2025 Illinois TRM Policy Issues

Background

• Four TRM policy issues were introduced to SAG on June 9, 2025:
  1. Review and potential update of stakeholder compromise on general service lamps
  2. New measures involving renewable/solar generation
  3. Energy efficiency upgrades at a site with significant on-site generation
  4. Revisiting the Electric Vehicle as an efficiency measure issue
• A follow-up discussion on solar policy issues was held on June 23, 2025.
• A SAG Small Group meeting was held on July 9, 2025 to follow-up on policy issues 1 and 4.

Comments Received on TRM Policy Issues 1, 3, and 4 (due June 30, 2025)

• ICC Staff
• Illinois Office of the Attorney General
• NRDC
• Opinion Dynamics

Comments Received on TRM Policy Issue 2 (due July 11, 2025)

• Ameren Illinois (Solar Thermal Issue)
• Community Investment Corp. and The Preservation Compact
• Franklin Energy
• ICC Staff
• Illinois Office of the Attorney General
• Illinois Power Agency (IPA)
• Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
• Opinion Dynamics (Solar Thermal Issue)

Additional Comments Received on TRM Policy Issue 3 (due August 8, 2025)

• Illinois Office of the Attorney General
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
• Please note: ICC Staff previously submitted comments on Policy Issue 3.

Issue Status

The solar policy issue was resolved in an ICC docket:

• 25-1066: Verified Petition to Include Solar as an Energy Efficiency Measure in the Illinois Technical Reference Manual