 These included a 275 kilovolt (kV) connection from Stella to West Melton, and another 275 kV connection from Stella to Carlisle.The towers for these connections were to stand at , rather than the towers of the existing grid system.The line from Stella to Carlisle, which was to consist of 250 towers spaced at 320 meters over a distance of around , came up against opposition when first proposed.