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5.7. Contracts ............................................................................................................................................................. 127
5.7.1. Credit Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 127
5.8. Benchmarks ....................................................................................................................................................... 128
6. Self-Direct Renewable Portfolio Standard Compliance Program .......................................................... 129
6.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 129
6.1.1. Self-Direct Program Overview – What is a Self-Direct Program? ...................................... 129
6.1.2. Prior RPS Self-Direct Programs in Illinois ......................................................................................... 130
6.2. Self-Direct Customer Eligibility ................................................................................................................. 131
6.2.1. Common Parents.................................................................................................................................... 131
6.3. Project Eligibility ............................................................................................................................................. 133
6.3.1. “New” Projects ........................................................................................................................................ 133
6.3.2. Locational Requirements ................................................................................................................... 133
6.3.3. Labor and DEI Requirements ........................................................................................................... 134
6.4. REC Delivery Contract Eligibility .............................................................................................................. 135
6.4.1. Contract Term ......................................................................................................................................... 136
6.4.2. Delivery Quantity Requirement....................................................................................................... 136
6.5. Self-Direct Crediting and Accounting ...................................................................................................... 137
6.5.1. Self-Direct Bill Crediting ..................................................................................................................... 137
6.5.2. Procurement Target Adjustments .................................................................................................. 142
6.6. Self-Direct Program Size & Selection ...................................................................................................... 142
6.6.1. Current Publicly Available Analyses and Studies ..................................................................... 143
6.6.2. Establishing Program Size ................................................................................................................. 145
6.6.3. Selecting Between Competing Applications ............................................................................... 146
6.7. Self-Direct Program Application Process .............................................................................................. 147
6.8. Self-Direct Program Opening ..................................................................................................................... 148
6.9. Compliance Reporting ................................................................................................................................... 149
7. Adjustable Block Program...................................................................................................................................... 150
7.1. Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 150
7.1.1. Future Energy Jobs Act ........................................................................................................................ 150
7.1.2. 2021 Program Status and Lessons Learned ............................................................................... 151
7.1.3. Overview of Public Act 102-0662 Modifications ...................................................................... 152
7.1.4. Adjustable Block Program Reopening .......................................................................................... 153
7.2.
Program Administrator ................................................................................................................................ 155
7.3. Block Structure ................................................................................................................................................. 156
7.3.1. Background – Initial Program Design, Declining Price Blocks based on Capacity ..... 156
7.3.2. Transition to Annual Blocks .............................................................................................................. 158
7.3.3. Block Sizes ................................................................................................................................................ 161
7.3.4. Opening of 2022 Delivery Year Blocks & Subsequent Annual Block Openings ........... 161
7.3.5. Uncontracted Capacity at the Close of a Delivery Year .......................................................... 162
7.4. Adjustable Block Program Categories .................................................................................................... 164
7.4.1. Small Distributed Generation ........................................................................................................... 164
7.4.2. Large Distributed Generation ........................................................................................................... 164
7.4.3. Traditional Community Solar ........................................................................................................... 165
7.4.4.
Public Schools ......................................................................................................................................... 170
7.4.5. Community-Driven Community Solar........................................................................................... 171
7.4.6. Equity Eligible Contractor (“EEC”) ................................................................................................. 174
7.5. REC Pricing Model ........................................................................................................................................... 176
7.5.1. Background .............................................................................................................................................. 176
7.5.2. Modeling Update .................................................................................................................................... 178
7.5.3. Adjustments ............................................................................................................................................. 181