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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey and Helena Horton

Tory pledge to review pylons could lead to energy bill hike, say experts

People walk in the countryside holding signs with a pylon on it and the words 'say no'
Members of the Essex Suffolk Norfolk Pylons campaign group walk the route of a proposed pylon run around the village of Forncett St Mary in Norfolk. Photograph: Sopa Images/LightRocket/Getty

Energy and climate experts have hit out at Conservative plans to hold a review into electricity pylons, saying the manifesto pledge could increase energy bills and make it harder to reach net zero.

Industry sources and climate action groups have criticised the Tories over the party’s manifesto commitment to hold a “rapid review” of overhead pylons, which it announced amid mounting pressure from anti-pylon activists in rural areas.

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