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W&S-37: Can renewable energy sources other than wind and solar, such as hydro for example, also participate in the upcoming procurement events?

No.  Public Act 99-0906 (“Act”), which became effective June 1, 2017, calls for an initial forward procurement of one million renewable energy credits (“RECs”) annually from new utility-scale wind projects and of one million RECs annually from new utility-scale solar projects and brownfield site photovoltaic projects.  The first procurement event will seek the entirety of the one million RECs annually from new utility-scale wind projects and will seek a portion of the one million RECs annually from new utility-scale solar projects and brownfield site photovoltaic projects.  There will be multiple events to procure RECs from new utility-scale solar projects and brownfield site photovoltaic projects.  No other renewable energy source are contemplated by the Act for these procurement events.