Norden 1-3Retired
Fairfield County, Connecticut · EIA plant ID 57689 · Operator: Third Taxing District of Norwalk
×6 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest May 2025)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 5,556 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,571 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 5,910 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 17,642 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 9,251 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 6,480 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 9,786 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,863 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,500 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,455 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,808 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,857 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORD1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2004 | Retired May 2025 | — | coming soon |
| NORD2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2004 | Retired May 2025 | — | coming soon |
| NORD3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2004 | Retired May 2025 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Third Taxing District of Norwalk. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Norwalk Hospital Plant | retired | 2.4 km |
| Fairfield University CHP Plant | 5 MW | 12.5 km |
| Stamford Health Tully Health Center | 2 MW | 13 km |
| Stamford Health | 10 MW | 14.7 km |
| Waterside Power, LLC | 70 MW | 16 km |
| UI RCP Bridgeport Seaside | 5 MW | 16.3 km |