Stakeholder Engagement

• Reissued Evaluation RFP
  • Announcement of Reissued RFP (May 23, 2025)
  • Request for Proposals 25-RFP-01 (rev) (May 23, 2025)
  • Redline Comparison of RFPs: 25-RFP-01 vs 25-RFP-01 (rev)
  • NN Pricing Proposal 25-RFP-01 (rev)
• Request for Proposals (March 5, 2025)
  • Announcement (May 16, 2025)
  • Offeror Questions and Responses (March 26, 2025)
  • Workshop Slides (March 18, 2025)        
  • NN Pricing Proposal 25-RFP-01 
• Request for Qualifications (January 24, 2025)
  • Offeror Q&A Workshop (January 31, 2025)
  • Responses to Offeror Questions (February 10, 2025)
• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (December 2, 2024)
  • Workshop (December 16, 2024)
  • Comments - Illinois Solar for All Working Group (December 20, 2024)

• Program Year 2025-2026 Final REC Pricing Model (April 21, 2025)
• Program Year 2025-2026 Final REC Prices (April 21, 2025)
  • Comments

• Announcement (March 1, 2023)
  • Program Year 2023-2024 REC Prices (April 20, 2023)
    • Announcement (April 20, 2023)
    • REC Prices Rationale (April 20, 2023)
  • Proposed REC Prices for the 2023-2024 Program Year (March 1, 2023)
    • Comments (March 24, 2023)
• Independent Review of REC Prices for Future Program Years
  • Independent Review of Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All Renewable Energy Credit Pricing Approach (June 7, 2023)
  • Workshop Recording (March 14, 2023)
  • Request for Written Comments and March 14 Workshop Information (March 7, 2023)
    • Comments
      • ComEd
      • Joint Non-Governmental Organizations (JNGO)
      • Joint Solar Parties
      • Siemens
  • Presentation: REC Pricing Policy Design Options (March 7, 2023)
  • Presentation: Initial IRA Recommendations and Policy Questions (March 7, 2023)

2025 Enhancements to Certification Process

• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (April 1, 2025)
  • Comments (April 21, 2025)

2023 Eligibility Criteria

• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (April 11, 2023)
  • Comments (May 23, 2023)    

• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (October 31, 2024)
  • Comments (December 17, 2024)
    • IPA Response to Comments (December 19, 2024)
• Workshop Recording (November 14, 2024)
• Workshop Slides (November 14, 2024)

• Compliance Filing (February 19, 2025)
  • Cover Letter
• Request for Stakeholder Feedback - Draft Proposal for Adjusting the Indexed REC Procurement Process (January 17, 2025)
  
  • Comments (February 3, 2025)

• Announcement (May 23, 2024)
• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (June 7, 2024)
  • Comments (July 9, 2024)
  • Other Stakeholder Feedback

• Workshop 1: Pain Points for Developers (without the ability to negotiate post-award)
  • Date: July 29, 2024
  • Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT
  • Attendees
  • Workshop Notes
  • Q & A
  • AGENDA

• Workshop 2: Contract Terms that Stakeholders Would Like To Be Negotiable Post-Award
  • Date: August 26, 2024
  • Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT
  • Attendees
  • Workshop Notes
  • Recording
  • AGENDA

• Workshop 3: Comparing Other States’ Mechanisms for REC Contracts
  • Date: September 30, 2024
  • Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT
  • Attendees
  • Workshop Notes
  • Q & A
  • Recording
  • Presentation
  • AGENDA

• Workshop 4: Post-Award Models Applicable to Illinois
  • Date: October 21, 2024
  • Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT
  • Attendees
  • Workshop Notes
  • Recording
  • AGENDA

• Workshop 5: Proposed Solutions to Key Challenges
  • Date: December 2, 2024
  • Time: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. CT
  • Attendees
  • Workshop Notes
  • Recording
  • AGENDA

Please email Chandrika.Mital@illinois.gov for more information.

2024 Draft REC Contracts

• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (March 22, 2024)

• 2024 Draft Illinois Shines (ABP) 15-year REC Contract
  • Redline comparison to 2022 REC Contract
• 2024 Draft Illinois Shines (ABP) 20-year REC Contract
  • Redline comparison to 2022 REC Contract
• 2024 Draft Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) REC Contract
  • Redline comparison to Program Year 5 REC Contract

• Request for Stakeholder Feedback (March 20, 2024)
  • Comments (April 16, 2024)

• Report on Municipal Load Aggregation and Renewable Resource Development (June 1, 2023)
• Announcement (May 1, 2023)
• Municipal Aggregation Draft Report (May 1, 2023)
  • Comments (May 10, 2023)

• Comments (February 24, 2023)
• Announcement (February 8, 2023)
• MES Waiver Request and Scoring (February 8, 2023)

• Workshop Recording (April 4, 2023)
• Workshop Presentation (April 4, 2023)
• Workshop Recording (February 15, 2023)
• Workshop Presentation (February 15, 2023)
• Announcement
• Request for Stakeholder Feedback
• Comments (February 6, 2023)

Equity Database Stakeholder Feedback Request (October 12, 2022)

Comments (November 22, 2022)

• Brownfield Site Photovoltaic Procurement

• Request for Stakeholder Comments on Spring 2022 Indexed REC Procurement (July 1, 2022)
  • Register for the Workshop 
  • Workshop Presentation (August 2, 2022)
  • Workshop Recording
  • Comments (July 20, 2022)
• Indexed REC Procurement Stakeholder Feedback Request Announcement  (July 1, 2022)

• Request for Stakeholder Comments on Illinois Solar for All Evaluation  (July 1, 2022)
  • Illinois Solar for All Working Group Stakeholder Comment
  • Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Stakeholder Comment 
• Illinois Solar for All Evaluation Stakeholder Feedback Request Announcement  (July 1, 2022)
• Workshop Announcement  (June 14, 2022)
  • Workshop Recording (July 8, 2022)
  • Workshop Presentation (July 8, 2022)