UK renewable project intelligence · REPD 04693

United Downs Project (Geothermal)

Geothermal Engineering · Hot Dry Rocks (HDR) · South West

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Reported capacity3 MWInstalled Capacity (MWelec) in the public REPD record

Development stageOperationalCurrent short status in the latest source snapshot

Screening score60/100Low heuristic screening risk

Planning record

Project Evidence

Source fields are retained from the latest UK Renewable Energy Planning Database snapshot.

TechnologyHot Dry Rocks (HDR)

Operator or applicantGeothermal Engineering

RegionSouth West

CountyCornwall

CountryEngland

Planning authorityCornwall

Planning reference10/00056/GEO

CfD allocation roundAR5

Planning history

Planning Timeline

Planning submitted08 Mar 2010
Planning granted13 Aug 2010
Construction started15 Mar 2018
Became operational01 Jun 2021
Latest public record14 Sept 2021

Time to operation

Delivery Signal

Relative two-year evidence for prioritisation, separated from unvalidated literal probabilities and external-risk scenarios.

This planning record is outside the current active forecast universe. Its public project evidence remains searchable and comparable.

Positive public evidence

No additional positive signal is recorded.

Risks and missing evidence

No additional public-data warning is recorded.

Source and scope. Project facts derive from the official DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database quarterly extract. Delivery signals and screening scores are research enrichments by this platform; public data does not reveal private finance, land, supply-chain or contract terms.