United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 190541
Drax Power Station
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21 June 2023
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30 June 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of Drax bringing two coal-fired units out of retirement this winter on (a) emissions and (b) delivery of the UK’s carbon budgets.
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21 June 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of Drax bringing two coal-fired units out of retirement this winter on (a) emissions and (b) delivery of the UK’s carbon budgets.
Source: Commons
30 June 2023
Answer
Earlier this year, I asked National Grid: Electricity System Operator to explore the possibility and need of retaining the Drax owned coal-fired electricity generation for winter 2023/24 to bolster security of supply. However, the units will not operate t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-21/190541
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1646337
- uk · wq-1646337 · source updated 30 June 2023