Frontera Energy Center— 529 MW Natural Gas
GasVerified: Jul 2026
Frontera Energy Center is a 529 MW gas power plant located in United States of America. Commissioned in 1999. Owned by Frontera Generation Limited Partnership.
Capacity
529 MW
Commissioning Year
1999
27 years old
Owner
Frontera Generation Limited Partnership
Location
26.2080°, -98.3992°
United States of America, North America
Context & rankings
- 840. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #4,458 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,571 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison
27 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Operator portfolio
Frontera Generation Limited Partnership operates 1 plants totalling 529 MW
Regional density
26 plants within 100 km, 6,615 MW combined
Data provenance
Source: EIA-860M
Location
Coordinates:: 26.208000, -98.399200
Open in Google MapsCarbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
1.02 Mt
2085 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
27.59 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
222.1K
cars per year
136.2K
homes per year
46.4M
trees to offset
Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Gas
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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