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Drax Power Station: Timber

Commons · Question 17859 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2024

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Asked by Rosie Duffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the KPMG interim investigation of December 2022 into Drax Power Station’s claims for government subsidy.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Dec 2024

Ofgem as the independent energy regulator is responsible for assuring the Government that large scale biomass generators, such as Drax, are in full compliance with sustainability requirements. Ofgem recently undertook a full investigation into Drax’s comp...