On behalf of the Illinois Shines program, the Illinois Power Agency and Program Administrator welcome stakeholders to Program Year 2024-25. This Program Year includes new and expanded capacity for project categories to continue the expansion of solar development in Illinois, and brings new requirements and Program features, updated Program documents, new REC prices and contracts, stakeholder resources, and more.
This message is designed as a quick reference tool to link stakeholders to some of the many critical and updated Illinois Shines resources newly available for Program Year 2024-25, final block sizes, and more. Resources can be found at the Program website’s Documents page, Program Year Webinars page, or elsewhere at www.IllinoisShines.com.
Updated Program Documents
- 2024 Long Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan – published April 19, 2024
- Program Guidebook – April 18, 2024 version – effective June 3, 2024
- Consumer Protection Handbook – published April 18, 2024 – effective June 3, 2024
- Contract Requirements effective June 3, 2024 – Distributed Generation and Community Solar
- Program Year 2024-25 REC Prices – effective June 3, 2024
- REC Payments Calculator
- 2024 15-Year REC Delivery Contract and 2024 20-Year REC Delivery Contract – effective June 3, 2024
- Updated AV Application – effective June 3, 2024
- Updated AV Renewal Application – effective June 3, 2024
- EEC Application for Approved Vendors, Designees, and Subcontractors– effective June 3, 2024
Other Program Requirements and Resources
- Program Year 2024-2025 webinar – May 24, 2024 – recording, presentation slides, Q&A
- REC Contract and 2024 Annual Report resources including:
- 2024 Annual Report Guide (coming mid-June)
- Minimum Equity Standard (MES) resources including:
- MES 2023-2024 Year-End Report webinar recording, presentation, and Q&A
- Updated Traditional Community Solar and Community-Driven Community Solar Updates and Scoring Criteria Changes
- Prevailing Wage Hub
Final Block Sizes Included Reallocated Capacity from the 2023-24 Program Year and Following Capacity Awards for Waitlisted Projects
Illinois Shines features annual blocks of capacity that remain open until block capacity is exhausted for the Program Year, and unused or uncontracted capacity is redistributed after the close of a Program Year. A memo outlining the steps the Agency has taken to reallocate remaining capacity from the 2023-2024 Program Year for use in the 2024-2025 Program Year, and other important information, can be found here.
The following table summarizes the results of the aforementioned allocations and the amount of capacity that will be available at the 2024-2025 Program Year opening on June 3, 2024. For a more detailed explanation of the calculations for the final block size and waitlist allocations please reference the Final Block Determinations Calculation Workbook on the Block Capacity Dashboard web page.
Please note that the capacity numbers for TCS Group A and Group B in the table below DO NOT include 20.28 MW and 39.795 MW of applications respectively that were submitted to the Program just prior to portal closure for the 2023-24 Program Year. These applications are in the process of being reviewed and scored, and thus have not yet been added to the waitlist. The Agency assumes that most (if not all) of these applications will meet requirements and will eventually be added to the waitlist. If these applications are indeed added to the waitlist, these applications will exhaust the available capacity for TCS Groups A and B for the 2024-25 Program Year, leaving 0 MW available for applications received on/after June 3, 2024.
For available Office Hours support, please see the most recent weekly Program announcement. For assistance at any time, please contact the Program Administrator at [email protected] or (877) 783-1820.
Thank you!
Illinois Shines Program
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