Jeremy Corbyn plans 37 new wind farms for UK and Scotland
Labour's 10-year plan for a "green industrial revolution" will also bring regeneration funds to coastal towns, the party leader said.
The "crucial" wind farms will be built with a mix of public and private money, Mr Corbyn said, and will increase the UK's capacity for wind energy five-fold, providing energy for 57 million households.
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Hide AdHe made his comments on the third day of Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London, adding: "The costs of wind turbines are coming down.
"They are the future. We need to increase the amount of wind generation."
The project, which Labour said will be worth £83 billion over 10 years, will see 20 per cent of its public profits pumped into coastal regeneration.
The funds, estimated at between £600 million and £1bn a year, will be spent on projects decided by the communities.
"The local community will decide how it's spent.
"A library, a park, a youth centre, a nursery.
"People in small towns usually know what's best for them."
However, the Conservatives have criticised Labour's plans and said the party would risk jobs.
Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng said: "Even Labour's own supporters have described their plan as 'utterly unachievable', showing how Corbyn would risk jobs across the country.
"Why would any investor put money into a nationalised wind farm?"