Illinois Shines Program Year 2026-27 Opens, New Program Year Updates for Community Solar, IPA Publishes Final 2026 Long-Term Plan and 2026 REC Delivery Contracts

The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, Program News, Reference and Reminders, and Other Opportunities. The full announcement is available here. Topics include the following:

Coming up in Illinois Shines

  • Deadlines

Stakeholder Support

  • Program Administrator Office Hours
  • Application Tips and Tricks

Program News

  • New! Illinois Shines Program Year 2026-27 Opens
  • New! New Program Year Updates for Community Solar
  • New! IPA Publishes Final 2026 Long-Term Plan
  • New! IPA Publishes Final 2026 REC Delivery Contracts
  • New! IPA Launches Phase II of the Solar Restitution Program and Expands Program Caps
  • New! Part II Verification Cut Off for June
  • New! June REC Invoicing Open
  • New! New to the Program Website
  • Updated! Small and Emerging Business Designation Application Now Open
  • Updated! New Energization Extension Request Process for PY 2026-27
  • Updated! June Consumer Protection Working Group Held
  • Updated! Forthcoming Subscriber Management Portal Feature Enhancement
  • Minimum Equity Standard (MES) Combined Compliance and Year-End Report Opens
  • IPA Lifting Pause on Two Withhold Limit for Distributed Generation
  • Community Solar Opt-In Batching

Reference and Reminders

  • Re-Batching for ICC Meetings
  • Portal Maintenance and Releases
  • Application Processing Tables and Updates
  • Reminder: Phishing Attempts

Other Opportunities

  • Overview of Financial Resources for Small Businesses Webinar

Thank you!
Illinois Shines Program
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