David Derbyshire
Daily Mail
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Labour's plans to cover vast swaths of the countryside with wind farms will cost every family at least £260 a year in higher fuel bills, it emerged today.
The Government said the sacrifice was needed to reduce Britain's greenhouse gas emissions and meet Europe's targets for green energy.
Under its £100 billion plans unveiled by Gordon Brown yesterday, at least 4,000 wind turbines will go up in some of the UK most beautiful scenery, while another 3,000 will be built at sea.
There will be new grants to encourage people to add solar panels, wind turbines and green heating systems to their homes.
And dustbin men could be forced to collect food scraps and slops from homes and turn them into green energy.
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