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. AVs and Designees interested to participate in a Working Group guiding development on the possible new Subscriber Management dashboard, should email the Program Administrator at [email protected]. The Program Administrator is now expected to hold […]
Subscriber Management 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 Subscriber Management dashboard to be incorporated into the Program Portal. AVs and Designees interested to participate in a Working Group guiding development on the possible new Subscriber Management dashboard, should email the Program Administrator at [email protected]. […]
Results of Program Year 2024-2025 Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Random Selection Event
On September 10, 2024, the TCS Random Selection was held, and on September 12, 2024, the recording, presentation slides, FAQs, and the results spreadsheet were posted to the Program website’s Traditional Community Solar hub page. Both Group A and Group B project waitlists (projects receiving scores of at least five points) have been updated on […]
Results of the Program Year 2024-2025 Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Random Selection Event
On June 3, 2024, Traditional Community Solar (TCS) for the 2024-2025 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 2023-24 Program Year waitlist leaving 0.50 MW of capacity available for Group A and 28.43 MW available […]
Traditional Community Solar Scoring Update
Preliminary scores for all Traditional Community Solar (“TCS”) projects submitted during the “first day” application window on June 3, 2024 were shared individually with each AV on July 19, 2024 followed by a Scoring Cure Period, Scores Publication, and Appeals period which concluded on August 23, 2024. No project scores were changed due to scoring […]
Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Scoring Update
Preliminary scores for all TCS projects submitted during the “first day” application window on June 3, 2024 were shared individually with each AV on July 19, 2024. In accordance with the TCS scoring guidelines previously published in both the 2024 Long-Term Plan (pg. 164) and the 2024-25 Program Guidebook (pg. 133), the Program Administrator has […]
Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2024-2025
On June 3, 2024, Traditional Community Solar (“TCS”) capacity for the 2024-2025 Program Year opened. For the 2024-2025 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 2023-24 Program Year waitlist on June 3, 2024, leaving […]
Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Scoring Update
Preliminary scores for all TCS projects submitted during the “first day” application window on June 3, 2024 will be shared individually with each AV today, July 19, 2024. AVs should expect an email directing them to the TCS scoring file located in their AV SharePoint folder, which commences the scoring cure period. Please see the […]
ComEd Community Solar Portal Outages
The Program Administrator is aware that the ComEd Community Solar Portal has experienced outages since mid-February 2024, impacting the ability to add/remove subscribers and CS subscriber billing. The Program Administration team is working hard to support Approved Vendors impacted by these outages and will provide updates as this system comes back to full operating capacity.
Find a CS Project Report – Updates Requested
The IPA and Program Administrator seek updated Illinois Shines Community Solar project information from Approved Vendors for the Find a Community Solar Project report at the Illinois Shines Program website, including project-specific information known to AVs. This report is valuable to interested subscribers, the Agency, and other stakeholders. A template to edit or add projects has […]