The Illinois Power Agency (the Agency) and the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) Program Administrator request stakeholder feedback on a proposal to update the Distributed Generation Disclosure Forms for the Illinois Solar for All program. Illinois Solar for All proposes to update Distributed Generation Disclosure Forms to reflect the change for residential and small commercial customers from “full retail rate” net metering to “supply only” net metering in the ComEd, Ameren, and MidAmerican service territories. This change will be in effect for new net metering customers starting in 2025.
The proposed updates would change the approach for calculating the value of electricity from solar projects, which in ILSFA then feeds into the savings calculations. The Agency and Program Administrator believe that the change in net metering for residential and small commercial customers may lead to an increased deployment of batteries as part of solar projects. Therefore, the proposal also includes new disclosure fields for battery information, including size and utility storage rebate information.
The Stakeholder Feedback Proposal document describes the proposal for Illinois Solar for All in three sections: changes to the user inputs into the Portal; changes to the Portal calculations related to the value of electricity, savings estimates, and utility rebate payments; and changes to the Disclosure Form PDF presented to the customer.
The Agency and Program Administrator request feedback on all aspects of the proposal, including the overall approach and the proposed values for the simplifying assumptions. The Agency intends for the new Disclosure Forms to be available starting January 1, 2025.
Please provide comments via email attachment to IPA.Solar@illinois.gov with the subject, “[Responder’s Name] – Stakeholder Feedback on DF Updates,” by September 6, 2024.