Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Why has local opposition shifted from a public-relations concern to a first-order siting risk for large loads?

• ABecause local bodies control discretionary approvals that gate the project, so opposition can delay or kill a build on schedule and permitting regardless of its economics
• BBecause federal regulators now require a community-approval vote before any interconnection is granted
• CBecause construction costs have risen so far that community relations is the only remaining variable
• DBecause opposition groups can directly overrule a utility's power-supply decisions