First 'pounds for pylons' energy bill discount sites revealed
An assessment earlier this year estimated that between 120,000 and 160,000 households could eventually receive the discounts as more projects are rolled out. Rural campaign groups argue it is impossible to put a price on the loss of landscapes, and some residents living close to proposed projects say the money being offered is an insult. Kate Matthews of the Save Our Mearns campaign group, fighting plans for upgraded pylons in north-east Scotland including the Kintore to Tealing project, said the discount scheme was an insult.
- ▪An assessment earlier this year estimated that between 120,000 and 160,000 households could eventually receive the discounts as more projects are rolled out.
- ▪Rural campaign groups argue it is impossible to put a price on the loss of landscapes, and some residents living close to proposed projects say the money being offered is an insult.
- ▪Kate Matthews of the Save Our Mearns campaign group, fighting plans for upgraded pylons in north-east Scotland including the Kintore to Tealing project, said the discount scheme was an insult.
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First 'pounds for pylons' energy bill discount sites revealedImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Households living within 1600ft of upgraded pylons will be eligible for the discountByCalum WatsonBBC ScotlandPublished2 minutes agoThe first locations where households living close to new upgraded electricity pylons and substations will receive a £250 year discount on their bills have been revealed.Customers living within 1600ft (500m) of 43 transmission projects across Britain will be eligible for the payments for up to 10 years under the bill discount scheme, sometimes dubbed "pounds for pylons".UK ministers say replacing and upgrading decades-old infrastructure is vital for distributing renewable power and improving energy security.Critics, however, argue the discounts are meagre…
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