Program Year Webinars

On September 15, 2021 Governor Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (Public Act 102-0662). This Act included significant changes to the Adjustable Block/Illinois Shines program. The IPA and the Program Administrator provided updates on these programmatic changes and the process of reopening the Program.

As outlined in CEJA, Illinois Shines applications up to and including 25 kW are now considered to be in the Small DG category. As a result, waitlisted applications larger than 10 kW and less than or equal to 25kW on the Large DG waitlist (approximately 11 MW in aggregate) have been reclassified as Small DG prior to the 12/14/21 portal reopening.

Program Year 2024-2025

September 10, 2024

Traditional Community Solar Random Selection Event

Recording, Presentation Slides, and Q&A 

Program Year 2023-2024

May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024 – Program Year 2024-2025 Welcome Webinar

Recording, Presentation Slides, and Q&A

March 6, 2024

Minimum Equity Standards (MES) Year-End Report Webinar

Recording, Presentation Slides, and Q&A

December 6, 2023

Community-Driven Community Solar Random Selection Event

RecordingPresentation Slide, Results Spreadsheet, Q&A

September 20, 2023

TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY SOLAR RANDOM SELECTION EVENT

RecordingPresentation Slides, Results Spreadsheet

Program Year 2022-2023

July 26, 2023

Community-Driven Community Solar Random Selection Event

Recording, Presentation Slides, Results Spreadsheet

 

May 30, 2023

2022-2023 TCS Random Selection Event

RecordingPresentation Slides, and Results

Spreadsheet

 

May 25, 2023

Program Year 2023-2024 Webinar

RecordingResource Guide, and Q&A

 

May 18, 2023

New Disclosure Form Informational Webinar 

Recording, Presentations Slides, and Q&A

 

May 9, 2023

2023 Annual Report and Delivery Year REC Evaluation Webinar

Recording and Presentation Slides

 

March 13, 2023

Minimum Equity Standard Compliance Plan and Waiver Request Training webinar 

Recording, Presentation Slides, and Q&A

 

December 8, 2022

Part II Application Portal Re-Opening Webinar 

Recording, Presentation Slides and Q&A

 

November 15, 2022

Equity Accountability System and Illinois Shines Webinar 

Recording, Presentation Slides, and Q&A

 

October 24, 2022

Traditional Community Solar Re-Opening and Batching Webinar 

RecordingPresentation Slides, and Q&A

 

October 4, 2022

Introduction to the Equity Accountability System Webinar 

RecordingPresentation Slides, and Q&A

 

August 31, 2022

Program Year 2022-2023 Webinar 

RecordingResource Guide, and Q&A

 

July 6, 2022

AV Informational Webinar 

Recording, Presentation Slides, and Q&A

 

June 28, 2022

AV Informational Webinar 

RecordingPresentation Slides, and Q&A

Program Year 2021-2022

2022 Contracts

ABP 15-Year REC Delivery Contract (Updated August 31, 2022)

ABP 20-Year REC Delivery Contract (Updated August 31, 2022)

Redline ABP REC Contract 1, August 31, 2022 vs ABP REC Contract 1, August 3, 2022

Redline ABP REC Contract 2, August 31, 2022 vs ABP REC Contract 2, August 3, 2022

Redline ABP REC Contract 2, August 31, 2022 vs ABP REC Contract 1, August 31, 2022

ABP 20-Year REC Delivery Contract (Updated August 3, 2022 Draft)

Redline ABP REC Contract 1, August 3, 2022 vs ABP REC Contract 1, March 16, 2022

Redline ABP REC Contract 2, August 3, 2022 vs ABP REC Contract 1, August 3, 2022

Redline ABP REC Contract 2, August 3, 2022 vs ABP REC Contract 2, March 16, 2022

ABP DRAFT REC Contracts Request for Feedback, August 3, 2022 

2021 Contracts

As a result of the passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (Public Act 102-0662), the Illinois Power Agency issued several Requests for Stakeholder Feedback to solicit comments on various topics as the Agency prepares to open new capacity for the Adjustable Block Program.

Stakeholder comments that the Agency has received have been published below. The page will be updated as the Agency receives stakeholder feedback that is relevant to opening new capacity for the Program.

Ameresco – Proposed Process for Collection of Demographic and Geographic Data 

Ameresco – Prevailing Wage Requirement

Ameresco – Public School Projects Category

Carbon Solutions Group – Block Closing Feedback Proposal

Centrica Business Solutions – Public School Projects Category

Chicago Laborers – Prevailing Wage Requirement Proposed Process

Clean Jobs Coalition

Climate Jobs Illinois Commission

Commonwealth Edison

Cypress  Creek Renewables – Community Solar Capacity Allocation Proposal

Engie – Proposed REC Prices for Large DG Category Non-waitlisted Projects

Engie – Proposed Process for Collection of Demographic and Geographic Data 

Engie – Second Draft REC Contract

Future Green Energy Consortium

IDOL – Prevailing Wage Requirement

IL-Solar

Joint Commenters

Joint Non-Governmental Organizations – Community-Driven Community Solar

Joint Solar Parties – Community Solar Capacity Allocation Proposal

Joint Solar Parties – Community-Driven Community Solar

Joint Solar Parties – Demographic Data Collection Comments 

Joint Solar Parties – Equity Eligible Contractor Proposed Process

Joint Solar Parties – Prevailing Wage Requirement Proposed Process 

Joint Solar Parties – Proposed REC Prices for Large DG Category Non-waitlisted Projects

Joint Solar Parties – Proposed Residential and House of Worship Classifications

Joint Solar Parties – Public School Projects Category

Joint Solar Parties – REC Contract

Joint Solar Parties – Second Draft REC Contract

LiUNA – Prevailing Wage Requirement Proposed Process

LiUNA – Proposed Residential and House of Worship Classifications

Neighborhood Sun – Publishing Community Solar Application Project Information from Projects Selected Through Waitlist Capacity Allocation Process

Sameer Doshi – Draft REC Contract 1

Sameer Doshi – Second Draft REC Contract 1

Sameer Doshi – Draft REC Contract 2

Sameer Doshi – Second Draft REC Contract 2

Sameer Doshi – Addendum to Second Draft REC Contract 2

SGC Power – Community Solar Capacity Allocation Proposal

Solar Business Coalition

SolarStone – Community Solar Capacity Allocation Proposal

SRECTrade

Stateline Solar

Trajectory –  Community Driven Community Solar

Trajectory – Public School Projects Category

US Solar – Community Solar Capacity Allocation Proposal

A list of Stakeholder Feedback Requests, as well as their due dates, can be found below:

REQUEST FOR STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK: Publishing Community Solar Application Project Information from Projects Selected Through Waitlist Capacity Allocation Process – Due April 1, 2022

REC Contract Request for Stakeholder Comments – Due December 2, 2021

Community Solar Capacity Allocation Proposal – due November 17, 2021

Block Closing Feedback Proposal – due November 17, 2021

Proposed Approach Community-Driven Community Solar – due November 9, 2021

Proposed Residential and House of Worship Classifications – due November 4, 2021

Equity Eligible Contractor Proposed Process (Corrected Oct. 21) – due November 4, 2021

Prevailing Wage Requirement Proposed Process – due November 4, 2021

Public School Projects Category – due November 4, 2021

Proposed Process for Collection of Demographic and Geographic Data – due November 4, 2021

Proposed REC Prices for Large DG Category Non-waitlisted Projects – due November 4, 2021