Pylons are a necessary evil if we are to wean ourselves off carbon-based energy.
The spectacular Verdon Gorge in France was marred at every approach by gigantic electric pylons.
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In November 2009 it announced plans to install pylons between Hinkley Point and Avonmouth.
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The NFL has tested them in their end zone pylons to capture touchdown replays.
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Plans for pylons and the substation have been criticised and several public meetings have been held.
Scottish Power considered 23 options to reduce the visual impact of the pylons had been considered.
In ancient Egypt, pairs of tapering stone towers called pylons marked the entrances of temples.
The line, proposed by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), would see 600 pylons built on a 137-mile route.
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It will mean also a substation or a hub, with smaller pylons connecting to wind farms in the uplands.
Dr Fox, Conservative John Penrose MP and Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt, are among those campaigning against overhead pylons.
The current pylons used are about 25m (82ft) but the higher pylons would be capable of transmitting more electricity.
National Grid has confirmed the pylons would be 47-50m (154-164 ft) in height.
The Lib Dem MP said the system used in the Greenwire project could be used in Somerset rather than pylons.
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Concerns have been raised over the height of pylons between Hinkley Point and Avonmouth by North Somerset MP Dr Liam Fox.
One influential landowner on the island is the Bodorgan Estate, where general manager Tim Bowie also has reservations about new pylons.
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The latest generation of electricity pylons are, in the eyes of some, at least, things of beauty in their own right.
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Dr Fox welcomed the announcement but said pylons twice the current height would be needed to transmit electricity to the national grid.
Migrant workers are everywhere: girls from Anhui serve in Urumqi restaurants, and tough, tiny Hunanese put up pylons high in mountain passes.
He said there was some misunderstanding locally that pylons would be built in the future to link the scheme to the grid.
Pylons are also planned, some measuring 154ft (47m) and spanning 26 miles.
In mid Wales, that may mean a line of 50 metre (164ft) pylons carrying 400, 000 volt electricity cables from Montgomeryshire to near Shrewsbury.
The pressure has included mass kidnappings, attacks on electricity pylons and, earlier this month, blocking the highway between Bogota and Medellin for days.
It will consist of a network of 600 pylons and connect renewable power generated in the north of Scotland to the national grid.
Pylons should not be built in north Wales as part of National Grid plans to extend the electricity infrastructure, the National Trust says.
While the materials and construction methods are similar to standard pylons, one point of departure is the colour - white instead of gun-metal grey.
To be less intrusive pylons are often placed below the skyline.
Campaigners in the Stirling area say the line of pylons, around fifty metres high, will have a catastrophic impact on one of Scotland's most famous landscapes.
Mr Smethurst said the public would continue to be consulted as the National Grid draws up more detailed plans of where the pylons will be located.
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Ian Paterson, of Stirling Before Pylons, said concerns about health and the impact on the landscape had been raised, as well as the possibility of underground cabling.
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