United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 69418
Energy Supply: Costs
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21 July 2025
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2 September 2025 · Answer
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2 September 2025
Summary
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.
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21 July 2025
Written question
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.
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2 September 2025
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-21/69418
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1825583
- uk · wq-1825583 · source updated 2 September 2025