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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Call to cut UK subsidies as Drax power station profits nearly double

Drax power station in North Yorkshire.
Drax power station in North Yorkshire. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Ministers are under pressure to cut subsidies to the operator of Britain’s biggest power station after it reported an 84% increase in annual profits, helped by high electricity prices.

Drax, the power generator that owns the eponymous plant in North Yorkshire, posted underlying profits of £731m for 2022, up from £398m a year earlier.

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