Drax Power Station
Commons · Question 22981 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the sustainability of energy produced by Drax power station in the last 12 years.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Jan 2025
The Government supports biomass as a low carbon source of energy only where relevant sustainability criteria are met. Drax must demonstrate compliance with these criteria to Ofgem as the independent regulator. Evidence provided is independently audited. O...