Written questions

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...