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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Fiona Harvey and Jillian Ambrose

Calls for Drax to be forced to fully disclose its biomass sourcing

The cooling towers of Drax biomass power station produce steam during the night
On Monday, a delegated legislation committee is to vote on the government’s plans to extend billpayer-funded subsidies to Britain’s biomass power generators. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The owner of the Drax wood-burning power station should be forced to disclose full details of its tree consumption, campaigners have argued, as MPs review the billions in renewables subsidies the North Yorkshire plant receives.

A delegated legislation committee will decide on Monday whether to pass the government’s plans to extend billpayer-funded subsidies to the country’s biomass power generators, of which Drax is by far the biggest.

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