Stakeholder Comments – Draft Program Guidebook
The Illinois Power Agency published a request for stakeholder feedback regarding the Draft Program Guidebook in August, 2020. The deadline for submitting comments was extended to Friday, September 4, 2020. The stakeholder comments regarding the Draft Program Guidebook are posted below: Arcadia, Clearway, Pivot Energy, Summit Ridge Energy Arcadia Carbon Solutions Group Constellation Cypress Creek […]
Request for Stakeholder Comments – Second Draft of the Refreshed ABP REC Contract
The Illinois Power Agency is seeking feedback on the second draft of the refreshed Adjustable Block Program REC contract with comments due by September 18, 2020. The second draft of the refreshed REC contract, a comparison of the second draft of the refreshed REC contract and the first draft of the refreshed REC Contract, and […]
Guidance for Approved Vendors on Submitting Invoices and Quarterly Netting Statements
The Program Administrator has posted guidance on downloading and submitting invoices and Quarterly Netting Statements under the Adjustable Block Program REC contract. Please note that Approved Vendors must submit invoices and Quarterly Netting Statements to their contracting utility/utilities no later than September 10, 2020 for the current invoicing window.
Update on Waitlisted ABP Community Solar Projects – Site Control Documentation and Land Use Permit Review
Section 6.3.3.1.1 of the IPA’s Revised Long-Term Plan required that Approved Vendors with waitlisted community solar projects provide documentation that those Approved Vendors have maintained site control and any applicable land use permits for waitlisted systems. Those submittals were required by May 18, 2020. This communication is merely to provide an update that the Program […]
Updated Deadline to Submit Comments on the Program Guidebook – September 4
The deadline for submitting comments regarding the Request for Feedback on the draft version of the Program Guidebook has been extended to Friday, September 4, 2020 to allow stakeholders more time to review and prepare comments. Please submit all comments to [email protected].
Update to Extension Process for Scheduled Energization Deadlines
The Program Administrator is announcing an update to the protocol for requesting an extension for a system that is nearing its Scheduled Energization Deadline. Moving forward, all extension requests made under REC contract clause Section 5(b)(v) should be rounded to the last business day of the month. For example, if a system’s Scheduled Energized Date […]
Job Training and Workforce Diversity Reporting is Now Live – DEADLINE OCTOBER 13
The functionality to submit job training and workforce diversity information is now live in the ABP portal. Approved Vendors must submit this information no later than Tuesday, October 13, 2020. On June 18, 2020 the Illinois Power Agency posted a request for comments regarding job training and workforce diversity data and how that information should […]
Draft REC Contract Workshop #2
On August 7, the Illinois Power Agency, in conjunction with NERA Economic Consulting and the Adjustable Block Program Administrator, InClime, held the second of two online workshops to discuss the Draft REC contract that was posted on July 24th, alongside a request for stakeholder comments. The webinar can be viewed below, and the PowerPoint presentation shown in […]
Program Guidebook Update – Request for Stakeholder Comment
A draft updated Adjustable Block Program Guidebook has been released for stakeholder feedback. The draft updated Program Guidebook and a redlined document showing changes from the May 31, 2019 version can be found here . As detailed in Section 9 of the current Program Guidebook, the Program Administrator is requesting comments on the changes in this draft […]
Updated COVID-19 Related Marketing Guidelines – August 5, 2020
On March 20, 2020, in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic and its expected impacts in Illinois, the Illinois Power Agency adopted the following emergency amendment to its Adjustable Block Program and Illinois Solar for All Program Marketing Guidelines: In-person marketing and solicitation: Given the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 virus, in-person marketing or […]