Renewable Energy: Landfill

(asked on 29th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her department has made of the (a) number of sites, (b) installed capacity and (c) annual generation of landfill gas to energy plants that will lose Renewables Obligation support after 31 March 2027.


Answered by
Michael Shanks Portrait
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 6th November 2026

Based on information from Ofgem as at August 2026, the RO support of 312 landfill gas stations across the UK, with a total capacity of around 484MW, will end on 31 March 2027. A further 60 stations will continue after that date with a total capacity of around 71MW compared to around 265MW at present. The total reduction in capacity is forecast to reduce generation by around 1.7TWh in 2027/28.

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