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Geothermal Power

Commons · Question 96029 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

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

Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Dec 2025

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...