Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Pricing in Disclosure Forms (DF) – Entry Clarification
In the PPA DF, AVs and Designees are required to enter the starting and ending price per kWh for the PPA. The fields specify that the prices are in dollars ($). The Program Administrator has seen an increase in DFs generated with the price incorrectly entered – for example, if the price is 13 cents/kWh, […]
DG Project Look Up Tool
The Program website has restored a Project Look Up tool, enabling customers, AVs and Designees to view the status of DG projects submitted to the Program. The tool, which requires the entry of an Application ID, a Disclosure Form ID, or the customer email address, is available at the Program website’s Project Status page.
Extended Part II Application Processing Times
The Program Administrator provides regular application progress updates on the Program website, including daily updates that began the week of September 18, 2023. In recent weeks, the Program Administrator has received an unusually high number of Small DG Part II applications. Due to these recurring high volumes week over week, Part II application review time […]
Distributed Generation (DG) Disclosure Form (DF) Application Programming Interface (API) Working Group Underway – 09/22 Update
Updated from 08/04/2023 A kickoff meeting was held September 18, 2023, which yielded valuable participation and feedback from participating entities. The next meeting of the Working Group is expected to be scheduled very soon, following further software development. AVs and Designees interested to participate should email the Program Administrator at [email protected].
Distributed Generation (DG) Disclosure Form (DF) Application Programming Interface (API) Working Group Underway – 09/08 Update
Updated from 08/04/2023 The kickoff meeting will be held on September 18, 2023. Follow-up meetings are initially anticipated for the weeks of September 25 and October 2, with additional information to follow. Participation is still welcomed by interested AVs and Designees; if interested, email the Program Administrator at [email protected].
Group A Distributed Generation Capacity
September 6, 2023, the Program addressed the rapidly depleted capacity in Group A Distributed Generation (DG). In the notice, the Program explains that though capacity has been reached for Group A Large DG and Group A Small DG capacity is quickly being exhausted, projects developed in central and southern Illinois may still be submitted to […]
Notice to Illinois Residents on the Availability of Illinois Shines Incentives for Solar Projects in Central and Southern Illinois
Each Program Year, Illinois Shines is able to provide incentives for a capped amount of solar project capacity for specific project categories. The capacity for Large Distributed Generation (on-site) solar projects—those over 25 kW AC—in Group A has been fully depleted for the Program Year that runs from June 2023 through May 2024. Group A […]
DG DF API Working Group – Call for Participation and Feedback
The Agency and Program Administrator seek engagement from stakeholders regarding usage, functionality, and feedback on the development of a Distributed Generation Disclosure Form API (Application Program Interface) to be incorporated into the Program portal; a Community Solar DF API was recently added to the Program portal. AVs and Designees interested to participate in a Working […]
Notice on Changes to Block Capacity Dashboard
This week, in the course of re-batching a subset of Program Year 2022-23 Small and Large DG and TCS projects, a re-batching date incorrectly placed these projects in the 2023-24 Program year and therefore subtracted capacity against 2023-2024 block capacity allocations. As a result, users temporarily observed incorrect data for block capacity in Groups A […]
Group A Large Distributed Generation Soft Close Period Concludes; Waitlist in Effect
As previously communicated, on July 11, 2023, the annual block of capacity for the Group A Large Distributed Generation block has been filled. Section B of the Program Guidebook provides for a soft close period which allows the block to remain open for seven calendar days or when the next project application submitted to the […]
