IPA Lifting Pause on Two Withhold Limit for Distributed Generation
As announced in August 2025, the IPA paused the enforcement of the two withhold limit, from Part I application submissions to the ICC meetings for REC Contract approval, due to the Federal Reconciliation Bill (H.R.1) and the Executive Order issued on July 7, 2025. The pause will be lifted for the July 16, 2026, ICC meeting, with the […]
Financing Opportunities Webinar Held
As previously announced, the Program Administrator held a webinar on Thursday, April 9, 2026, to provide information on financial resources and financing opportunities, including grant and loan programs, Illinois Shines vendors can pursue. Presenters included Illinois Shines partner organizations HACIA, NLR, CEJJF, and the Ameren Market Development Initiative. A recording of the event and presentation slides are now available; questions and […]
Navigating H.R.1: Resources for Residential and Commercial Solar Projects
This announcement and associated consumer and vendor web pages at the Program website address House Resolution 1 (“H.R.1”). H.R. 1, signed into law on July 4, 2025, introduces significant changes to clean energy tax credits previously available under the Inflation Reduction Act. These changes have implications for clean energy customers, developers, and communities across Illinois. The clean energy tax […]
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 will hold the first Working Group meeting on January 22, 2025 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CPT. Additional information and Zoom links have been sent out to […]
Updated DG Disclosure Forms are Live
Updated Illinois Shines Distributed Generation Disclosure Forms went live the evening of January 7, 2025 to accommodate changes in Illinois Net Metering. Please see the full announcement for details of the changes. Updates to Illinois Solar for All Disclosure Forms will be released via Illinois Solar for All’s communication channels.
Reminder: Updated Distributed Generation Disclosure Forms
This information is specifically about Disclosure Forms for the Illinois Shines program. Updates related to new Disclosure Forms for the Illinois Solar for All program will be released via that program’s communication channels. The updated Distributed Generation (“DG”) Disclosure Forms will go live tomorrow evening on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Disclosure Forms are an important […]
Updated DG Disclosure Forms
On December 18, the Program detailed updates to Distributed Generation Disclosure Forms, which will go live the evening of Tuesday, January 7, 2025 to support upcoming Net Metering changes in Illinois. Disclosure Forms are an important consumer education tool that customers can use to understand key project information and to compare offers. The announcement included […]
Updated DG Disclosure Forms
The updated DG Disclosure Forms will go live the evening of Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Disclosure Forms are an important consumer education tool. Customers can use Disclosure Forms to understand key project information and to compare offers. Many of the new fields already appear in the Portal and must be completed in order to generate […]