Public Act 102-0662 Implementation
On Sept. 15, 2021, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (Public Act 102-0662) was signed into law by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. This Act will expand the Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard and strengthen the diversity, equity, and labor standards applicable to the growing clean energy economy.
With the enactment of the Public Act 102-0662, the Illinois Power Agency is tasked with numerous crucial implementation activities. This includes the development of a Carbon Mitigation Credit Procurement Plan (to support at-risk nuclear plants), procurements of Renewable Energy Credits from new utility-scale wind and solar projects, changes to the Adjustable Block Program and the Illinois Solar for All Program, the reopening of Adjustable Block Program blocks, the development of a coal-to-solar procurement process, and many other requirements.
This dedicated CEJA implementation page serves as an up-to-date hub of information for those items from the Act being implemented by the Agency to ensure stakeholders and interested parties are apprised the latest developments related to the Agency's implementation of the Act. This page will be updated periodically, and important developments will be shared as needed.
For questions, please contact IPA Acting Director Brian Granahan at Brian.Granahan@Illinois.gov
To learn about how CEJA impacts IPA renewable energy programs and procurements, click here.
Recent Announcements
- Illinois Power Agency Publishes Final 2022 Long-Term Plan (August 23, 2022)
- IPA Announces the ICC Approval of the 2022 Long-Term Plan (July 14, 2022)
- ICC Approves Procurement of RECs Under the Coal-to-Solar and Energy Storage Initiative (April 29, 2022)
- ICC Approves the Results of the Spring 2022 Capacity Procurement Events (April 27, 2022)
- Supplemental Block Energy Procurement Events Scheduled for May 16, 2022 (April 27, 2022)
- The IPA Announces New Program Administrator for the Adjustable Block Program (April 21, 2022)
- ICC Approves the Results of the Spring 2022 Block Energy Procurement Events (April 21, 2022)
- IPA files 2022 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission (March 21, 2022)
- Prevailing Wage Hub added to Illinois ABP Website (March 17, 2022)
- IPA Posts Spring 2022 Coal to Solar RFP Schedule (March 11, 2022)
- IPA Posts Spring 2022 Indexed REC RFP Schedule (March 9, 2022)
- Additional Public Act 102-0662 Funding for Illinois Solar for All (March 9, 2022)
- IPA publishes Stakeholder Comments for 2022 Draft Long-Term Plan (March 3, 2022)
- IPA Issues an Addendum to the Draft 2022 Long-Term Plan (February 18, 2022)
- IPA Announces Stakeholder Workshop on the Draft Indexed REC Contract and Draft Indexed REC RFP Rules (February 3, 2022)
- IPA Releases Schedule for the Spring 2022 Block Energy and Capacity RFP (January 31, 2022)
- IPA Publishes the Second Issue of the Power Pulse! Newsletter Highlighting the Agency's Role in Implementing the New Provisions of Public Act 102-0662 (January 25, 2022)
- IPA Announces Draft Indexed RFP Documents for the Spring 2022 Indexed REC RFP (January 20, 2022)
- IPA Announces Indexed REC RFP-Stakeholder Workshop (January 20, 2022)
- IPA Releases 2022 Long-Term Plan for Public Review and Comment (January 13, 2022)
- IPA Announces RECs Quantities for the Subsequent Forward Procurements (January 13, 2022)
- IPA Posts Comments Received on the Preliminary Requirements for Spring 2022 Indexed REC RFP (December 30, 2021)
- IPA Announces the Reopening of the Illinois Shines Program (December 14, 2021)
- IPA Posts Final 2021 Adjustable Block Program REC Delivery Contracts (December 13, 2021)
- IPA Announces the Release of a Revised Version of the ABP Guidebook (December 10, 2021)
- IPA Releases Spring 2022 Coal to Solar Procurement Timeline (December 6, 2021)
- IPA Releases Preliminary Proposal Requirements for Spring 2022 Indexed REC Procurement (December 6, 2021)
- IPA Posts Comments on Stakeholder Feedback Requests for 2022 Revised Long-Term Plan (December 3, 2021)
- Illinois Commerce Commission Approves Carbon Mitigation Credit Procurement Results (December 1, 2021)
- IPA Announces Adjustable Block Program Issues Guidebook Release Date and Reopening Webinar Information (November 30, 2021)
- New FAQ on Prevailing Wage and How Does it Apply to an ABP Application Now Posted (November 22, 2021)
- Adjustable Block Program REC Pricing for Reopening on December 14, 2021 Now Published (November 22, 2021)
- IPA issues a request for comments on the second draft of REC contracts (November 2021 Draft REC Contracts) for the Adjustable Block Program (November 19, 2021)
- Recordings and Presentations of 2022 Revised Long-Term Plan Stakeholder Workshops Now Available (November 18, 2021)
- Schedule for Spring 2022 Indexed Wind, Solar, and Brownfield REC RFP Posted (November 17, 2021)
- IPA Issues Requests for Stakeholder Feedback for 2022 Revised Long-Term Plan (November 12, 2021)
- Carbon-Free Resource Facility Submittal of Eligibility Informationto Participate in the Carbon Mitigation Credit Procurement Event (November 10, 2021)
- IPA Posts Stakeholder Feedback Comments for Block Reopening (November 9, 2021)
- IPA Posts REC Contract Request for Stakeholder Comments (November 4, 2021)
- Stakeholder Feedback and Workshops for Long-Term Plan Development (November 4, 2021)
- IPA Issues Requests for Stakeholder Feedback on Block Closing Protocol and Waitlisted Community Solar Capacity Allocations (November 3, 2021)
- IPA hosts Adjustable Block Program Reopening Workshops (October 21, 2021)
- IPA Posts the Proposed Approach to Community-Driven Community Solar Request for Stakeholder Feedback (October 20, 2021)
- IPA Issues REC Contract Request for Stakeholder Comments (October 19, 2021)
- IPA Seeks Consumer Protection Counsel (October 15, 2021)
- IPA issues Request for Stakeholder Feedback for ABP Reopening (October 14, 2021)
- Upcoming Stakeholder Workshops for Illinois Adjustable Block Program Reopening (October 8, 2021)
- Illinois Power Agency Launches "Power Pulse!" Newsletter to Provide Updates Related to CEJA (October 7, 2021)
- IPA Launches Power Hour Webinar Series on CEJA (October 4, 2021)
- Application of CEJA to Projects and Portal Temporary Closing(September 30, 2021)
- The Illinois Power Agency Files Carbon Mitigation Credit Procurement Plan With the Illinois Commerce Commission (Sept 29, 2021)
- Illinois Power Agency Releases Draft Carbon Mitigation Credit Procurement Plan for Public Comment.(Sept 17, 2021)
- Illinois Power Agency Withdraws Draft Second Revised Long-Term Plan with the Enactment of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (Sept 16, 2021)