Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77974
Geothermal Power
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Dan Norris
Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using geothermal heat from former, flooded coal mines to help reach his Department's clean energy targets.
Answer
Martin McCluskeyTo achieve net zero at lowest cost, we must look at how to accelerate all low carbon technologies including geothermal. The Government recognises that the mine water from coal mines shows good potential as a renewable source for heat networks. The governm...
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