EEC CS Self-Performing REC Adder
Approved Vendors can now attest in Part 1 – Section 2 and Part 2 – Section 1 of an EEC CS project application that they are self-performing all project work and demonstrate they meet the requirements to receive the $5/REC adder for the project. This attestation applies to all CS project types (CDCS, Traditional Community […]
Collect co-location affidavit on Part I CS projects
AVs attempting to submit Part I Community Solar project applications of any category will now be required to upload a “Notarized affidavit of subdivision/co-location” to attest that (i) the parcel on which the project is sited has not been subdivided within the last 5 years and (ii) the project is not affiliated with any other […]
TCS Scoring – Update scoring versions and points for TCS Scoring
This enhancement adds points for the new “Sited on a Greenfield” criteria in the Built Environment category and updates point values for some existing criteria for TCS project applications in support of the changes for the 2026 new plan year. These changes result in a new scoring version (Version 3) that applies to TCS project […]
Small DG REC Incentive Structure Changes
AVs can now use the Portal to specify in a Disclosure Form how a promised REC incentive will be passed through to the customer. This explanation is required if the REC incentive passthrough amount is greater than 0.0 for customer-owned (Project Purchase) Distributed Generation projects. A new required rec_passthrough_explanation field has been added to the […]
EEC DG REC Adder
A new optional eec_rec_adder_eligible field has been added to the Illinois Shines API that enables companies to specify in a Disclosure Form if a project will be submitted to the EEC Distributed Generation category and therefore eligible for the $5/REC adder that is applied to the Estimated REC Incentive calculation. This field is available only […]
Small DG Customer-Owned Project Adder
Approved Vendors can now use the CSV upload to specify in a Disclosure Form that a project is eligible for the Small Distributed Generation customer-owned REC adder and therefore eligible for the $20/REC adder that is applied to the Estimated REC Incentive calculation. This enhancement is available only to customer-owned (Project Purchase) Distributed Generation projects […]
Small DG REC Incentive Structure Changes
AVs can now use the CSV upload to specify in a Disclosure Form how a promised REC incentive will be passed through to the customer. This explanation is required if the REC incentive passthrough amount is greater than 0.0 for customer-owned (Project Purchase) Distributed Generation projects. The CSV template for Distributed Generation Project Purchase Disclosure […]
Uncontracted Capacity Reallocation Process for the 2026-27 Program Year
Illinois Shines features annual blocks of capacity that remain open until block capacity is exhausted for the Program Year, and per Section 7.3.4 of the Program Guidebook, unused or uncontracted capacity is redistributed after the close of a Program Year in a proscribed manner. Please see the initial memo outlining the steps the Program has taken to reallocate remaining […]
Forthcoming Subscriber Management Portal Feature Enhancement
The current Subscriber Management Portal feature requires all updates to a subscription record to be made through the upload import template. The Program Administrator is developing an enhancement that will allow AVs and Designees to 1) edit individual subscriptions directly in the Portal and 2) report the history of a subscriber including subscription size changes, […]
Partial Portal Closure and Project Application Unavailability May 26 – June 1, 2026
As previously shared, the Illinois Shines 2025–26 Program Year will close on the evening of Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CPT. At that time, the ability for AVs to create, revise, submit, and batch project applications will be paused within the Portal until the launch of the 2026–27 Program Year on June 1, 2026, […]