Writing extraordinary restrictions before any application exists risks solving hypothetical problems and signaling that investment is unwelcome. Existing zoning plus ordinary environmental and utility requirements should carry most of the burden.

A blanket township-wide answer may ignore major differences among sites. Some locations might be inappropriate while another near existing transmission infrastructure could work if the developer funds buffers and improvements.

Negotiated mitigation can address circumstances an ordinance cannot predict, but the township should establish non-negotiable minimum standards first so applicants and residents know the baseline.

Strict rules can still leave room for a project that pays its own infrastructure costs and produces enough tax base or other local value to justify occupying scarce developable land.

A facility that can transform the electrical load, water demand, noise profile, and landscape around it deserves standards written for those impacts. Clear requirements also tell developers what they must solve before investing in a site.

Dexter Township's rural landscape and natural resources are themselves long-term economic and community assets. A use with enormous utility demands and comparatively little permanent employment may simply be a poor land-use fit.

Once transmission lines, substations, industrial buildings, generators, and associated infrastructure are built, the character of an area can change permanently. The township does not need to accept every land use that is economically viable somewhere else.