; (ii) not later than 90 days after the date of submission of an application under clause (i)(II), make a determination regarding whether to approve the application; and (iii) subject to subparagraph (C), provide to each owner, the application of which is approved under clause (ii), a certification— (I) that the applicable generator is a qualified dispatchable low-emission technology or dispatchable zero-emission technology; and (II) that shall be surrendered to earn Federal clean energy credits under subsection (f)(10). (C) Termination of certification Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a certification provided under subparagraph (B)(iii) shall cease to have any force or effect if the Secretary determines that construction of the applicable generator— (i) does not commence by the date that is 2 years after the date of certification; or (ii) has been suspended indefinitely. (18) Qualified energy storage system The term qualified energy storage system means an energy storage system that stores clean energy— (A) that would otherwise be wasted or curtailed; (B) with verifiable carbon intensity that does not exceed the applicable carbon intensity; and (C) for which no Federal clean energy credit is issued. (19) Qualified generation The term qualified generation means the number of megawatt-hours of electric energy that a generator— (A) (i) generates; or (ii) generates and stores using a connected energy storage system; and (B) (i) sells for resale; (ii) if the generator is owned by a retail electricity supplier, sells to electric consumers; or (iii) if the generator is a behind-the-meter generation system, consumes onsite for a useful purpose. (20) Qualified low-carbon fuel (A) In general The term qualified low-carbon fuel means a fuel used to generate electric energy that— (i) is produced through any process (but not including any processes that use electric energy as an input) that significantly limits or avoids greenhouse gas emissions