We read a jurisdiction's social and political risk — and hand you the verdict: go, no-go, and the path to approval.
Opposition is now a balance-sheet risk — and it's invisible to grid maps and zoning screens. The human and political layer is the hardest data in site selection, and it's the only thing we do.
Click your state to see the read. 50 states · one methodology.
Sources: Sabin Center database ·Rockefeller Institute · Texas Tribune · Oregon Capital Chronicle · NHPR · USA TODAY (2024) · Sabin Center (Sept 2026) · Data Center Watch · updated Sept 16, 2026
Every jurisdiction leaves a public record. Any county. Any commission. All 50 states.
Solar · wind · BESS · data centers · nationwide. 200+ projects analyzed.
Early-stage screening before you enter a purchase agreement. A site's social and political risk, read from the public record, in days — not weeks.
Commissioner voting patterns, opposition mapping, stakeholder profiles, threshold conditions, and messaging guidance — for sites you're serious about.
A delayed 60 MW facility loses $10.8M a month (STL Partners). The report is a rounding error.
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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.
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 pathUnattributed by design — our clients don't disclose that they use us, and we return the favor.
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By the time it's on a hearing agenda, the outcome is usually set. Both anonymized, from recent reports.
Opposition next door already had a nonprofit, counsel, and a state senator. We mapped the narrowing window, the water question, and the terms to negotiate from.
It shared infrastructure with a transmission line every local board had voted against, sat under a statutory city veto, and faced a 16-group coalition already mobilized.
