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Geothermal Power: Heating

Asked by Dr Kieran MullanConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 15 November 2024UIN 13004

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Government plans to publish its findings from research into the potential costs of geothermal heat in the UK.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The electricity generation and heat supply cost estimates from geothermal energy in the UK commissioned by Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and undertaken by Ove Arup & Partners Limited (Arup) will have completed by the of this calendar year (2024). DESNZ are aiming for this work to be published in the first half of next year, but at this time cannot give an exact date as to when the publication of the outcomes will be.

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