pounds for pylons

noun

A government scheme offering discounts on energy bills to households living near electricity pylons (considered to be eyesores).

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nounpounds for pylons (uncountable)
  1. UKuncountablegovernmentA government scheme offering discounts on energy bills to households living near electricity pylons (considered to be eyesores).

    The pounds for pylons scheme has been in the works since the before the Labour government came to power and has been met with mixed response.

    2026 May 21, “Ofgem to rule on 'pounds for pylons' payouts”, in Utility Week, Sutton, page 21
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    Mr Evans is in favour of compensation for pylons. But compensation, benefit programmes, energy discounts, or any such "pounds for pylons" schemes of the sort announced by the UK Government in the Autumn Statement, will not work.

    2023 November 25, “Expand the grid by going underground”, in Western Mail, Cardiff, page 24

    It didn't take long for the proposal to be rebranded as "pounds for pylons" and what started life as nine paragraphs within in a 71-page technical report has spiralled into a hotbed of debate which at times has threatened to move into the absurd.

    [2024 October 24, Rob Horgan, David Blackman, “Pylon pile-on: The idea of compensating communities that will accommodate new grid infrastructure has captured the imagination of politicians and industry figures alike”, in Utility Week, Sutton, page 5

    The scheme – dubbed ‘pounds for pylons’ – will see those living within 500 metres of the new or upgraded overhead transmission lines and other eligible infrastructure start to receive money off their bills in the first half of next year, officials said.

    2026 August 12, Nigel Burton, “Government unveils ‘pounds for pylons’”, in The Telegraph and Argus, Bradford
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