Release of Revised Community Solar Disclosure Form
As a reminder, today is the cutover date for the revised Community Solar Disclosure Form that the Program Administrator previously announced on February 4, 2021. This functionality has been released in the ABP portal. Please see the referenced announcement and the revised Community Solar Disclosure training document for more details.
Release of Revised Community Solar Disclosure Form
As previously announced on December 30, 2020, the Program Administrator has developed a revised version of the Community Solar Disclosure Form. This revised version includes a new design for the form which includes incorporating the Community Solar Informational Brochure, updated data fields, the option to have the specific community solar project designated at a later […]
New FAQs posted
The Program Administrator has posted two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The new FAQs and associated answers can be found here and address the Program’s waitlist, and Approved Vendor banking info. You can view the two FAQs below: FAQ regarding Program waitlist FAQ regarding Approved Vendor banking info
Designee Reminders
Approved Vendor and Designee Communication Expectations The Program Administrator has encountered recent instances of Approved Vendors relying on Program announcements to keep their Designees informed of ABP requirements and updates. While such announcements are for the benefit of all stakeholders, including both Approved Vendors and their Designees, it is the Approved Vendor’s responsibility to ensure […]
Posting of Stakeholder Feedback and Request for Updated Comments
On November 23, 2020 The Illinois Power Agency published the following requests for stakeholder feedback: Project Selection for Future Community Solar Blocks REC Pricing for Future Adjustable Block Program Blocks The stakeholder comments received regarding Project Selection for Future Community Solar Blocks are posted here. The stakeholder comments received regarding REC Pricing for Future Adjustable […]
Group A and Group B Small DG waitlists posted
The Program Administrator has posted spreadsheets of the waitlists for the Group A Small DG and Group B Small DG categories on the Small DG dashboard page. These files will be refreshed daily. Please refer to the announcements on the Program website for more details on the closure of Group A Small DG Block 3 […]
Release of ABP Community Solar Subscriber Management Functionality
The Program Administrator has released subscriber management functionality for Approved Vendors that have ICC approved community solar projects and their CS Subscriber Agent Designees. This functionality facilitates the management of subscriber information for community solar projects in the ABP portal. Please see a detailed explanation of the new subscriber management functionality that walks through the changes. […]
Implementation Schedule for the Revised Community Solar Disclosure Form
The Program Administrator previously solicited stakeholder input on proposed revisions to the Community Solar Disclosure form and on November 18, 2020 announced the final scope of nature of those changes. A template of the revised disclosure form was released December 8, 2020. The Program Administrator is currently programing the functionality to support the revised disclosure […]
Public Designee Database Now Available on ABP Websites
The Revised Long-Term Plan describes a requirement for Approved Vendor Designees (i.e., third-party entities working with Approved Vendors that have direct interaction with end-use customers) to register and be listed on the ABP and Illinois Shines websites along with the Approved Vendors with which they’re working. The listing of Designees allows potential customers to be able to […]
Release of New Batching Functionality in the ABP Portal
The Program Administrator has created a new dashboard to allow Approved Vendors to actively manage the batching of their project applications prior to batches being submitted to the ICC for approval. This dashboard was created to fully implement the batching process outlined in a previous announcement and replaces the interim batching process communicated to Approved […]