It is a major landmark on the Lincolnshire and Norfolk border and on clear days with its bright red lights it can be easily seen as far away as Hunstanton.

[2] Enron already had another large CCGT power station on Teesside (which was the largest in Europe at that time).

[4] A consortium led by Macquarie Group purchased the site in 2012 for an undisclosed sum,[5] and General Electric were appointed to operate and maintain the plant in 2013.

[7] In April 2018, Macquarie was reported to be considering selling Calon Energy, including the Sutton Bridge plant.

[10] As of April 2022, the plant remained inactive, with "at least four months" worth of work reportedly required in order to bring it back to operational condition.