Regulation is often considered as an arena of conflicts, where power is exercised by the state or developers. This article looks beyond this to consider how power operates in a distributed way through the relationships of the regulatory process. It develops a theoretical framing drawing on Foucauldian and Actor–Network Theory perspectives that emphasises the securing of consent, performativity and the interrelation of knowledge and power . Using research into the regulation of major renewable energy infrastructure, it develops an analytics of power looking at silences, categorisation and black-boxing. This shows how power is operationalised through regulatory practice, so that local communities’ concerns are only partially heard, differential attention is paid to project impacts and knowledge claims are selectively warranted as an evidence-base.

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沉默，类别和黑匣子：旨在分析规划监管中的权力关系

监管通常被认为是冲突的舞台，国家或开发商在其中行使权力。本文不仅仅限于此，它考虑了电源如何通过监管过程之间的关系以分布式方式运行。它以Foucauldian和Actor-Network Theory的观点为基础发展了一个理论框架，该观点着重于确保同意，执行力以及知识与权力之间的相互关系。通过对主要可再生能源基础设施的监管进行研究，它开发了一种针对无声，分类和黑匣子的电力分析。这表明如何通过监管实践来运作权力，从而仅能部分听取当地社区的担忧，对项目影响给予不同的关注，并有选择地保证对知识的主张作为证据。