The IPA announces new information related to the Illinois Shines program. This announcement includes: Coming Up in Illinois Shines, Stakeholder Support, Program News, Reference and Reminders, and Other Opportunities. The full announcement is available here. Topics include the following:
Coming up in Illinois Shines
- Key Dates
- Deadlines
Stakeholder Support
- New! Program Holiday Hours
- Program Administrator Office Hours
- Application Tips and Tricks
Program News
- New! Small and Emerging Business Designation
- New! June Consumer Protection Working Group – Invitation to Suggest Topics
- New! Last ICC Submission under 2024 REC Contracts and Pause in ICC Submissions
- New! Welcome to Program Year 2026-27 Webinar Held
- New! IPA Lifting Pause on Two Withhold Limit for Distributed Generation
- New! Community Solar Opt-In Batching
- New! New to the Program Website
- Updated! May 31, 2026, REC Transfer Deadline
- Limited Exception to Production Reporting Requirement Due to Cessation of SDSI Operations
- New Energization Extension Request Process for PY 2026-27
- Partial Portal Closure and Project Application Unavailability May 26 – June 1, 2026
- Annual Report Process Launch
- Small DG Category Changes
- Updated Circumstances Requiring New Disclosure Form Issuance and Signature Resource
- Draft 2026 REC Delivery Contracts Public Comments Posted
Reference and Reminders
- Re-Batching for ICC Meetings
- Portal Maintenance and Releases
- Application Processing Tables and Updates
Other Opportunities
- ComEd Incubator Program Applications Open
- Request for Feedback on the Clean Jobs Curriculum Framework
- Revolution Workshop Chicago Contractor Open House
- East St. Louis Ameren MDI Solar Job Fair