The Solar Docket · Archive
Today in Community Solar
Monday, October 5, 2026
A daily scan of the community solar beat, assembled from regulator dockets, program-administrator bulletins, SEC filings, and trade press. Primary sources come first because that is the material the industry press does not carry.
10 items · 60% primary source
Regulatory & Program
6 itemsPrimary-source filings, hearings, and program-administrator notices. Most of this is never covered anywhere else.
- Oct 2 Illinois Shines Illinois Shines clarifies REC payment forfeiture rules for small subscriber shortfalls
- Asset owners and subscriber management teams face direct REC revenue withholding if small subscriber ratios drop below 50 percent by June. A continued shortfall through December results in…
- Oct 2 Illinois Shines Illinois Shines Adds Portal Validation Checks for Community Solar Subscriptions
- Subscriber acquisition and management platforms operating in Illinois will need to confirm their CSV exports and data formats conform to the updated portal standards to prevent batch upload…
- Oct 2 Illinois Shines Change in Final Rate Validation
- Sep 30 Illinois Shines Increased Character Limit to 2,000 for ‘Additional Details or Explanatory Information” Field
- Sep 30 Illinois Shines Utility Project ID Not Updating for Changes in Subscriptions
- Sep 30 Illinois Shines Part II Verification Cut Off for October, October REC Invoicing Opened, Small Subscriber Requirements and Invoicing Under the 20-Year REC Contract
Trade Press
4 itemsIndustry coverage, for context and corroboration.
- Oct 5 Renewable Energy World Will a BAAJA blast quench America’s thirst for energy? | Factor This Brief
- Oct 2 pv magazine USA How California’s latest climate and energy bills reshape the grid
- Oct 2 pv magazine USA How California’s latest climate and energy bills reshape the grid
- Oct 2 Solar Builder Altus Power launches community solar effort with New York nonprofit