Evaluation and Reports

Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) was created to help make solar installations more affordable for income-eligible households and qualified organizations. The program is made possible by state legislation called the Future Energy Jobs Act and the Climate and Equitable Energy Jobs Act. Stemming from this legislation, Illinois Power Agency developed the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (the Long-Term Plan) to govern the program. The Long-Term Plan requires various program updates and reporting to demonstrate ILSFA program effectiveness and progress. Those reports are available below.

The legislation requires a third-party organization to conduct an independent evaluation of the ILSFA program to assess the Program Administrator’s implementation and the program results. Program evaluation is based on objective criteria developed through a public stakeholder process. This stakeholder process includes feedback and participation from ILSFA stakeholders, including program participants, Approved Vendors, and organizations in environmental justice and historically underserved communities.

The evaluation reports are based on reviews of program materials and key metrics such as solar installations, costs, and jobs created. The evaluator also conducts interviews and focus groups with Approved Vendors, Grassroots Educators, stakeholders, community members and residents, and others.

Request for Stakeholder Feedback on the the Illinois Solar for All Evaluation

ILLUME Advising, the evaluator of the Illinois Solar for All program, regularly asks stakeholders to share feedback to inform the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) evaluation on a rolling basis. This ensures that stakeholders can provide feedback throughout the evaluation cycle. While ILLUME may not be able to respond to all comments individually, please know that ILLUME will consider all feedback in the evaluation. A summary of comments received and how these will be incorporated into the evaluation will be included in each annual evaluation report.

Evaluation Reports

• Illinois Solar for All Program Year 4 (2021-2022) Annual Evaluation Report (July 2024)
  • View the webinar recording (July 18, 2024)
• Illinois Solar for All Mid-Year Evaluation Report (January 2024)
  • Topic: Residential Solar (Small) Sub-Program – Barriers & Opportunities
• Illinois Solar for All Evaluation Summary Report (October 2021)
• Illinois Solar for All Phase II Final Evaluation Report (October 2021)
• Illinois Solar for All Phase II Third Interim Evaluation Report (April 2021)
• Illinois Solar for All Phase II Second Interim Evaluation Report (August 2020)
• Illinois Solar for All Phase II First Interim Evaluation Report (April 2020)
• Illinois Solar for All Phase I Evaluation Final Report (October 2019)

Annual Program Summary

The Future Energy Jobs Act also requires the Program Administrator to submit reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission on a quarterly basis.  These reports include metrics about each component of the ILSFA program and track the program’s progress over time.

Read the following summaries to learn more about these metrics.

• Annual Summary – Program Year 4 (June 2021-May 2022)
• Annual Summary – Program Year 3 (June 2020-May 2021)
• Annual Summary – Program Years 1 and 2 (May 2019-May 2020)

Project Summary

For additional details on ILSFA projects, please view the Project Information page.