The centre of Southampton is located above a large hot water aquifer that provides geothermal power to some of the city's buildings. This energy is processed at a plant in the West Quay region in Southampton city centre, the only geothermal power station in the UK. The plant provides private electricity for the Port of Southampton and hot water to the Southampton District Energy Scheme used by many buildings including the WestQuay shopping centre. In a 2006 survey of carbon emissions in major UK cities conducted by British Gas, Southampton was ranked as being one of the lowest carbon emitting cities in the United Kingdom. COUNT 5
QSN1 What source of geothermal power sits below Southampton's center? ANS1 hot water aquifer QSN2 In what region of Southampton is the geothermal power station for the aquifer? ANS2 West Quay QSN3 Which section of the city receives hot water from geothermal power through the West Quay plant? ANS3 Southampton District Energy Scheme QSN4 What utility company sponsored a carbon emissions survey in 2006? ANS4 British Gas QSN5 In the 2006 study, Southampton was discovered to be one of the lowest carbon emitters out of major cities in what large geographical area? ANS5 United Kingdom