Alert: Notification of Email Phishing Attempts Posing as Illinois Shines Compliance
The Illinois Shines Program Administrator has been alerted to phishing attempts sent via email today to Approved Vendors and Designees. The message attempted to represent that the sender was from the Program, spoof the sender address as coming from “[email protected]”, and urge vendors to review compliance to information by clicking a linked PDF document embedded […]
Illinois Power Agency Releases Part I of its Equity Accountability System Assessment
The Illinois Power Agency is pleased to announce the release of Part I of its Equity Accountability System Assessment, an IPA-authored report assessing the effectiveness of statutory Equity Accountability System (EAS) provisions in promoting equity across the clean energy economy. The Illinois Power Agency Act directs the IPA to establish an Equity Accountability System to ensure […]
Illinois Power Agency Issues Illinois Shines Program Year 2023-24 End of Year Report
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) today issued its Illinois ShinesProgram Year 2023-24 End of Year Report. Illinois Shines is a state-administered incentive program implemented by the IPA supporting the development of new solar projects through the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits, or RECs, from Distributed Generation and Community Solar projects, with a focus on equity […]
Community-Driven Community Solar (CDCS) – Local Subscriber Verification
All Community-Driven Community Solar (CDCS) projects submitted during or after the 2022-23 Program Year will be evaluated against the scoring guidelines outlined in Appendix F of the Program Guidebook. At Part II application subscriber verification and intervals throughout the 15-year REC Contract, the Program Administrator will confirm that commitments to local subscribers have been maintained. The […]
Limitations on Reasons Cited in Good Cause Extension Requests
Each project that is Part I verified in the Illinois Shines program is required to be Energized (Part II verified) within a certain timeframe from the date that the project has been approved for a REC Contract by the Illinois Commerce Commission (“Trade Date”). The following table provides the timeframe for projects to be Energized […]
Portal Closure and Disclosure Form Unavailability May 27 – June 3, 2024
As previously announced both through the 2024 Long-Term Plan and weekly announcements across April-May 2024, on Monday, May 27, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. CPT, the Illinois Shines program will close for the 2023-24 Program Year. All Portal functions, including the ability to submit Part I project applications or to generate, download, or submit Disclosure Forms […]
Illinois Shines Public Website To Undergo Routine Update at 11:00 p.m. CPT
Tonight at 11:00 p.m. CPT, the Illinois Shines public website, www.illinoisshines.com, will undergo a routine update. No downtime or interruption in service is expected, and the update does not impact the Program portal, where project applications are submitted, in any manner.
Group B Small Distributed Generation Block Reaches Capacity, Soft Close Period Initiated
The annual block of capacity for the Group B Small Distributed Generation block has been filled. Section B of the Program Guidebook provides for a soft close period which allows the block to remain open for seven calendar days or when the next project applications submitted to the block would exceed capacity by 10 megawatts. For […]
