Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 10 February 2025.
Nadia Whittome
Labour, Nottingham 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.
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
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 Scheme.
Government works closely with LCCC and Ofgem to ensure that generators only receive subsidies for biomass that meets our sustainability criteria.
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