Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 28656

Drax Power Station

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on how many occasions the Drax power station has claimed that 100% of the wood it burnt is from sustainable sources since 2012.

Answer

Michael Shanks
DESNZ does not hold detailed data on the sourcing of biomass. Drax’s compliance with sustainability criteria is overseen by Ofgem, the independent energy regulator, and the Low Carbon Contracts Company as the counterparty for the Contract for Difference S...

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