Query
Norfork
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Norfork
Generated
2026-10-20T02:06:49.984Z

Briefing on Norfork

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 20, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
80 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1944
Operating since
2
Generators
26.5%
Capacity factor
188 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Norfork is a 80 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Arkansas, currently Operating.

Norfork is reported in Arkansas since 1944 under USCE-Little Rock District. Available operating and financial measures include 26.5% capacity factor and 188 GWh annual generation; $2294/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Baxter, Arkansas
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
USCE-Little Rock District
Operator
USCE-Little Rock District
Grid
Southwestern Power Administration
Plant ID
196

What stands out

1

Norfork is a 80 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Arkansas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 26.5% capacity factor and 188 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2294/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Prioritizes Norfork, Bull Shoals Dams” (National Today, 2026-03-09).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Southwestern Power Administration
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#7 of 20
National rank
#221 of 1,462

Why it matters

For this asset, operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.