Special Announcement: System Maintenance To Be Undertaken at 6:00 p.m. CPT to Resolve E-Signature Process Issue

At approximately 1:30 p.m. CPT today, the Program Administrator became aware that last night’s scheduled Portal software release resulted in an issue affecting the Disclosure Form e-signature process, whereby signed/completed Disclosure Forms are correctly promoted to Completed status in the portal, but due to a file naming issue, subsequently submitted Disclosure Form PDFs are writing […]

MES Mid-Year Reports Due December 31, Program Holiday Hours

The IPA announces new information related to Next Week in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, Program News, Ongoing Operations Updates, Application Processing Updates, Ongoing Program Portal Updates, and other Requirements and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics covered include the following: Next Week in Illinois Shines Stakeholder Support Program News – New or Updated Items […]

2023 Illinois Shines Approved Vendor and Designee Program Satisfaction Survey Results

Thank you to all Illinois Shines Approved Vendors and Designees who responded to the 2023 Illinois Shines Approved Vendor and Designee Program Satisfaction Survey. On September 18, 2023, the Program Administrator issued an Approved Vendor and Designee Program Satisfaction Survey designed to gauge the satisfaction of Approved Vendors and Designees participating in the Illinois Shines […]

Advance of Capital – Final Criteria Posted, Designee Renewal – Final Notice, Draft Drawdown Calculations Now Available

The IPA announces new information related to Next Week in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, Program News, Ongoing Operations Updates, Application Processing Updates, Ongoing Program Portal Updates, and other Requirements and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics covered include the following:   Next Week in Illinois Shines Stakeholder Support Program News – New or Updated […]

Advance of Capital Evaluation Criteria – Final Criteria Posted

The Illinois Power Agency would like to thank all stakeholders that provided comments on the Stakeholder Feedback Request – Proposed Advance of Capital Evaluation Criteria, published on October 31, 2023. The request for feedback outlined specific criteria for evaluating requests for an advance of capital for projects receiving a REC contract in the EEC Category […]

AV Application Stakeholder Feedback Request, CDCS Random Selection Event Results

The IPA announces new information related to Program News, Ongoing Operations Updates, Application Processing Updates, Ongoing Program Portal Updates, and other Requirements and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics covered include the following: Program News  Ongoing Operations Updates Application Processing Updates        Ongoing Program Portal Updates  Requirements and Reminders 

Guidance on Group A DG Capacity and Waitlists, Upcoming CDCS Random Selection Event

The IPA announces new information related to Program News, Ongoing Operations Updates, Application Processing Updates, Ongoing Program Portal Updates, and other Requirements and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics covered include the following:   Program News  Ongoing Operations Updates Application Processing Updates        Ongoing Program Portal Updates  Requirements and Reminders 

Reminder: Advance of Capital Stakeholder Feedback Due Tuesday, November 14, 2023

As previously shared, the Illinois Power Agency requested stakeholder feedback on the proposed advance of capital evaluation criteria. The IPA has developed this rubric as criteria for evaluating requests for an advance of capital for projects receiving a REC contract in the EEC Category for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Program Years. The details of this […]

Advance of Capital Feedback Request, DG Project Look Up Tool Published, CDCS Scores Released

The IPA announces new information related to Program News, Ongoing Operations Updates, Application Processing Updates, Ongoing Program Portal Updates, and other Requirements and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics covered include the following:   Program News  Ongoing Operations Updates Application Processing Updates        Ongoing Program Portal Updates  Requirements and Reminders