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The future is electric. We're gonna need more electricity for our homes,
we're gonna need more electricity to power our vehicles in future.
And that means taking electricity from where it's being generated -
through renewable resources, offshore and where the wind blows -
to our homes.
Some of it's gonna be an underground cable -
in sensitive areas, clearly, and in urban areas.
But we are going to need more overground cable,
and it's important that we get the look of that as right as we can.
This design dates back to 1927
and I think it's served its purpose, it's stood us in very good stead.
But with the advances that we have in metals and other engineering knowledge
we ought to be able to do better.
And so this competition is designed to find the leading-edge pylon design
that will stand us in good stead for the next 80 years.
The details of the competition are on www.ribapylondesign.com.
www.ribapylondesign.com
Please enter. Let's make sure we leave a legacy for the future
which stands us in as good stead as this design has for the last 80 years.
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