Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 20242

Drax Power: Subsidies

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

Rosie Duffield

IndependentCanterbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the finding by Ofgem that Drax had misreported data in relation to their annual profiling submission between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, published on 29 August 2024, whe

Answer

Michael Shanks
Compliance with biomass sustainability criteria is a priority and Ofgem as the independent regulator is responsible for ensuring generators’ compliance. Ofgem’s recent investigation found that whilst Drax complied with sustainability standards, it had fai...

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