It was built as a peak lopping and rapid response plant to augment base load generation.

[1] Bulls Bridge typically ran at full power for intervals of 10 minutes to 1 hour.

[2] As a result of the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) the station was re-opened in the 1980s,[3] During the year ending 31 March 1986 Bulls Bridge supplied 4.697 GWh of electricity, it's thermal efficiency was 20.02 per cent, and the load factor was 0.5 per cent.

On privatisation, the station was owned and run by Powergen, and ceased generating in 1993.

The western parcel of land is occupied by a British Airways engineering centre.