Ofgem to investigate Drax compliance with biomass reporting rules

The Drax plant in North Yorkshire, which is the largest in the UK, generates about 6% of the country’s electricity. Photograph: Sopa Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Drax is facing an investigation by the energy regulator into the sustainability of the biomass it uses at its wood-burning power plant amid growing scepticism over its green credentials.

The energy regulator, Ofgem, said it would investigate whether the owner of Britain’s biggest power plant, in North Yorkshire, was in breach of the reporting rules required for its renewable energy subsidy scheme.