{"id":5436,"date":"2026-02-12T18:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/?p=5436"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:37:44","slug":"partner-drax-feb26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/presentations\/partner-drax-feb26\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner Webinar: Drax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thursday 12 February 11.00-12.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additions | Exemptions | Exclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How the shifting landscape of energy costs is reshaping your bills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next year, MEUC members will see energy bills continue to shift. Not because of wholesale prices, but because of what\u2019s being added on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transmission and distribution charges are rising. Levies like the Nuclear RAB charge are already on bills. And new support schemes, such as the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), are changing who gets relief.<br>Whether you\u2019re gaining from exemptions or absorbing more of the cost, understanding how the non-commodity mix is evolving is essential for budgeting, forecasting and decision-making.<br>Delivered by Daniel Starman, Sales Energy Market Lead at Drax, this session will help end-users across all sectors get a clearer picture of where costs are heading and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Drax is the UK\u2019s largest source of renewable electricity by output. They supply that power \u2013 plus added-value energy services \u2013 to the country\u2019s businesses and other organisations.<br>Relying on sustainable biomass, hydro-electric power and pumped hydro storage, Drax generation assets provide essential support services to the UK energy system and are vital to its security of supply.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1164387888?dnt=1&amp;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A pdf of the slide-deck is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.meucnetwork.co.uk\/presentations\/DraxPartnerFeb26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outline Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>11.00<\/td><td><strong>Welcome<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>and Introduction<\/strong><br><em>Robin Hale, Chief Exec, MEUC<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Additions | Exemptions | Exclusions<\/strong><br><strong>How the shifting landscape of energy costs is reshaping your bills<\/strong><br>\u2022 What\u2019s driving the rise in non-commodity costs<br>\u2022 How relief schemes are shifting the cost burden between sectors<br>\u2022 What to expect over the next 12 to 18 months<br>\u2022 What actions energy users should consider now<br><em>Daniel Starman, Sales Energy Market Lead at Drax<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.00<\/td><td><strong>Close<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday 12 February 11.00-12.00 Additions | Exemptions | Exclusions How the shifting landscape of energy costs is reshaping your bills Over the next year, MEUC members will see energy bills continue to shift. Not because of wholesale prices, but because of what\u2019s being added on top. Transmission and distribution charges are rising. Levies like the<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"btn-filled btn\" href=\"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/presentations\/partner-drax-feb26\/\" title=\"Partner Webinar: Drax\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page-templates\/resources-page.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1649,6,77],"tags":[2725,2722,342,1576,2720,2719,2723,107,15,2724,2721],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Feb-Webinars-2026-85-Feb-Drax-circle.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5436"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5440,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5436\/revisions\/5440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}