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 […]
Group A Large Distributed Generation Block Reaches Capacity, Soft Close Period Initiated
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 block would exceed capacity by 10 megawatts. […]