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Welcoming the statement

“It is quite right that communities have a say about the development of, and benefit from, energy infrastructure in their local areas. But the planning process has meant that a small number of individuals have been able to hold the country to ransom by blocking new onshore wind even where it has strong community support. Opinion polls show overwhelming support nationally for onshore windfarms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is disappointing to see that there is still a misinformation campaign about onshore wind from some politicians and media. This morning, one prominent MP tweeted that more onshore wind would require more gas-fired power stations. This is false. More onshore wind will mean we will burn less natural gas, the high price of which triggered the cost-of-living crisis. It is time for everybody to get behind Great British Wind.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n