Part II Community Solar Subscriber Verification Timeline Updates
The Part II application submission and subscriber verification timeline for community solar projects has been updated per Section 5.E. (Part II Submission Timelines for Community Solar Projects) of the Program Guidebook. Approved Vendors must submit Part II applications and update subscriber records earlier during the Quarterly Period to allow the Program Administrator sufficient time to process applications and […]
Community-Driven Community Solar (Group A and Group B) – Next Steps
As noted in Section 1.E. of the Program Guidebook, each Program Year there will be a 90-day application window for Community-Driven Community Solar projects to be submitted prior to any project selection. Upon closing of the 90-day application window, projects will be reviewed and scored based on the scoring criteria as outlined in Appendix F of the Program Guidebook, with projects selected from […]
Community Solar Updates and Reminders for 2025-26 Program Year
Community Driven Community Solar (CDCS)On June 2, 2025, the 90-day CDCS application window will open for the 2025-26 Program Year. Upon closing of the 90-day application window on September 2, 2025, projects will be reviewed and scored based on the scoring criteria as outlined in Appendix F of the Program Guidebook, with projects selected from […]
Community Solar Updates and Reminders for 2025-26 Program Year
Community Driven Community Solar (CDCS) On June 2, 2025, the 90-day CDCS application window will open for the 2025-26 Program Year. Upon closing of the 90-day application window on September 2, 2025, projects will be reviewed and scored based on the scoring criteria as outlined in Appendix F of the Program Guidebook, with projects selected […]
Portal Community Solar Subscriber Management Survey
In January 2025, the Program held a working group to support the development of community solar subscriber management functionality in the Program Portal. The Program Administrator utilized stakeholder feedback to begin developing requirements for the functionality, and seeks additional information from interested Approved Vendors and Designees via a short survey which includes design examples for review and comment. The Program requests survey responses […]
Portal Latitude and Longitude Updates Implemented
As shared earlier this week, the PVWatts® Calculator no longer provides the “address” query parameter required in project application submissions, including estimated system production and associated contractual REC delivery amounts. On March 10, 2025, the Program Administrator implemented a solution that automatically resolves the new PVWatts requirement for latitude and longitude from applications upon running […]
Portal Latitude and Longitude Update
As shared last week, effective March 11, 2025, PVWatts® Calculator will no longer be available to provide the “address” query parameter used to support application submissions, including estimated system production and associated contractual REC delivery amounts. However, no change to the user experience is expected, and the Program will provide information early next week on […]
Request for Feedback on Subscriber Management within the Illinois Shines Portal
The Program Administrator is developing functionality for AVs and Designees to manage subscribers in the Illinois Shines Portal via CSV upload. In support of this development, the Program expects to hold two Working Group meetings between January 13 and January 20, 2025, and sent interested parties a schedule poll. Additional information and Zoom links will […]
Request for Part II CS Applications on 20-Year Contracts
The current Quarterly Period under the 20-year REC Contracts ends on February 28, 2025, and projects on the 20 Year REC Contracts must be Part II verified by this date in order to be included in the next invoice in April 2025. Because the Part II Verification process for CS projects requires additional steps to […]
Community-Driven Community Solar Project Selection Results for Program Year 2024-25
On June 3, 2024, the block of capacity for the Community-Driven Community Solar (“CDCS”) category for the 2024-2025 Program Year opened, allocating 13.78 megawatts (“MW”) for Group A and 31.48 MW for Group B. After capacity was allocated to the projects on the 2023-24 waitlist, there was 3.83 MW of capacity available for Group A […]