Clarification on Advance of Capital Requests for EECs
It has come to the Agency’s attention that there is a typographical error on page 97 of the Program Guidebook causing confusion around the availability of Advance of Capital for Equity Eligible Contractors. The Agency would like to clarify that Advance of Capital is only available for projects submitted to the EEC category and is […]
Update on Certification of EECs
The Equity Eligible Contractor category is intended to “advance[e] equity across Illinois by providing access to the clean energy economy for businesses and workers from communities that have been historically excluded from economic opportunities,” and that purpose is best served by ensuring a level playing field across Equity Eligible Persons (EEPs). The IPA has concluded […]
EEC Developer Cap
As noted in Section 7.4.6.3.7 of the Modified 2022 Long-Term Plan, a 20% developer cap will be applied to the EEC category should that category become oversubscribed on Day 1 of the block opening. On Day 1 of category opening on June 1, 2023, the initial review of the applications batched and submitted did not […]
EEC Block Changes – Long-Term Plan Reopening
On May 9, 2023, the Agency made a compliance filing of a modified Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan to conform with the changes stated in the ICC’s Order on Reopening in Docket No. 22-0231. The ICC’s Order modified the EEC category including changes to the EEC block size for the 2022-23 Program year, new EEC […]
EEC Scoring
The Program is reviewing EEC applications in the order received and will begin sharing EEC review and forecast data in upcoming application processing announcements.