Part II Demonstration of Project Commitments and Permissible Changes
As shared on January 18, 2024, TCS Part II project applications submitted during or after the 2022-2023 Program Year require demonstration and confirmation that commitments made in the Part I application, including those that resulted in higher project scoring and thus greater likelihood of contract award, were fulfilled throughout project development and installation. Some changes […]
ComEd Electric Choice ID Implementation and the CS March Quarterly Reporting Period
On January 16, 2024, the Program shared information on ComEd’s switch from Account Numbers to Electric Choice ID Numbers, including implementation details and relevant impacts and dates for the Illinois Shines Community Solar March Quarterly Reporting Period.
2023-2024 TCS Random Selection Event Results, Long-Term Plan Comments due September 29, Illinois Shines Surveys
The IPA announces new information related to Program News, Ongoing Operations Updates, Application Processing Updates, Ongoing Program Portal Updates, and other Requirements and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics covered include the following: Program News Ongoing Operations Updates Application Processing Updates Ongoing Program Portal Updates Requirements and Reminders Thank you!Illinois Shines [email protected]
Results of Program Year 2023-2024 Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Random Selection Event
On September 22, 2023, the results of the TCS Random Selection event were posted. The event was hosted on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 and the recording, presentation slides, and the results spreadsheet detailing Group A and Group B project awards and waitlists for each Group (projects receiving scores of at least five points), are posted […]
Traditional Community Solar Project Selection Results for Program Year 2023-2024
On June 1, 2023, Traditional Community Solar (“TCS”) for the 2023-2024 Program Year opened, allocating 60 MW of capacity to Group A and 140 MW of capacity to Group B. Additional Traditional Community Solar capacity was added to each Group, after several TCS projects submitted to the 2022-23 Program Year were withdrawn, as indicated in […]
Reminder: 2023-2024 Traditional Community Solar Random Selection Event Tomorrow, September 20, 2023
On August 24, 2023, the Program released scores for Traditional Community Solar 2023-2024 project applications submitted on June 1, 2023, which will be used to determine which projects will be selected for a REC contract once random selection takes place. The scores and a full announcement regarding the scoring process were posted on the Program […]
Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Timeline for Projects submitted June 1, 2023 – 9/15 Update
Update from 8/25/2023 Announcement As announced on August 24, 2023, all projects submitted in the 2022-2023 Program Year have been processed and scored. The appeal period has concluded and the anticipated schedule of next steps for applications submitted for the 2023-2024 Program Year is the following:
Traditional Community Solar (TCS) Timeline for Projects Submitted June 1, 2023
All projects submitted in the 2022-2023 Program Year have been processed and scored. Projects in Group A that met the minimum waitlist score of 5 points have been added to the Group A 2023-2024 Waitlist, as there was no available capacity for these projects. Any Group A projects submitted in the 2023-2024 Program Year will […]
Find a Community Solar Project Report Update
The IPA and Program Administrator seek updated community solar project information from Approved Vendors to populate the Find a Community Solar Project report at the Illinois Shines Program website, with project-specific information known to AVs. This report is valuable to interested subscribers, the Agency, other developers, and other stakeholders. A template to like to edit […]
Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2023-2024
On June 1, 2023, Traditional Community Solar (“TCS”) capacity for the 2023-2024 Program Year opened. For the 2023-2024 Program Year, capacity available for the TCS category was60 MW for Group A and 140 MW for Group B. After capacity was allocated to the November1, 2022 submitted projects on the 2022-2023 waitlist, there was 0 MW […]