Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 80165

Renewables Obligation: Biofuels

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what economic analysis his Department has conducted on the potential impact of non-price factors in decisions on whether sub-100MW bioenergy power stations currently supported by Renewable Ob

Answer

Michael Shanks

Small scale biomass generators have received many years of subsidy support under the Renewables Obligation scheme. These assets begin to roll off the scheme from 2027. Any assessment of further support must fully take into account value for money (includi...

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