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A government decision in July to bury thousands of kilometers of high-voltage cable to link wind parks in northern Germany with the south received little attention, despite a price tag of up to €8 billion.

The original plan called for power the lines to be above ground for a fraction of the cost. But locals in Bavaria didn’t want the lines running through their communities.

Many of the protestors in Bavaria were more worried about suspected health risks associated with overhead power lines than aesthetics.