Traditional Community Solar Scores for Program Year 2023-2024
On June 1, 2023, Traditional Community Solar (“TCS”) capacity for the 2023-2024 Program Year opened. For the 2023-2024 Program Year, capacity available for the TCS category was 60 MW for Group A and 140 MW for Group B. After capacity was allocated to the November 1, 2022 submitted projects on the 2022-2023 waitlist, there was […]
2024 Long-Term Plan Draft Release, Designee Management Plans, TCS Timeline for 2023-2024 Projects
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
IPA Releases Draft 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan
The Illinois Power Agency has released Draft 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan for public review and comment: The draft 2024 Long-Term Plan details the goals and strategies for the IPA’s renewable energy programs and procurements, including program capacity and renewable energy credit pricing for the Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All programs over […]
Designee Management Plans, Long-Term Plan Update, TCS Timeline for 2023-24 Projects
The IPA announces new information related to Program News, 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 Application Processing Updates Ongoing Program Portal Updates Requirements and Reminders
Reminder – Designee Management Plans Required September 1, 2023
In the August 4, 2023, weekly announcement, the Program Administrator reminded Approved Vendors of the upcoming September 1, 2023, deadline to have in place Designee Management Plans. Beginning September 1, 2023, Approved Vendors and their Designees are expected to act in accordance with Designee Management Plans. This requirement is outlined in Section X.B.1 of the […]
New Program Website, CDCS Application Deadline, and Mentorship Program
The IPA announces new information related to Program News, 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 Application Processing Updates Ongoing Program Portal Updates Requirements and Reminders
Results of CDCS Random Selection Event, New Program Website, Changes to Block Capacity Dashboard
The IPA announces new information related to Program News, 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 Application Processing Updates Ongoing Program Portal Updates Requirements and Reminders
Results of Community-Driven Community Solar Random Selection Event, 2022-2023 CDCS Project Awards, Waitlist and Next Steps
In accordance with the Community-Driven Community Solar (CDCS) scoring guidelines, previously published in both the 2022 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (pg. 166) and the Program Guidebook (pg. 22), the Program Administrator has scored all CDCS projects submitted during the 90-day application window concluding November 29, 2022 that are Part I processed. The scores and […]
Illinois Shines Introduces New Combined IllinoisShines.com Program Website
The Illinois Power Agency and Program Administrator announce the launch of the new www.IllinoisShines.com public website, which will be deployed the morning of July 27, 2023. A centerpiece of the Illinois Shines brand refresh that began in April, the new site combines, transforms, and expands information previously available at the Program’s two public web sites. This new site […]
Notice on Changes to Block Capacity Dashboard
This week, in the course of re-batching a subset of Program Year 2022-23 Small and Large DG and TCS projects, a re-batching date incorrectly placed these projects in the 2023-24 Program year and therefore subtracted capacity against 2023-2024 block capacity allocations. As a result, users temporarily observed incorrect data for block capacity in Groups A […]