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- The UK government has announced 157 new solar projects.
- The initiative aims to secure 4.9 gigawatts of capacity to power nearly five million homes.
- Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the move will reduce energy bills and shield families from volatile fossil fuel prices.
- Rural campaigners oppose the plan, warning it would industrialize the countryside and threaten agricultural land and local landscapes, and they call for more planning scrutiny.
