On October 31, 2025, IPA published an updated 2024 Long-Term Plan that conformed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Order in Docket 23-0714. Changes from the 2024 Long-Term Plan Re-opening impacting Illinois Shines include imposing an interim reallocation of 50% of remaining unused capacity on April 1, 2026, distributed among waitlisted projects as the waitlist exists on April 1, 2026.
As previously shared, the Program paused for two business days, from March 29, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CPT through April 1, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. CPT, to undertake data and reporting updates to reallocate 50% of unused Program capacity, that resulted in a total of 414.05 MW, and on April 1, 2026, published the results of the reallocation, including detailing details the steps the Program has taken to allocate capacity to eligible waitlisted applications. Today, April 9, 2026, the IPA published a detailed memo on the process which can be found here.
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