Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 96029

Geothermal Power

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will consider the potential merits of developing a national roadmap with targets for the development of geothermal energy for (a) heat and (b) power generation.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Government knows that to achieve net zero, we must look at how we can accelerate the potential of all low carbon technologies including geothermal. However, the UK Geothermal industry is nascent when compared to other heat and power renewable technolo...

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