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Illinois Power Agency to Host Second Workshop on Long-Term Clean Energy Procurement Framework
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) will host a second stakeholder workshop on June 4, 2026, to continue soliciting feedback on the development of a Long-Term Clean Energy Procurement framework.
The IPA reminds stakeholders that it has released a second set of stakeholder questions to help inform the upcoming discussion. Responses to the question set are due on May 14, 2026.
Links to register for Workshop 2, access the second stakeholder question set, and view the recording of Workshop 1 are provided below.
Workshop 2
- Date: June 4, 2026
- Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT
- Register here
Stakeholder Materials
Background and Introduction
Following the passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), sub-section (b-10) of Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act directs the IPA to consider the procurement of long term contracts for “energy, capacity, environmental attributes, resource adequacy attributes, or some combination thereof intended to serve all retail customers” upon an identification of need through the resource adequacy report (developed under Section 9.15(o) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act) or the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process implemented through CRGA.
The IPA, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) have conducted modeling and analysis as directed through Section 9.15(o), culminating in a Resource Adequacy Study report (issued December 15, 2025) which concluded that a resource adequacy shortfall could occur across the time period studied. With this finding constituting a potential identification of need, the IPA has initiated a stakeholder engagement process to solicit feedback and information to support development of a potential Section 16-111.5(b-10) procurement framework.
Throughout this process, materials and updates will be posted to the IPA Stakeholder Engagement web page, with workshop materials expected to be made available approximately one week in advance.