Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77888

Biofuels

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Anna Dixon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will apply the forthcoming revised sustainability criteria for biomass to any new Contracts for Difference being developed for post-2027 generation at (a) Drax and (b) Lynemouth power s

Answer

Michael Shanks

Revised sustainability criteria for large-scale biomass electricity generators, such as Drax and Lynemouth, were published on 10 February 2025 following a consultation.https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transitional-support-mechanism-for-large-sc...

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