Also, and this is me just playing devil's advocate here, isn't this what happens at like, most major corporate companies? Some person gets hired because they understand public policy.
I work in the Renewables industry and they hire State Legislators all the time for their knowledge of policy and their connections. Those guys don't know about the physics of energy, and the business end of it isn't that much different than any other business.
You have land, I want to use it for energy, negotiate a price, get a financial model for the fracking/solar panels/wind turbine and see if you're going to get screwed.
If no, build
If yes, go to the Gov. Relations team and see if there are tax credits
If yes, build
If no, lobby
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