However, states like Tennessee and Kentucky have made it so difficult to build new wind farms that there are hardly any potential projects to contest

States in the northeast are rejecting more than their fair share of projects, given the relatively smaller scale of their clean energy potential compared to states like Ohio and California

Individual contestations of clean energy projects have also increased, especially for solar PV projects as the solar market has grown in recent years

Restrictive policies tracked in the report have almost tripled since 2020, with at least 395 policies enacted in 43 states. These include temporary moratoria, outright bans, and zoning regulations so strict they serve as de facto bans

I dug into the most recent report from Columbia's Sabin Center on local restrictions to clean energy development projects, and it's not looking too great

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