Each technology and community presents different challenges. Our experience helps us identify potential issues early, develop effective messaging and coordinate communications with the broader project team.

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More Than a Permit

A permit gives a renewable energy project the authority to move forward. It does not create community trust.

     At Davies, we believe successful permitting starts long before a project reaches a public hearing. It requires listening, understanding local priorities, communicating clearly and building relationships that can stand behind a project when it matters most.

     Our goal is to help developers do more than navigate the approval process. It is to help them build the community support needed to move projects forward.

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Experience Across the Renewable Energy Industry

With four decades of experience advising organizations on complex and often contentious issues, Davies understands the challenges developers face when navigating local permitting processes.

     Our renewable energy work spans utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, lithium and hydrogen projects. We have supported community engagement and project approvals across 41 states, helping developers communicate with stakeholders, address opposition and build local support.

     Each technology and community presents different challenges. Our experience helps us identify potential issues early, develop effective messaging and coordinate communications with the broader project team.

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More Than a Permit

A permit gives a renewable energy project the authority to move forward. It does not create community trust.

     At Davies, we believe successful permitting starts long before a project reaches a public hearing. It requires listening, understanding local priorities, communicating clearly and building relationships that can stand behind a project when it matters most.

     Our goal is to help developers do more than navigate the approval process. It is to help them build the community support needed to move projects forward.

Energy developers bring us their hardest permitting fights. They trust us for a few simple reasons.

     We have done this for decades. We have worked in communities across the country and seen almost every form of opposition. That experience helps us anticipate problems before they cost a project time or money.

     We tell clients the truth. If a project faces real risk, we say so early and plainly. Developers know our advice is honest, even when it is not what they hoped to hear.

     We respect the communities we work in. Our reputation with residents and local officials depends on being straightforward with them. That credibility carries over to every project we represent.

     We stay until the job is done. Our goal is the same as our client’s goal: a timely approval. We stand with developers from the first conversation through the final vote.

 

Permitting Starts With Understanding the Community

Every community is different, and successful project development starts with understanding what matters to the people who live there.

     At Davies, we begin by researching the local landscape, identifying key stakeholders and understanding the concerns that could influence a project's future. Through public-opinion research, community listening and stakeholder outreach, we help developers understand where support exists, where questions remain and what issues need to be addressed.

     This research provides the foundation for a communications strategy that speaks to local priorities rather than relying on generic messaging about renewable energy.

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Building Support Before It Matters Most

Community trust cannot be built overnight or in the weeks leading up to a public hearing.

     Developers need to introduce projects early, communicate openly and give residents meaningful opportunities to learn more and ask questions. This includes explaining technical information in straightforward terms, addressing concerns with facts and keeping stakeholders informed as projects move forward.

     Davies combines grassroots outreach, digital communications, media relations and issue management to help developers build relationships and cultivate informed local advocates.

     When public meetings, hearings and local votes approach, those relationships can make an important difference. Residents who understand a project and feel their concerns have been heard are better positioned to participate in the process and share their perspectives.

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Experience Across the Renewable Energy Industry

With four decades of experience advising organizations on complex and often contentious issues, Davies understands the challenges developers face when navigating local permitting processes.

     Our renewable energy work spans utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, lithium and hydrogen projects. We have supported community engagement and project approvals across 41 states, helping developers communicate with stakeholders, address opposition and build
local support.