That was pretty much my analysis of what happened, too. Good point about the forms. The pdf of the return I sent does not have either a Schedule 3 or the Form 5695 included. That, and the difference in refunds showing they exact amount of the energy deduction really confirms that I didn't get the deduction.
I did fill in the explanation at the beginning for the amendment process; it appeared again with my explanation intact when I got to the error code.
