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 "name": "Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard",
 "nation": "England",
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  "note": "No big wind farm on the national grid is mapped to this constituency. Smaller wind farms here can still be paid to switch off by the local network, but those payments are not visible in national data \u2014 the \u00a3 figure is a floor.",
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    "technology": "Solar Photovoltaics",
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   {
    "site_name": "Leighton Linslade Water Recycling Centre - PV Array",
    "address": "Leighton Linslade Water Recycling Centre, Off Globe Lane, Leighton Buzzard",
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    "site_name": "J PAO, Humphrys Road - Solar Panels",
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    "technology": "Solar Photovoltaics",
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    "status": "Awaiting Construction"
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    "site_name": "Vinci Technology Centre, Leighton Road - Solar Panels",
    "address": "Workshop, Vinci Technology Centre, Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard",
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    "site_name": "Lister House, Blackburn Road - Solar Panels",
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  "note": "National figure: the per-household cost is the same for every GB seat; only the seat total varies with household count."
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