A good feasibility study should assess the viability of a project in terms of initial resource assessment, energy production, site location, environmental constraints, grid connection issues such as proximity and ability to export, likely infrastructure costs and the likelihood of securing planning consent. It should enable a community to make a considered judgement on whether it is worth taking the project any further. It is far better to decide not to proceed with a project at a fairly early stage than find after considerable time and expense that the project cannot go ahead.