Drax Power Station: Timber
Commons · Question 17859 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Question
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...