Energy Supply: Costs
Commons · Question 69418 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative estimate his Department has made of the costs of transmitting energy by (a) undersea cables and (b) pylon networks.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 2 Sep 2025
The Department has not conducted its own assessment of the comparative costs of undersea cables and pylon networks. However, in April 2025, the Institution of Engineering and Technology published average lifetime cost estimates which suggest that 400kV AC...