Indexed REC RFP – ANNOUNCEMENT: Summer 2026 Indexed REC RFP for Wind, Solar, Brownfield, and Hydropower Projects Scheduled

On October 20, 2025, the IPA filed its Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (“2026 Long-Term Plan”) with the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) and the ICC issued a Final Order approving the 2026 Long-Term Plan with modifications on February 17, 2026.

As approved by the ICC, the 2026 Long-Term Plan provides for a procurement of Indexed Renewable Energy Credits (“Indexed RECs”) from new utility-scale wind projects, new utility-scale solar projects, new brownfield site photovoltaic projects, and new hydropower projects at an existing dam or modernized or retooled hydropower projects this Summer 2026. The quantities to be procured from each technology will be provided in a separate announcement as soon as they are available.

The schedule for the Summer 2026 Indexed REC RFP is posted to the Calendar page of the procurement website. A draft version of the Indexed REC Contract along with preliminary project qualification requirements will be posted on Thursday, March 5, 2026. A request for stakeholder feedback will be issued at that time. Bidders may begin submitting qualification materials for projects in April and bids will be due on June 17, 2026.

Please submit any questions to the Procurement Administrator via the Ask a Question page on the procurement website.