My immediate guess for the production falling off a cliff was imports from france...
UK Energy imports poised to hit record after power stations mothballed
"The French state-owned operator EDF will sell much of the surplus power from its nuclear plants to the UK in the coming months after taking advantage of new undersea cables and a lack of domestic capacity, according to a new report from National Gas."
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/04/13/uk-energy-imports-poised-to-hit-record-after-power-stations-mothballed/
I only jumped to that, b/c of this old video I found fascinating years ago about TV and Tea:
Britain peak power demand (2010)
https://invidious.private.coffee/watch?v=slDAvewWfrA
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