Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills

Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living near new power pylons will have £250 a year taken off their energy bills as the UK government prepares to push ahead with more than 40 grid upgrade projects across the country. The

Most eligible households will receive the discount automatically on their electricity bill every six months via their energy supplier, officials said