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ERCOT LMP by Settlement Point

ERCOT real-time LMP every five minutes for each resource node, load zone and trading hub, set by SCED and published in ERCOT report NP6-788-CD.

Published by ERCOT report NP6-788-CD (opens in a new tab)Cadence: 5-minute (SCED)PricesERCOT market
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About this data

SCED sets a real-time price at every ERCOT settlement point about every five minutes, and ERCOT publishes them in report NP6-788-CD. A row is the price at one resource node, load zone or hub for one SCED interval. People use it to see observed price levels, rank settlement points, measure volatility and compare basis between points. The congestion behind a gap between two points is in ERCOT's real-time prices dataset, which splits each price into energy and congestion.

What people use it for

  • See what a hub or load zone cleared at in real time
  • Rank settlement points by price over a period
  • Measure basis between two settlement points
  • Study real-time price volatility

TermsLocational marginal pricing (LMP)Settlement point priceBasis risk

Where to use it

In Ask the Grid

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The grid agent reads it to answer questions about ERCOT, and the map draws it as a layer. Every answer names the data it read and links back here.

Price nodes on the ERCOT mapERCOT market

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Questions

Which data provider has ERCOT LMP by Settlement Point data?
Ask the Grid has it, from ERCOT report NP6-788-CD. You can browse every row in Ask the Grid Data, query it with SQL or the Ask the Grid API, reach it from an AI assistant over MCP, or ask the grid agent about it in plain English.
Where does ERCOT LMP by Settlement Point come from?
It comes from ERCOT report NP6-788-CD. This page links to the original publication, so any value can be checked against it.
How do I download or query ERCOT LMP by Settlement Point?
Open the ercot.lmp_by_settlement_point table in Ask the Grid Data to browse every row and run SQL against it, call it from code through the Ask the Grid API, or connect an MCP client. Full history can be delivered on a schedule to Snowflake, Databricks or your own storage.
Can I ask questions about ERCOT LMP by Settlement Point in plain English?
Yes. The grid agent reads this data when a question needs it, for example "what is the ercot north hub real-time price right now", and every answer names the dataset it read.