Program Help Guides and Application Tips

Prevailing wage is a minimum compensation level set by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), by county, for construction activities related to public works. With some exceptions, Illinois Shines projects are subject to Prevailing Wage, and AVs are subject to applicable requirements, including submitting Certified Transcripts of Payrolls (CTPs). To

Part II Submissions require photograph(s) of a project showing all installed modules. Project photographs must show all modules clearly enough to verify the number of modules installed and ensure that the number matches the project information and tracking registry (GATS or MRETS) data. Clear and well-lit photos of modules help

If the project installer changed between Part I and Part II applications, please review all of the installer’s contact information, including information on the qualified person doing the installation and ICC certification details, before submission. Variations between utility documentation and application installer details could cause delays if unexplained; noting these

As outlined in Section 5.A of the 2026-27 Program Guidebook, “Change of Approved” sub-section, a project that has been waitlisted or otherwise not yet selected for a REC Contract may change its Approved Vendor. Transfers or AV Switch requests require a binding document between the AVs participating in the transfer,

The Assignment and Assumption Agreement form is only acceptable for AV Assignments. Assignments of product order(s) or an entire REC contract are governed by Section 9.2 of the 2019 REC Delivery Contract and Section 13.1 of the 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2026 REC Delivery Contracts. The AV Switch form is

Section 6 of the Part I DG project application includes a text field. Approved Vendors may also use this field to explain variances in utility address compared physical project addresses. For example, the physical project location address might differ from the utility address due to street name redesignation, zip code