Restoration of Program Portal Access Following Brief Maintenance Period
At approximately 11:00 a.m. CPT today, the Program Administrator became aware of an issue preventing documents from being uploaded and downloaded in the Program portal, which prevented Approved Vendors and Designees from submitting both Part I and Part II applications or sending Disclosure Forms. Approved Vendors and Designees were still able to input and save […]
Program Portal Outage – From 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. CPT Today to Address Temporary Disruption in Uploading and Downloading Documents Functionality
As of approximately 11:00 a.m. CPT today, the Program Administrator became aware of an issue preventing documents from being uploaded and downloaded in the portal. This means that Approved Vendors are unable to submit both Part I and Part II applications or send Disclosure Forms at this time. Approved Vendors are able to input and […]
Reminder: Cure Annual Report Deficiencies by October 13, 2023, Group A Small DG Block Now Closed, Updated CDCS Timeline
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
Group A Small Distributed Generation Soft Close Deadline Concluded October 3, 2023; Waitlist in Effect
As previously communicated, on September 26, 2023 the annual block of capacity for the Group A Small Distributed Generation block (comprising 40.00 MW) was filled. Section B of the Program Guidebook provides for a soft close period which allows the block to remain open for seven calendar days or when the next project application submitted […]
Long-Term Plan Comments Due Today, Group A Small DG Soft Close, Reminder: Cure Annual Report Deficiencies by October 13, 2023
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
Equity Investment Eligible Community Map Update
As of September 22, 2023, the IPA’s Equity Investment Eligible Community map has been refreshed to include updated Environmental Justice Community areas. These new Environmental Justice Community designations were determined through a process conducted by the Illinois Power Agency’s (IPA) Illinois Solar for All program (ILSFA). The ILSFA team utilized updated data from the 2020 […]
Group A Small Distributed Generation Block Reaches Capacity, Soft Close Period Initiated
The annual block of capacity for the Group A Small Distributed Generation block has been filled. Section B of the Program Guidebook provides for a soft close period which allows the block to remain open for seven calendar days or when the next project applications submitted to the block would exceed capacity by 10 megawatts. For […]
Reminder: Stakeholder Feedback – Comments to Draft 2024 Long-Term Plan Due September 29, 2023
On August 15, 2023, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) released the Draft 2024 Long- Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan for public review and comment: The IPA welcomes public comments on the draft 2024 Long-Term Plan. Written comments are due on Friday, September 29 and should be submitted to [email protected]. Previously, on September 15, the Agency […]
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]
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 […]