Norfork
Baxter County, Arkansas · EIA plant ID 196 · Operator: USCE-Little Rock District
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation306GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor44%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1944
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72 | 8.9% | — |
| 2002 | 267.3 | 33.2% | — |
| 2003 | 116.7 | 14.5% | — |
| 2004 | 173.7 | 21.5% | — |
| 2005 | 190 | 23.6% | — |
| 2006 | 124.7 | 15.5% | — |
| 2007 | 161 | 20.0% | — |
| 2008 | 286 | 35.4% | — |
| 2009 | 229 | 28.4% | — |
| 2010 | 234.7 | 29.1% | — |
| 2011 | 185.4 | 23.0% | — |
| 2012 | 154.4 | 19.1% | — |
| 2013 | 147.6 | 18.3% | — |
| 2014 | 135.7 | 16.8% | — |
| 2015 | 249.3 | 35.6% | — |
| 2016 | 233.3 | 33.2% | — |
| 2017 | 243.5 | 34.7% | — |
| 2018 | 159.6 | 22.8% | — |
| 2019 | 287.8 | 41.1% | — |
| 2020 | 373.4 | 53.1% | — |
| 2021 | 279.2 | 39.8% | — |
| 2022 | 258.6 | 36.9% | — |
| 2023 | 99.3 | 14.2% | — |
| 2024 | 187.6 | 26.7% | — |
| 2025 | 306.4 | 43.7% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 40.2 | 40 | Feb 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 40.2 | 40 | Jun 1944 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USCE-Little Rock District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USCE-Little Rock District | 100.0% | 80 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bull Shoals | 340 MW | 32.7 km |
| North Arkansas Electric Cooperative | 1 MW | 36.1 km |
| White River Lock and Dam 3 | 4 MW | 57.1 km |
| City of West Plains Power Station | 47 MW | 64.7 km |
| West Plains Solar I | 8 MW | 68.3 km |
| White River Lock and Dam 2 | 4 MW | 70.6 km |