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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Emily Beament

New subsidies for Drax that ‘halve’ payments for burning wood for power

Sun rises above Drax power station in Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Archive)

New subsidies have been announced for wood-burning power plant Drax, which the Government said would halve costs for consumers and improve sustainability.

Subsidies for the major power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 5% of the UK’s electricity, are due to expire in 2027 and ministers have announced the plant is “important to delivering a secure, value-for-money power system” from then until 2031.

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