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Public outcry

Part of the planned route cuts through the Cairngorms National Park.
Fears have also been expressed in the Stirling area that the metal towers would destroy the historic landscape and pose cancer risks to children living nearby.
The company said that overall there would be 200 fewer pylons than on the existing 132,000-volt transmission line, but that the new ones would be bigger. Their height would range from 42m to 65m.
Almost 80% of the pylons would be lower than 57m. The height of the pylons on the existing line ranges from 25m to 41m.
Campaigners have urged the company to put the cable underground but an independent inquiry found this would cost between six and 12 times as much.
Peter Pearson, spokesman for protest group Stirling Before Pylons, said the structures were almost as high as the Wallace Monument and threatened to come within a few hundreds yards of it.
However, Scottish Renewables criticised the protest.
Chief executive Maf Smith said: “The exploitation of a Scottish icon like the Wallace Monument is a typically emotive tactic by anti-wind power protestors, but the fact is they know they are firmly in the minority and are fighting a losing battle.”
He said a recent independent survey found that 72% of Scots agree wind farms are necessary to help meet the country’s current and future energy needs.
As well as demanding a public inquiry, critics have called on Stirling Council to object to the “poorly thought out” pylon proposals.
A Scottish Executive spokesman said: “The Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland (Freds) assists with the development of energy policy in Scotland.
“Freds considers that many of the current proposals for onshore wind development are speculative and are likely to drop out of the system.
“The executive agrees with this view and does not expect anything like all of the current volume of developer interest in onshore wind to be consented.
“We have made clear our aim to see Scotland’s renewable electricity generation targets being met through the development of a range of technologies and we will bring forward detailed proposals in order to achieve that aim.”

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