Fuel mix disclosure
Supplying renewable electricity
To be able to report your organisation’s Scope 2 emissions as zero, you need to be sure about the source of the electricity your supplier provides.
At Drax Energy Solutions we supply renewable source electricity to customers who agree renewable energy contracts with us. These are backed by Renewable Energy Certificates.
Total fuel mix – Drax Energy Solutions
The table below shows the energy sources for the electricity Drax Energy Solutions supplied (and received certificates for) during the 12 months ending 31 March 2023.
| Fuel | Overall supply | Average for all UK suppliers |
|---|---|---|
| Renewables | 92.1% | 40.8% |
| Natural gas | 6.6% | 39.3% |
| Coal | 0.6% | 3.4% |
| Nuclear | 0.2% | 13.9% |
| Other fuels | 0.5% | 2.6% |
| Environmental impact | Electricity supplied by Drax | Average for all UK suppliers |
|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions | 34g per kWh | 186g per kWh |
| Radioactive waste | 0.00001g per kWh | 0.0070g per kWh |
Please note there's a small percentage of non-renewable power within our fuel mix that’s not covered by the Renewable Energy Certificates due to:
- Mainly transmission and distribution losses (a small reduction in the voltage transmitted across the network from power generators to those consuming power)
- A small amount of energy supply to customers with old legacy contracts that didn’t specify renewable power.
Renewable sources – Drax Energy Solutions
The table below shows the renewable technology sources for the renewable electricity Drax Energy Solutions supplied (and received certificates for) during the 12 months ending 31 March 2023.
| Technology | % of mix |
|---|---|
| Wind | 38.1% |
| Bioenergy | 33.8% |
| Photovoltaic | 23.5% |
| Hydropower | 4.6% |
| Total renewables | 100% |
The energy regulator – Ofgem – issues Renewable Energy Certificates for generation that occurs in the UK. A proportion of the electricity we supply comes from Drax Power Station, near Selby in North Yorkshire. Predominantly, the plant uses sustainable biomass sourced from established, responsibly-managed working forests. We also have power purchase agreements with around 2,300 independent, UK-based generators.
We get another type of renewable energy certificate (REC) – a Guarantee of Origin, or GOO – for the renewable electricity we source from Europe. More about RECs