Geographic Eligibility RPS Requirements
Utility
Eligible resources must be located in Illinois. Resources can be procured from adjoining states if approved by the Illinois Power Agency.
Reporting Year
June 1 through May 31
Wind & Solar Requirement
For electric utilities, a minimum of 75 percent of the renewable energy must come from wind and solar power, and the remaining amount (25 percent) can come from other eligible renewables.
Renewable Energy Sources
- Wind
- Solar thermal energy, photovoltaic cells and panels
- Biodiesel
- Anaerobic digestion, crops and untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass
- Tree waste
- In-state landfill gas
- Hydropower that does not involve new construction or significant expansion of hydropower dams
- Other alternative sources of environmentally preferable energy
Does not include: incineration or burning of; tires, garbage, general household, institutional, and commercial waste, landscape waste other than tree waste; railroad crossties; utility poles; or construction or demolition debris, other than untreated and unadulterated waste wood.
| RPS Percentages |
| Year |
Total Renewables |
| EY 2009 |
2% |
| EY 2010 |
4% |
| EY 2011 |
5% |
| EY 2012 |
6% |
| EY 2013 |
7% |
| EY 2014 |
8% |
| EY 2015 |
9% |
| EY 2016 |
10.0% |
| EY 2017 |
11.5% |
| EY 2018 |
13.0% |
| EY 2019 |
14.5% |
| EY 2020 |
16.0% |
| EY 2021 |
17.5% |
| EY 2022 |
19.0% |
| EY 2023 |
20.5% |
| EY 2024 |
22.0% |
| EY 2025 |
23.5% |
| EY 2026 |
25.0% |
Contacts
RPS Eligibility & Procurement
Anthony Star
Director
Illinois Power Agency
160 North LaSalle Street, Suite C-504
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Phone: (312) 814-8106
Alternative Retail Electric Supplier
RPS Compliance
David Sackett
Economic Analyst, Policy Division
Illinois Commerce Commission
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Phone: (217) 557-6330
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