Power plant · Texas, United States
Forney Energy Center
Forney Energy Center is a power plant in Texas, United States, with 1,894 MW of capacity, owned by LaFrontera Holdings LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Texas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2003 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,894 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.7563, -96.4916 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Forney Energy Center is the 5th-largest of 117 power plants in Texas and the 79th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,894 MW is 0.23% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5th of 117 | 102,590 MW | 1.8% |
| United States | 79th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.23% |
| All power plants in our data | 83rd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.18% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center (77 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Red Oak | Data center | 77 MW | Operating | 38 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from LaFrontera Holdings LLC
- Odessa-Ector Power Plant1,153 MW
- Lamar Power Project1,113 MW
Other power plants in Texas
- W A Parish4,008 MW
- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
- Oak Grove (TX)1,795 MW
- Midlothian Energy Facility1,734 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.