IPA Updates Equity Eligible Persons (EEP) Form on the Equity Portal
On May 21, 2024, the IPA updated the Equity Eligible Person (EEP) Form on the Illinois Energy Workforce Equity Portal. Individual residents may use this form to obtain certification of EEP status. Under the IPA Act, an EEP is a person that “would most benefit from equitable investments by the State designed to combat discrimination,” […]
EEC Subcontractor Application Opens June 3, 2024
Registration for Equity Eligible Contractor (EEC) Subcontractors, a new distinction in the Program, will be open on June 3, 2024. The EEC Subcontractor category is for businesses that qualify as an EEC and seek to participate in the Program but do not yet have a relationship with an AV and/or do not have a customer-facing […]
EEC Single Project AV Clarification
As previously announced, Equity-Eligible Persons (“EEPs”) that serve as the majority-owner of an Equity Eligible Contractor (“EEC”) AV may not submit additional requests to certify EEC AVs for which they serve as the majority-owner EEP, except for the case of Single-Project AVs (“SPAVs”) as provided under the 2024 Long-Term Plan. The IPA received inquiries as […]
EEC DG Capacity
In accordance with the 2022 Long-Term Plan, any unallocated capacity reserved for Equity Eligible Contractors (EEC) Distributed Generation (DG) projects will become available to be allocated to either EEC Community Solar (CS) or EEC DG projects after nine months of the start of the Program Year. EEC DG capacity is available to be allocated to […]
Resources for Equity Eligible Contractors and Small Businesses
As previously shared, the Illinois Shines Mentorship Pilot concluded on December 18, 2023. Participants in the Mentorship Pilot, which began October 30, 2023, completed eight weekly sessions with the Program Administrator team during the pilot. The Program would like to congratulate those participants who completed the pilot, and to thank them for their engagement, participation, […]
Resources for Equity Eligible Contractors and Small Businesses
As previously shared, the Illinois Shines Mentorship Pilot concluded on December 18, 2023. Participants in the Mentorship Pilot, which began October 30, 2023, completed eight weekly sessions with the Program Administrator team during the pilot. The Program would like to congratulate those participants who completed the pilot, and to thank them for their engagement, participation, […]
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 […]
Equitable Energy Future Grant Program NOFO
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for their Equitable Energy Future Grant Program on November 16, 2023. This grant is available to EECs developing projects that meet defined eligibility requirements with awards ranging between $250,000 – $1,000,000 to cover predevelopment/preconstruction expenses. Applications will be considered […]
Advance of Capital Evaluation Criteria
Updated from 10/31/2023 Stakeholders comments were due on November 14, 2023, and five commenters submitted their feedback. Comments have been posted to the Program website and are currently under Agency review. The Agency tentatively estimates finalizing and publishing the final Advance of Capital evaluation criteria at the end of the month and begin accepting re-submissions […]
