As Illinois Solar for All closes the current program year, we are pleased to share updates about the upcoming 2025-2026 program. This includes new submission windows and the planned conclusion of the Bright Neighborhoods initiative.
Information About the New Program Year
The 2024-2025 program year ends on Saturday, May 31, 2025, and Approved Vendors must submit all projects by 5 p.m. CT.
On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the 2025-2026 program year will begin. Approved Vendors may begin submitting new projects during the following submission windows:
- June 16 – July 1, 2025 – Illinois Solar for All: Residential Solar (Small and Large) sub-programs.
- July 14 – July 30, 2025 – Illinois Solar for All: Non-Profit and Public Facilities sub-program.
- October 6 – October 17, 2025 – Illinois Solar for All: Community Solar sub-program.
Beginning in the 2025-2026 program year, the income eligibility thresholds and Income Eligibility Communities (IEC) Map will be updated annually instead of every five years.
Bright Neighborhoods
The Illinois Solar for All: Bright Neighborhoods initiative closed its enrollment period at the end of April. The program continues to process projects from Bright Neighborhoods through the end of the 2025-2026 program year. Bright Neighborhoods, also known as the Residential Solar pilot, has concluded. The program will consolidate its findings and make recommendations in the Bright Neighborhoods final report, which will be released this summer.
Home Repairs and Upgrades
The Home Repairs and Upgrades initiative’s budget was fully allocated for projects in the 2024-2025 program year. For the 2025-2026 program year, the ILSFA program will begin accepting new Home Repairs and Upgrades project applications once the Illinois Solar for All: Residential Solar submission window opens on June 16 at 9 a.m. CT.
An updated Reference List and initiative design will be released on June 13.