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Controversial Drax power station gets more government subsidies

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Government agrees new subsidy deal for Drax power station in north Yorkshire .

The power station generates about 5% of the UK 's electricity by burning wood pellets.

The new agreement will run from 2027 to 2031 and will see the power station be used as a back-up to cheaper renewable sources of power.

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77

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76

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37

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formal

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English

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61

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