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Battle lines are drawn over new power plant plan

Campaigners claim plans for a power station, which are expected to be lodged today, will impact on a protected wildlife site and tie Scotland to the dirty technologies of the past.

Peel Energy Ltd, which owns Ayrshire Power, wants to create the £3 billion coal-fired station at Hunterston in Ayrshire, 30 miles from Glasgow.