Following the passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (Public Act 102-0662), there are six project categories within the Adjustable Block Program: Small Distributed Generation, Large Distributed Generation, Traditional Community Solar, Community-Driven Community Solar, Public Schools, and Equity Eligible Contractors. The Final Block Sizes, for the 2022-2023 Program Year, including the Addition of Uncontracted Capacity Allocation from the 2021-22 Program Year, in MW, are:
Block Group | Small DG | Large DG | Traditional Community Solar | Community-Driven Community Solar | Equity Eligible Contractor Projects | Public Schools |
Group A (Ameren Illinois, MidAmerican, Mt. Carmel, Rural Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Utilities located in MISO) | 42.18 | 57.58 | 51.27 | 10.55 | 43.59 | 154.85 |
Group B (ComEd and Rural Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Utilities located in PJM) | 99.09 | 99.09 | 119.63 | 24.27 | 101.04 | |
Total | 141.27 | 156.67 | 170.9 | 34.82 | 144.63 | 154.85 |
Please note that applications for Traditional Community Solar Category open November 1, 2022. |
All projects are subject to compliance by Approved Vendors and their Designees to the Consumer Protection Handbook, and the 2022 Program Guidebook. In addition, under Section 1-75(c)(1)(M)(ii) of the Plan, the Agency is required “to establish program requirements and minimum contract terms ‘to ensure projects are properly installed and produce their expected amounts of energy.” Consistent with the 2022 Long-Term Plan, the IPA has updated the Contract Requirements, and AVs/Designees must be in full compliance with the new requirements in these documents by August 28, 2022.