Opacity Is the Moratorium Movement's Best Recruitment Tool

Developers stonewalling on megawatt demand and water consumption aren't protecting competitive advantage; they're writing the moratorium movement's next press release. Xcel Energy's 1,900 MW Google deal, complete with a $50 million grid reliability fund and full cost internalization, shows exactly what proactive disclosure and binding contract structures can do to defuse the political pressure building from Pennsylvania to Utah.