Drax Power: Low Carbon Contracts Company
Commons · Question 102835 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Low Carbon Contracts Company has powers to end Drax’s operations as distinct from withdrawing individual subsidy payments.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 13 Jan 2026
The new Low Carbon Dispatchable Contract for Difference (CfD) with Drax includes powers for the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) to terminate the contract as the ultimate sanction for serious breaches of generating requirements or sustainability criter...