Find a Community Solar Project
The IPA and Program Administrator seek updated Illinois Shines Community Solar project information from developers to populate the Find a Community Solar Project report at the Program website, including project-specific information known to AVs. This report is valuable to potentially interested subscribers, the Agency, other developers, and other stakeholders. On Thursday, September 25, 2025, the Program emailed […]
Results of the 2025-26 Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Random Selection Event
On June 2, 2025, Traditional Community Solar (TCS) for the 2025-26 Program Year opened, allocating 64 MW of capacity to Group A and 149 MW of capacity to Group B. Capacity was initially awarded to projects on the 2024-25 Program Year waitlist leaving 0 MW of capacity available for Group A and Group B for […]
Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2025-26 Published and Upcoming Random Selection Event
In accordance with the TCS scoring guidelines, the Program Administrator scored all TCS projects submitted on June 2, 2025, that completed Part I application processing. The scores were posted on the Traditional Community Solar page of the Project Category Hub on the Program website. AVs were given until September 4, 2025, to appeal decisions made by the Program Administrator on […]
Community Solar Developer ITC & Tariff Roundtable
The Illinois Finance Authority, in collaboration with the Climate Infrastructure Group, will host an upcoming roundtable discussion as part of the Clean Energy Finance Series in light of recent Federal legislation and uncertainty around the Investment Tax Credit (ITC). The event will include a presentation on possible pathways to support projects at risk of missing tax credit deadlines, a Q&A on options […]
Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2025-26 Published and Upcoming Random Selection Event
In accordance with the TCS scoring guidelines, the Program Administrator scored all TCS projects submitted on June 2, 2025, that completed Part I application processing. The scores were posted on the Traditional Community Solar page of the Project Category Hub on the Program website. AVs were given until September 4, 2025, to appeal decisions made by the Program Administrator on […]
IPA Corrects Group B Traditional Community Solar REC Price Modeling Results
The Illinois Power Agency’s draft 2026 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan contains proposed REC prices for the Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All programs for the 2026-27 Program Year. These REC prices are calculated using the REC Pricing Model spreadsheet, which is included as Appendix E of the draft 2026 Long-Term Plan. An error in the REC […]
Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2025-26 Published
In accordance with the TCS scoring guidelines, the Program Administrator scored all TCS projects submitted on June 2, 2025, that completed Part I application processing. The scores have been posted on the Traditional Community Solar page of the Project Category Hub on the Program website. AVs may appeal decisions made by the Program Administrator on the scoring of their projects. Appeals must be submitted to [email protected] by […]
Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2025-26
On June 2, 2025, Traditional Community Solar (“TCS”) capacity for the 2025-26 Program Year opened. For the 2025-26 Program Year, capacity available for the TCS category was 64 MW for Group A and 149 MW for Group B. Capacity was initially allocated to projects on the 2024-25 Program Year waitlist on June 2, 2025, leaving 0 MW of capacity available for […]
August 15, 2025 – New Field on Part II of the Community Solar Application
New Field on Part II of the Community Solar Application On August 20, 2025, the Part II application for Community Solar projects will add an additional field to ensure accurate tracking of all project information. The new field, Utility Project ID (Facility ID/Generation ID), will be added to Section 2 of all Community Solar Part II Applications. While the new field is optional, the Program Administrator requests that AVs populate the newly added field of Utility Project ID […]
Addition of Township Data to Project Application Reports #2 and #3
Traditional Community Solar (TCS) scoring criterion 2.c allows for awarding of points to projects sited in a county (or a township within Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will County) that does not currently have a community solar project that was approved by the ICC for a REC contract under the Illinois Shines program at […]