# Frontera Energy Center

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/frontera-energy-center

Frontera Generation LP · Hidalgo County · ERCOT

Frontera Energy Center is a three-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility in Mission, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 529 MW nameplate, 535 MW net summer, and 559 MW net winter capability. Two combustion-turbine records entered service in June and July 1999, and the steam-turbine record entered service in May 2000. In May 2026, funds managed by Strategic Value Partners acquired a majority interest in New Frontera Holdings, the facility owner; the plant operates as a merchant generator in ERCOT's South Zone.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Merchant 2x1 natural-gas combined-cycle generation in ERCOT's South Zone.
- **Operating configuration:** Two combustion-turbine records at 172 MW each and one 185 MW steam-turbine record.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 529 MW nameplate, 535 MW net summer, and 559 MW net winter capability.
- **Cross-border history:** DOE authorized the plant's international transmission connection; Houlihan Lokey reports that exports to Mexico ended in June 2023 before reconnection to ERCOT.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 535 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 529 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 559 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Generator records:** 3 — 2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine
- **Current settlement point:** FRONT_EC_CC1 — ERCOT public listing
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55098 — Frontera Generation LP

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 535 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 529 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 559 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Frontera Generation Limited Partnership — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Current majority investor:** Strategic Value Partners funds — Transaction closed May 5, 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Portfolio owner:** Strategic Value Partners (New Frontera Holdings) — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Frontera Energy Center. ([source](https://svpglobal.com/))
- **Operator:** Frontera Generation Limited Partnership — Operator for Frontera Energy Center

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [Houlihan Lokey Frontera transaction](https://hl.com/about-us/transactions/frontera-energy-center-svp/) — Houlihan Lokey · official — Current ownership transaction, merchant-market status, and 2023 ERCOT reconnection.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/frontera-energy-center
Website: [Strategic Value Partners (New Frontera Holdings)](https://svpglobal.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:17.595Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/