The great pylon pile-on: can councils’ opposition scupper Labour’s ‘clean power’ revolution?

The energy secretary’s plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas is facing a huge backlash The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has been warned he faces battlegrounds across the country over plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas to deliver a “clean power” revolution. Council leaders and communities oppose proposals for a vast new network of pylons across large parts of several counties, including Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.There are calls for community compensation of “hundreds of millions of pounds” if the schemes are pushed through. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/20/pylon-english-councils-fight-ed-miliband-clean-power-revolution-rural-areas

Author : Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Gaby Eruteyan

Publish date : 2024-07-20 16:00:41

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