Drax Group underwent a re-financing and shares in Drax Group plc were listed on the London Stock Exchange for the first time. In 2009, Drax Group acquired Haven Power – enabling it to sell electricity directly. In 2015, the Group acquired Billington Bioenergy, specialists in providing sustainable biomass pellets for domestic energy systems. In 2016, Drax Group acquired Opus Energy for £340 million funded by a new acquisition debt facility of up to £375 million. In October 2017, Drax sold Billington Bioenergy for £2 million to an AIM-listed energy company. Drax Group’s key asset is Drax Power Station. Originally built, owned and
Richard Drax served. He was promoted captain on 10 March 1986. He relinquished his British Army commission on 9 September 1987, thereby retiring after nine years' service as a Coldstreamer. Drax worked at York's "Evening Press" as a reporter in 1991, before joining BBC South where he appeared on both radio and television media, including the daily television news programme "South Today". Selected as a Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate in July 2006, at the general election in May 2010 Drax defeated the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament for South Dorset, Jim Knight, "later" Baron Knight of Weymouth. Drax retained his seat in