"Bring Your Own Power, Water Plan, and Community Deal"

Phoenix's 19,000 MW warning, xAI's unpermitted turbines, and Canton's unfunded $3.7 million water bill have handed mayors a three-item checklist they're now using as a permitting gate. Developers who've already locked in wastewater partnerships, self-generation capacity, and community benefit agreements will clear that gate; everyone else is looking at multi-year delays while politicians who've found their issue run out the clock.