance by the retail electricity suppliers with subsection (c); and (C) those Federal clean energy credits are issued, recorded, tracked, and transferred. (2) Clean energy credits Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3), the Secretary shall issue to each generator and qualified energy storage system a quantity of Federal clean energy credits determined in accordance with subsections (f) and (g). (3) Administration In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that— (A) a Federal clean energy credit may be— (i) used only once for purposes of compliance with this section; and (ii) purchased only by a retail electricity supplier; (B) a Federal clean energy credit issued for clean energy generated and sold for resale under a contract in effect on the date of enactment of this section shall be issued to the purchasing retail electricity supplier, unless otherwise provided by the contract; and (C) with respect to clean energy generated in a facility outside of the United States, a Federal clean energy credit may be issued only— (i) if the clean energy is sold for resale in the United States