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
- Key Dates
- Deadlines
Stakeholder Support
- Program Administrator Office Hours
- Application Tips and Tricks
Program News
- New! Annual Report Opens July 1, 2026
- New! Reminder: Minimum Equity Standard (MES) Combined Compliance and Year-End Reports Due on July 15, 2026
- New! Reminder: Small Subscriber Requirement for Community Solar Projects Under 20-Year REC Contracts
- New! Subscriber Management Editing and History Reporting Enhancement
- New! Enhanced Project Lookup Tool Now Available
- New! IPA Lifting Pause on Two Withhold Limit for Distributed Generation Starting June 29
- New! Community Solar Opt-In Batching Starting June 29
- New! July REC Invoicing Opens July 1, 2026
- New! New to the Program Website
- Updated! Reminder: Use of New Energization Extension Request Form Required Starting July 1
- Community Solar Self-Performance REC Adder Guidelines
- IPA Launches Equity Data Dashboard
Reference and Reminders
- Re-Batching for ICC Meetings
- Portal Maintenance and Releases
- Application Processing Tables and Updates
Other Opportunities
- Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program
Thank you!
Illinois Shines Program
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