Draft REC Contract Workshop #2
On August 7, the Illinois Power Agency, in conjunction with NERA Economic Consulting and the Adjustable Block Program Administrator, InClime, held the second of two online workshops to discuss the Draft REC contract that was posted on July 24th, alongside a request for stakeholder comments. The webinar can be viewed below, and the PowerPoint presentation shown in […]
Program Guidebook Update – Request for Stakeholder Comment
A draft updated Adjustable Block Program Guidebook has been released for stakeholder feedback. The draft updated Program Guidebook and a redlined document showing changes from the May 31, 2019 version can be found here . As detailed in Section 9 of the current Program Guidebook, the Program Administrator is requesting comments on the changes in this draft […]
Updated COVID-19 Related Marketing Guidelines – August 5, 2020
On March 20, 2020, in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic and its expected impacts in Illinois, the Illinois Power Agency adopted the following emergency amendment to its Adjustable Block Program and Illinois Solar for All Program Marketing Guidelines: In-person marketing and solicitation: Given the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 virus, in-person marketing or solicitation […]
Draft REC Contract Workshop #1
On July 31, the Illinois Power Agency, in conjunction with NERA Economic Consulting and the Adjustable Block Program Administrator, InClime, held the first of two online workshops to discuss the Draft REC contract that was posted on July 24th, alongside a request for stakeholder comments. The webinar can be viewed below, and the PowerPoint presentation […]
Final Requirements Posted – Job Training & Workforce Diversity Reporting Requirements
The Adjustable Block Program Administrator would like to thank all stakeholders that provided comments on the recent request for comments about the collection of job training and workforce diversity reporting requirements for the ABP Approved Vendor annual report. Four stakeholders submitted comments in response to this request for feedback. The Illinois Power Agency has reviewed these stakeholder comments […]
Request for Stakeholder Comments – Refreshed ABP REC Contract
The Illinois Power Agency is seeking feedback on the first draft of the refreshed Adjustable Block Program REC contract with comments due by August 14, 2020. The draft REC contract, a comparison of the draft REC contract and the current REC Contract, and a Request for Stakeholder Comments document can be found at www.illinoisshines.com/rec-contract. Please […]
Stakeholder Comments – Job Training & Workforce Diversity Reporting Requirements
The Illinois Power Agency published a request for stakeholder feedback regarding Job Training & Workforce Diversity reporting requirements in June, 2020. The deadline for submitting comments was extended to July 2, 2020. The stakeholder comments regarding Job Training & Solar Workforce Diversity reporting requirements are posted below: Carbon Solutions Group Joint Solar Parties Illinois Solar […]
Change to ABP Metering Requirements
The metering requirements for Adjustable Block Program projects have been updated as described in Section 6.12.2 of the IPA’s Revised Long-Term Plan. Previously, all systems registered in M-RETS were required to utilize an ANSI C.12 certified revenue grade meter regardless of system size. M-RETS has updated their operating rules to no longer require revenue grade […]
Approved Vendor Annual Report Training Material
Section 6.17 of the Revised Long-Term Plan describes an Annual Report requirement for each Approved Vendor: On an annual basis, each Approved Vendor is required to submit an Annual Report of the contracts and systems in its portfolio. The Annual Report serves as the basis for verifying that RECs from projects are being delivered to the […]
Approved Vendor Annual Report – Due July 15
Section 6.17 of the Revised Long-Term Plan describes an annual report requirement for each Approved Vendor: On an annual basis, each Approved Vendor is required submit an Annual Report of the contracts and systems in its portfolio. The Annual Report serves as the basis for verifying that RECs from projects are being delivered to the […]