Great post! Sorry I missed it. I saw that you are talking about modular generators. The cost structure of those thing is difficult to scale and you will run into operational issues quickly.
The operation faced issues as it initially ran without proper permits,
You wrote this above in your post, and this is a key challenge. Just writing this sentence is probably an understatement. Currently in the US, this is the biggest challenge we face. Permitting, and there are numerous layers, is extremely complicated and costly. The politics of the whole situation is mind boggling to say the least!