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Renewables Obligation: Biofuels

Commons · Question 80165 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

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Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what economic analysis his Department has conducted on the potential impact of non-price factors in decisions on whether sub-100MW bioenergy power stations currently supported by Renewable Ob

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 20 Oct 2025

Small scale biomass generators have received many years of subsidy support under the Renewables Obligation scheme. These assets begin to roll off the scheme from 2027. Any assessment of further support must fully take into account value for money (includi...