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The same Contracts for Difference mechanism also pays low-carbon generators that are not renewable: principally biomass plants that burn imported wood pellets, and — once it generates — the Hinkley Point C nuclear station. This page counts the non-renewable CfD money separately so you can include or exclude it as you see fit.
Government policy treats all low-carbon generation as eligible for the same support mechanism, whether renewable or not. Biomass conversions were contracted to replace coal units quickly; new nuclear was contracted for always-on low-carbon supply.
since 2016, currently growing at about a year — every second. Spread across Britain's households, that is about per household per year, paid through electricity bills.
Illustrative bill, not your tariff. Collected through the same supplier levy as renewable CfDs, inside the unit rate.
Daily payment data from the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) — see the methodology. Totals are nominal £ as paid. Unit rate and standing charge from Ofgem Q3 2026 price cap announcement.