The Illinois Power Agency is seeking feedback on data inputs regarding what information Approved Vendors would provide and how this information would be collected in Annual Reports. The request for feedback is linked here. The deadline for feedback is next Friday, June 26.
Duplicate disclosure form creation functionality
Per Section 5(A) of the Program Guidebook, a completed Disclosure Form is required for submission of a DG Part I application. The system size throughout the application process must continue to be within 5% of the size specified on the Disclosure Form. As a result, Approved Vendors sometimes find themselves in the position of having …
Updated Covid-19-Related Marketing Guidelines – June 4, 2020
On March 20, 2020, in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic and its expected impacts in Illinois, the Illinois Power Agency adopted the following emergency amendment to its Adjustable Block Program and Illinois Solar for All Program Marketing Guidelines: In-person marketing and solicitation: Given the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 virus, in-person marketing …
COVID-19 Marketing Guidelines Update and Clarifications
The Illinois Power Agency provides the following communication as an update and clarification of its prohibition on in-person marketing and solicitation issued on March 20, 2020. At present, the IPA’s emergency revisions to its marketing guidelines prohibiting in-person marketing and solicitation remain in effect until further notice. In responding to questions about when that prohibition …
Stakeholder Comments – REC contract
As part of the implementation of the IPA’s Revised Long-Term Plan, a substantial refresh to the Adjustable Block Program REC contract is being conducted. On April 9, 2020 The Illinois Power Agency issued a request for comments on a refreshed REC contract for the Adjustable Block Program. Responses were due on May 12, 2020. The …
Part I and Part II ABP Application Changes
The IPA’s Revised Long-Term Plan, published by the IPA on April 20, 2020, contains several changes to Part I and Part II of the ABP project application. The Program Administrator has implemented these changes which are now live. The following are details regarding each change: Part I Changes Providing a shading study is no longer …
Tentative Timeline of Changes from the Revised Long-Term Plan
On February 18, 2020, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the Illinois Power Agency’s Revised Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, and the Agency published a final version of the Revised Plan on April 20, 2020. The Revised Plan includes a number of aspects of the Adjustable Block Program that will be updated or modified. In order to …
Extension Request Checklist for Approved Vendors
The IPA is issuing this clarification regarding system energization date extension requests under Section 5(b) of the ABP REC contract. Each extension request should reference the specific contract clause under which an extension is sought (i.e., which subparagraph of Section 5(b) is being relied upon) and should avoid referencing multiple clauses in a single request …
Stakeholder Comments on Marketing Guidelines, Community Solar Disclosure Form, and Application Batching Process
The Illinois Power Agency published three requests for stakeholder feedback in April 2020. The requests for comment regarding both the Marketing Guidelines and Community Solar Disclosure Form were announced on April 3, 2020 and due on April 28, 2020. The request for comments regarding the Adjustable Block Program Application Batching Process was published on April 15, 2020 and …
Stakeholder Comments – Marketing Guidelines and Community Solar Disclosure Form
On April 3, the IPA published a request for feedback regarding the Illinois Adjustable Block Program Distributed Generation and Community Solar Marketing Guidelines, and the Community Solar Disclosure Form. Comments were due Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 5 PM Central Daylight Time. The comments submitted are linked below. The Adjustable Block Program Administrator would like to thank …