PUBLISHED FOR COMMENT: Second Draft of the Adjustable Block Program REC Delivery Contract

The Illinois Power Agency, through its Procurement Administrator and Adjustable Block Program (“ABP”) Administrator and in consultation with the Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Company, MidAmerican Energy Company, and the Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission (as required by the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan or “Plan”), has developed a second draft of its ABP […]

Stakeholder Comments to Draft Contract Requirements Published

Stakeholder comments on the draft contract requirements were due on January 7, 2019 and have been posted here.  The IPA and the Program Administrator are currently reviewing all comments and will provide additional information regarding the draft contract requirements soon.

Illinois Commerce Commission’s Staff Report on Batch Approval Available

Pursuant to Section 16-111.5(b)(5) of the Public Utilities Act and Section 6.14.6 of the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, the Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission developed a Staff Report dated December 10, 2018 detailing the standards that the Commission will use in its review process for Adjustable Block Program project batches, along with the […]

Update on Program Opening Date and REC Contract Development Process

The opening of the Adjustable Block Program for project applications will be postponed from January 15, 2019 to January 30, 2019. This postponement is to allow for additional time to refine the standard REC contract between Approved Vendors and the utilities. A draft REC contract for the Program was released on December 7, 2018. Following […]

Final Program Guidebook Released

The final program guidebook has been released by the IPA and the Program Administrator. Please note that the standard REC contract between Approved Vendors and the Utilities is still in the stakeholder development process. Changes to the contract may require changes to sections of the guidebook to ensure consistency. Such changes would be handled per […]

Draft Contract Requirements Released for Stakeholder Comment

Section 6.13 of the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (“the Plan”) states that the IPA and its Program Administrator will develop “a list of contract requirements” to be provided to Approved Vendors. A draft list of contract requirements has now been released for stakeholder comment. The Program Administrator will accept comments on the draft contract requirements […]

Recording of REC Contract Webinar Available

The recording of the REC Contract Webinar which was held on December 28, 2018 is now available. You can also download the presentation used during the webinar. The IPA and its Program Administrator will be accepting a second round of comments on the contract; any such comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM Central Time […]

Distributed Generation Disclosure Forms Released and Final Brochure Posted

The Distributed Generation disclosure forms are now live and accessible to Approved Vendors on the Illinois ABP website.  The final brochure and Program branding guide has also been released. To access and complete the disclosure forms, Approved Vendors will need to login to their account on the Illinois ABP website and click on the ‘Vendors’ tab. Once […]