Biofuels: Costs
Commons · Question 4774 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost per household of government support for biomass in (a) 2024, (b) 2025 and (c) 2026.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Sep 2024
Government provides support for biomass, for the purpose of heat and power generation, through active and legacy policy schemes, such as the Renewables Obligation (RO) and the Contracts for Difference (CfD). The annual cost of support is dependent on vari...