In 2025, Drax power plant in North Yorkshire, England, received a record £999 million in subsidies for generating approximately 4.5% of Great Britain's electricity from biomass. This subsidy amounts to £13 per household, as calculated by climate thinktank Ember. Drax's ability to claim these subsidies has been attributed to an increase in power generation and rising payouts from a legacy renewable support scheme. However, the company's practices have come under scrutiny, with allegations that it burns wood pellets sourced from ancient forests in Canada, despite claims of using only low-value waste wood. A cross-party group of MPs has urged the energy secretary to halt Drax's subsidies pending an investigation into its sustainability claims. The UK government has already reduced future subsidies for Drax, requiring it to switch to 100% sustainable biomass sources by 2031. Drax has also committed to ending its operations in British Columbia, Canada, before the new subsidy regime takes effect.