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Most renewable energy developers who have been in the business long enough have a story about neighbors being opposed to one of their projects. This issue comes up often enough that it's almost inevitable. The problem is characterized by a project having neutral or positive support from local leaders but a vocal group of neighbors opposed to it. The neighbors bring up issues related to their proximity to the project, like visual impacts and property values, but often go beyon

We developed layouts and other exhibits for local land-use permitting efforts.

This is my first post in a series on common issues that cause renewable energy projects to be denied land use permits and what developers...

Continuing from my last post, another reason why renewable energy projects are denied land use permits is due to difficult local...