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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

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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...