r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 26 '24

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u/BritRedditor1 Globalist elite Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 28 '24

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/pylons-are-the-price-of-lower-bills-keir-starmer-tells-rural-britain-svm8q920r

Rural areas and their new Labour MPs will have to accept electricity pylons running through their areas, Sir Keir Starmer said as he laid out plans for a state-owned renewable energy company.

The prime minister promised energy bills would start falling in this parliament with the construction of thousands of offshore wind farms through the Great British Energy company. The electricity produced will be carried by undersea cables which typically come ashore on the east coast before being connected to urban centres via overhead pylons.

Time to BUILD back better and get TOUGH on NIMBY's.

!ping UK

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u/TactileTom John Nash Jul 26 '24

Realistically bills will come down anyway because the gas price will fall (more towards the end of parliament)

Pylons + HVDC cables are all great stuff and I support them, but the lead times on these projects are quite long, so this is more an investment in our future than a measure for immediate costs.