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Drax Power: Subsidies

Commons · Question 20242 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 20 Dec 2024

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Asked by Rosie Duffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the finding by Ofgem that Drax had misreported data in relation to their annual profiling submission between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, published on 29 August 2024, whe

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 20 Dec 2024

Compliance with biomass sustainability criteria is a priority and Ofgem as the independent regulator is responsible for ensuring generators’ compliance. Ofgem’s recent investigation found that whilst Drax complied with sustainability standards, it had fai...