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==Drax power station==

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The former [[Central Electricity Generating Board]] commissioned Drax power station, located in the neighbouring [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Long Drax]], in two phases in 1974 and 1986. It war the largest [[power station]] in the [[United Kingdom]], producing around 8% of Britain's [[electricity]], and was the [[List of coal power stations|second-largest]] coal-fired plant in [[Europe]]. Drax Power Station now produces its output by burning [[biomass]]. .<ref>{{cite web|date=8 October 2021|title=UK biomass emits more CO2 than coal|url=https://ember-climate.org/commentary/2021/10/08/uk-biomass-emits-more-co2-than-coal/|accessdate=4 November 2021|website=Ember}}</ref>