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Starmer to look at report on legality of Drax power station subsidies
The Government has previously faced calls to end financial support for companies such as Drax which generate electricity from burning wood.
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A biomass storage silo at Drax power station
(Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
By
Rhiannon James, PA Political Staff
January 29, 2025 at 5:36pm GMT
Further subsidies to wood-burning power plant ‘deeply concerning’
Starmer to look at report on legality of Drax power station subsidies
Value of Stormont’s wood pellet supply contract increased more than three-fold to £7.25m
North’s renewable energy sector ‘employs 6,000 people and worth £1 billion’ says report
Drax to pay £25m penalty for data reporting breach after wood pellet probe
Miliband urged to end subsidies for firms burning wood for electricity