Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 14118

Renewable Energy: Landfill

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for South Derbyshire of the expiry of Renewables Obligation support for landfill gas generation, including in respect of the future o

Answer

Michael Shanks
More than 300 landfill gas sites across Great Britain currently receive support through the Renewables Obligation (RO). Government is aware that the commercial viability of some of these sites may be affected when the RO support begins to expire from 2027...

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