On March 7, 2025, the Agency released draft Program documents including draft Consumer Protection documents and draft REC Prices for the 2025-26 Program Year. The Agency published updated draft 2025-26 Program Year Program Guidebook and redline comparison between current 2024-25 Program Guidebook and draft 2025-26 Program Guidebook documents on March 17, 2025.
As a reminder, comments for the draft Program Guidebook, draft Consumer Protection documents, and draft REC Prices are due on March 26, 2025. Clean versions of the drafts as well as redline comparison documents can be found at the Program website’s Program Documents page. Comments for thedraft Program Guidebook and draft Consumer Protection documents should be emailed to IPA.Solar@Illinois.gov. Comments on the draft REC Prices should be submitted to IPA.Contactus@illinois.gov.
The Agency will release the final Program Guidebook for the 2025-26 Program Year on April 18, 2025, 45 days in advance of the start of the Program Year, to allow Program participants time to review, understand, and prepare to be in compliance with all changes in the Program Guidebook when the 2025-26 Program Year commences on June 2, 2025.
If you have questions, please contact the Program Administrator at admin@illinoisshines.com.
PLEASE NOTE – Changes to the Program requirements via edits to the Program Guidebook, Consumer Protection documents, and REC Prices as published on April 18, 2025 will not take effect until June 2, 2025. Beginning June 2, 2025, all Program participants are expected to be in compliance with the updated Program requirements or may face disciplinary action.
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Illinois Shines Program
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