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Social and Political Intelligence for Siting & Permitting
Community opposition is now a balance-sheet risk — and it's invisible to every tool you already use. Grid maps and zoning screens can't show you the commissioner who has voted down every energy project for a decade, the coalition that organized before your application was filed, or the fire chief holding a quiet veto. That human and political layer is the hardest data in site selection — and it's the only thing we do. We read it, score it, and hand you a verdict: go, no-go, and exactly what it takes to win.
Early-stage screening before entering a purchase agreement. Understand a site's risk profile in days, not weeks.
Explore FlyoverCommissioner voting patterns, opposition mapping, stakeholder profiles, threshold conditions, and messaging guidance — for sites you're serious about.
Explore Due DiligenceModular — buy what you need at each stage. Portal: a self-serve search platform, in development.
Every Flypower report passes through three structured steps — not delivered straight from a model.
Government meetings, social media, news, regulatory filings, land use plans, and more: every public signal ingested and structured.
A team of analysts reviews every finding: votes, opposition patterns, risk scores. Every word of our reports gets validated by a human being. We stand by our work.
An independent editor reviews the full report for accuracy, clarity, and consistency before it reaches you.
Human in the loop at every stage — not raw AI output delivered to your team.
A scored risk assessment with explicit reasoning. You know whether to proceed, with what conditions, and why.
Every key decision-maker profiled: voting history, stated concerns, political cycle, and who influences them.
Named groups, leadership, tactics, activation status, and whether their playbook transfers to your site.
Water rights, noise standards, visual impact mandates, power rates: the non-negotiables independent of political goodwill.
Every comparable project in the jurisdiction: what approval required, what failed, what the opposition argued.
What framing lands, what to avoid, and how to position you as a partner.
"Using Flypower is like hitting the 'Easy Button.' It's an efficient, comprehensive, and cost-effective game-changer versus traditional consulting."
"We are no longer allowed to make an interconnection deposit without first obtaining a Flypower report."
"The ability to save developers millions in lost development costs makes the price a simple rounding error."
"The upfront identification of stakeholder maps, political cycles, and election timelines is incredibly helpful — we need to know who will approve this before we walk in the door."
You're trying to get a project approved in a politically fragile county. We tell you if it's Clear Monitor Friction or Kill — before the hearing opens.
See the productsYou're underwriting assets in counties where community risk isn't priced. We quantify it before you commit capital.
How we work with fundsNever walk into a hearing blind. We map who decides, who opposes, and what message lands — your strategic path to approval.
Plan your approval pathA sophisticated opposition group was targeting a neighboring county: nonprofit formed, legal counsel retained, a state senator's backing secured. We identified the narrowing approval window, the water question that had to be answered first, and the exact deal terms to negotiate from.
The site shared infrastructure with a proposed transmission line every local board had already voted unanimously to oppose. A separate statutory city veto existed, independent of county approval. A legally resourced coalition of 16 groups was already mobilized.
The team was working local zoning. The critical path was a 2+ year utility study — not zoning. The play: letters of support from officials first, then trigger the study. Working zoning first meant 12+ months on the wrong track.