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‘New pylons in Lincolnshire will mean more solar and wind farms’

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The pylons would take green energy generated in Scotland and transport it to the south-east of the country.

There will also be four new substations to process the power, which will also provide plug-in facilities for new electricity-generating projects nearby, according to National Grid proposals, external.

The plans include 14 possible solar or wind farms along the route. Some are already in the early stages of the planning process.

No Pylons Lincolnshire has written to Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, saying there has been “an almost constant barrage of additional proposals for onshore facilities” since the pylons project was announced.

It is asking for them all to be considered together, rather than separately.

“For most people these projects are passing under the radar, as residents are not getting any information,” said spokesman Peter Phillips.

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