*The links to register to attend the workshops are no longer available.
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA or the Agency) will be updating its Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (Long-Term Plan) during 2021 to guide Agency activities on renewable resources procurements and programs during 2022 and 2023.
As part of this update process to the Long-Term Plan, the Agency will be holding three workshops in June 2021 to gather initial stakeholder feedback. The workshops will be followed up with written requests for stakeholder feedback. Through these workshops and written stakeholder feedback, the Agency will be able to consider initial stakeholder input as it revises the Long-Term Plan. In addition to this workshop and comment process, stakeholders will have the opportunity to comment on that draft Revised Long-Term Plan once it is released and to participate in the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) proceeding to approve the Revised Long-Term Plan. The draft Long-Term Plan is scheduled to be released on August 16, 2021, but this date may be postponed by pending legislation.
If the General Assembly passes legislation during the week of June 14 that updates the Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard, the Agency will revise the first workshop agenda to provide a high-level overview of those expected changes. The Agency will also update the agendas for Workshops 2 and 3 to include additional information regarding changes to the Illinois Shines and the Illinois Solar for All programs.
The workshops will be held virtually through WebEx, and interested stakeholders are required to register to attend. After registration, a confirmation email with information on how to join the workshop will be shared.
Workshop 1: Friday, June 18, 2021, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT
Register to Attend Workshop 1
- Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) overview
- Long-Term Plan update process
- RPS budget update
- Strengthening equity, diversity, and labor standards in the renewable energy industry
- Options for project/vendor requirements
- Reporting options
- Utility-scale and brownfield site procurements
- Timeline for future procurements
- Updates to procurement requirements, including the REC price structure
- Project location and resource adequacy
- Public Interest Criteria for adjacent state projects
Workshop 2: Thursday, June 24, 2021, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT
Register to Attend Workshop 2
- Illinois Shines Program
- Impact of budget constraints on the timing of future blocks
- Block structure
- Industry structure and business models
- Project financing models and program requirements
- Project application requirements
- System design standards and consumer disclosure
- Consumer protections
- Illinois Solar for All Program
- Illinois Solar for All: Residential Solar
- Reducing soft costs
- Multi-family buildings requirements
- Illinois Solar for All: Non-Profit and Public Facilities
- Ownership models
- Critical Service Providers
- Illinois Solar for All: Community Solar
- Anchor tenants and project hosting
- Subscriber-owned projects
- Project selection process
- Job training requirements
- Illinois Solar for All: Residential Solar
Workshop 3: Friday, June 25, 2021; 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT
Register to Attend Workshop 3
- Community Solar
- Selection of projects to increase the diversity of community solar project types and models
- Waitlist management
- Small subscriber requirements
- Coordination between the utility subscription management and the Illinois Shines’ subscription management
- REC Pricing Considerations
- Comparison to REC prices (and other incentives) in other states
- Applicability of the CREST Model
- Model inputs
- Net metering value
- Small subscriber adder
- Illinois Solar for All REC pricing
- Making the model more dynamic