POWER station operator Drax has agreed to pay a £25 million penalty after the energy watchdog found it failed to report accurate data on the sourcing of wood pellets it burned at its North Yorkshire plant.
Ofgem carried out a 15-month investigation into the company over data that profiled the sources of pellets it used from Canada between April 2021 and March 2022, such as whether the wood came from sawmills or forests.
Drax has historically faced accusations of burning wood from unsustainable sources overseas as well as claims that the power station operator was taking timber from precious rare forests in Canada.
On closing the investigation, Ofgem said Drax was found to have lacked the necessary data governance and controls, meaning it did not give the regulator accurate and robust data on the type of wood it uses. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/24549721.drax-pay-25m-penalty-data-reporting-breach-wood-pellet-probe/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE-bTxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUKjp2e_NKGOnQKPau2nor_QSMZYJLXJ95ZV9JUB84yCnarshqPkSxNCmw_aem_tsZeGasMUL5l_ItX6RFXDw
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