Annual Report Response Window Open, Updated Office Hours Schedule, Public Schools Presentation Resources Now Available
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, 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: Coming up in Illinois Shines Stakeholder […]
Escrow Process Launches, 2026 Long-Term Plan Stakeholder Feedback Request, Annual Report Response Window Opens July 1
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, 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: Coming up in Illinois Shines· Upcoming Program […]
Illinois Shines Program Launches Escrow Process
The Illinois Power Agency and Illinois Shines Program Administrator are pleased to announce the launch of the escrow process, first outlined in the 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Plan. The escrow process may be used when an Approved Vendor fails to make promised pass-through payments to customers. Through the escrow process, Illinois Shines incentive payments will […]
Portal Maintenance to Modify Disclosure Form File Naming Convention, Third Long-Term Plan Stakeholder Workshop, Rationale Document for Escrow Process
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, 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: Coming up in Illinois Shines· Events· Due […]
Rationale Document for Illinois Shines Escrow Process
The Illinois Power Agency proposed the creation of an escrow process in Section 9.4.2.1.2 of the 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (“2024 Long-Term Plan”). The escrow process will be used to ensure that customers who participate in IPA solar incentive programs and who have been promised a pass-through of the REC incentive payment in fact receive […]
Portal Maintenance to Modify Disclosure Form File Naming Convention
The Program Administrator is aware of an issue affecting 61 Approved Vendors (AVs), in which the use of identical Disclosure Form file names made an incorrect project Disclosure Form accessible to credentialed Program portal users (Approved Vendors or Designees) by downloading an executed Disclosure Form from an unrelated record. Specifically, if two different users utilized […]
Part II Community Solar Subscriber Verification Timeline, Third Long-Term Plan Stakeholder Workshop, Accessing Portal API Support
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, 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: Coming up in Illinois Shines· Events· Due […]
Program Year 2025-26 Opens, Mentorship Program Final Report Published, Detailed Memo on Uncontracted Capacity Reallocation
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, 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: Coming up in Illinois Shines Stakeholder […]
Uncontracted Capacity Reallocation Process for the 2025-26 Program Year
The Illinois Shines program features annual blocks of capacity that remain open until block capacity is exhausted for the Program Year, and unused or uncontracted capacity is redistributed after the close of a Program Year. On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the Program shared a memo outlining the steps the Agency has taken to reallocate remaining capacity from […]
Updates on Illinois Shines Block Capacity Following 2025-26 Program Year Opening, Soft Close Initiated and Concluded for EEC CS Group A Subcategory, Community Solar Next Steps
The Illinois Shines 2025-26 Program Year successfully opened yesterday, June 2, 2025. A 2025-26 Program Year opening announcement provided stakeholders with key documents, updates and resources. The IPA and Program Administrator announce the following updates on block capacity and next steps for Traditional Community Solar and Community-Driven Community Solar. We thank stakeholders for their collaboration […]