Minimum Equity Standard (MES) 2023-24 Year-End Report Opens for Submissions, EIEC Map Update, May REC Invoicing Open
The IPA announces new information related to 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 Support Program News – New or Updated […]
Dropbox Sign Security Incident
Approved Vendor Notification On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) disclosed that it experienced an unauthorized access to the Dropbox Sign production environment. As the Illinois Shines program utilizes Dropbox Sign for the e-signing of Disclosure Forms, the Program Administrator received email notification of this incident. Dropbox Sign confirmed that customer information such as […]
Minimum Equity Standard (MES) 2023-24 Year-End Report Opens for Submissions
The Minimum Equity Standards (MES) Program Year 2023-24 Year-End Report has opened for submissions today. The online form can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/r/FM6YbtEFWd. The MES Year-End Report is intended for your organization to document how it implemented and achieved compliance with the Minimum Equity Standard. For this Program Year 2023-24 report, the MES requirement is […]
Illinois Power Agency Updates Equity Investment Eligible Community Map
As of April 29, 2024, the IPA’s Equity Investment Eligible Community map has been refreshed to include the updated R3 Areas. These R3 Area designations were determined through a process conducted by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (“ICJIA”) regarding the R3 maps. For this process, ICJIA utilized the new 2020 census and geography information, […]
Updated REC Delivery Contracts Released, 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan Published, 2024-25 Program Year Welcome Webinar
The IPA announces new information related to 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 Support Program News – New or Updated […]
Illinois Power Agency Publishes Final 2024 Illinois Shines REC Delivery Contracts and 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan
REC Delivery Contracts for the Illinois Shines program (statutorily known as the Adjustable Block Program) have been updated pursuant to the 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (“2024 Long-Term Plan”), which was approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) with modifications in Docket 23-0714 on February 20, 2024. These contracts are for use on projects […]
Program Year 2024-25 Program Guidebook, Consumer Protection Handbook, and Contract Requirements Documents Released, Year-End Program Closure
The IPA announces new information related to 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 Support Program News – New or Updated […]
Updated Program Guidebook, Consumer Protection Handbook, and DG and CS Contract Requirements for the Program Year 2024-25 Released
The Illinois Power Agency announces the publication of updated versions of the Program Guidebook, Consumer Protection Handbook, and Distributed Generation (DG) and Community Solar (CS) Contract Requirements. These documents reflect changes to conform with the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC’s) Final Order on the IPA’s 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, dated February 20, 2024, and […]
Year-End Program Closure, Updated MES Submission Materials and Supplemental Guidance, Stakeholder Feedback Published
The IPA announces new information related to 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 Support Program News – New or Updated […]
Minimum Equity Standard (MES) – Updated Submission Materials and Supplemental Guidance
With the close of the current Program Year on May 27, 2024, the IPA and Program Administrator are providing additional guidance to supplement the Minimum Equity Standards (MES) information shared on February 27, 2024. This announcement includes the release of the Equity Eligible Person (EEP) Attestation form, an updated MES Year-End Report template, release of […]