[citation needed] The closure of the plant was proposed in Centrica's accounts in February 2012, but the following month a contract was signed to use it to supply peak power.

[2] The plant ceased generation on 31 March 2019 and closed on 10 May 2019 with demolition proposed to commence in summer 2019.

[citation needed] It was observed that demolition was well underway by July 2019 and by September 2019, the grey steel chimney had been removed, thus a previously well-defined landmark had disappeared.

Exhaust steam was passed through an air-cooled condenser and returned to the system as de-aerated feedwater for the HRSG.

It connected to the Western Power Distribution section of the National Grid via a substation at 132 kV.