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<p>Information is only available on Drax’s support for electricity generation from all types of biomass, (including wood from sustainable sources) and on lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.</p><p>The figures in the table below give the value of the support under the Renewables Obligation scheme for generation from all the types of biomass used by Drax.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Notional value of support under the Renewables Obligation</strong>[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£548.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£547.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£399.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£513.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£508.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£508.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£619.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>£634.2m[2]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 2016 (the start of their support under the Contracts for Difference scheme) to 2023, Drax was paid £1.38bn in net difference payments. The details are published by the Low Carbon Contracts Company on their Data Portal[3].</p><p>Drax’s GHG emissions under the Renewables Obligation are available in Ofgem’s sustainability datasets[4]. For the Contracts for Difference scheme, Drax’s avoided GHG emissions are published by the Low Carbon Contracts Company on their Data Portal.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Support under the Renewables Obligation is through tradeable certificates. The figures give the notional value of the support</p><p>[2] Provisional figure as all the certificates for 2022/23 may not have been issued yet.</p><p>[3] The Low Carbon Contracts Company’s Data Portal is at: https://dp.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dataset/actual-cfd-generation-and-avoided-ghg-emissions/resource/fa730219-fbd2-41b5-9510-ba2b0ff2c1ba</p><p>[4] Ofgem’s annual sustainability datasets are at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes/renewables-obligation-ro/renewables-obligation-ro-suppliers/biomass-sustainability" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes/renewables-obligation-ro/renewables-obligation-ro-suppliers/biomass-sustainability</a></p>
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