Program Updates
- Vendor Updates
Part I Verification Deadline Under 2024 REC Contract, Detailed Memo on Capacity Reallocation, Financing Opportunities Webinar Held
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, Program News, and Reference and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics include the following: Coming up in Illinois Shines Stakeholder Support Program News New to the Program
- Vendor Updates
April 1 Capacity Reallocation Process – Detailed Memo
On October 31, 2025, IPA published an updated 2024 Long-Term Plan that conformed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Order in Docket 23-0714. Changes from the 2024 Long-Term Plan Re-opening impacting Illinois Shines include imposing an interim reallocation of 50% of remaining unused capacity on April 1, 2026, distributed among
- Vendor Updates
2026 REC Contract Roll Out Timing; May 3 Deadline for Part I Verification Under 2024 Contract and Changes to Small DG Payment Structure
Following the ICC’s approval of the 2026 Long-Term Plan and the signing of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (“CRGA”) into law, the IPA has begun drafting the 2026 REC Contract. The draft 2026 REC Contract is expected to be posted for stakeholder comment on April 17, 2026, with
- Vendor Updates
Updates Following Capacity Reallocation, Batch Fee Reporting Portal Feature Release, March 2026 State of the Program
The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, Program News, and Reference and Reminders. The full announcement is available here. Topics include the following: Coming up in Illinois Shines Stakeholder Support Program News Reference and Reminders Thank
- Vendor Updates
Batch Fee Reporting Portal Feature Release
On March 17, the Program released Batch Fee Reporting Portal features allowing Approved Vendors (AVs) to see details about the fees applied to their batches. This valuable new feature provides several important benefits for AVs, including: Note: The full infrastructure for the Batch Fee Reporting features was released on March
- Vendor Updates
Updates Following Capacity Reallocation
As previously shared, the Program paused for two business days, from March 29, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CPT through April 1, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. CPT, to undertake data and reporting updates to reallocate 50% of unused Program capacity, that resulted in a total of 414.05 MW. This memo details the steps the Program has taken