Overview
ERCOT's mid-term load forecast (MTLF) for the Texas grid, giving the expected electricity demand for each of the next seven days at hourly resolution. The forecast is broken out by ERCOT's eight weather zones plus a system-wide total, and a new vintage is issued every hour, so you can also see how the outlook for a given day shifts as it approaches. Operators use this to plan generation and reserves, while traders and researchers use it to anticipate price and tightness conditions and to study how forecasts evolve and where they miss. The official source is ERCOT report NP3-565-CD, Seven-Day Load Forecast by Weather Zone.
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Schema17
Column
Type
event_timeDateTime64(6, 'UTC')source_timeDateTime64(6, 'UTC')modelLowCardinality(String)coast_mwNullable(Float64)east_mwNullable(Float64)far_west_mwNullable(Float64)north_mwNullable(Float64)north_central_mwNullable(Float64)south_central_mwNullable(Float64)southern_mwNullable(Float64)west_mwNullable(Float64)system_total_mwNullable(Float64)in_use_flagNullable(Bool)dst_flagNullable(Bool)emil_idNullable(String)doc_idNullable(Int64)ingested_atDateTime64(6, 'UTC')Sample rows
| event_time | source_time | model | coast_mw | east_mw | far_west_mw | north_mw | north_central_mw | south_central_mw | southern_mw | west_mw | system_total_mw | in_use_flag | dst_flag | emil_id | doc_id | ingested_at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | X | 17078.0996 | 2580.3 | 7806.4399 | 2107.49 | 23210.5 | 12721.7998 | 5598.6602 | 2315.78 | 73419.0695 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | M | 17664.7227 | 2391.0251 | 8041.9321 | 2241.7468 | 22209.7676 | 12010.0352 | 5385.666 | 1989.5548 | 71934.4503 | true | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | E3 | 17767.4004 | 2402.1101 | 8053.75 | 2284.3601 | 22318.1992 | 11827.5996 | 5467.8301 | 1869.51 | 71990.7595 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | E2 | 17217.5 | 2343.1899 | 8263.2002 | 2253.5801 | 23173.5996 | 12097.4004 | 5398.2598 | 1962.45 | 72709.18 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | E1 | 17354.5 | 2277.8501 | 7891.6602 | 2248.3101 | 20416.6992 | 11480.7998 | 5274.1001 | 1898.92 | 68842.8395 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | E | 17871.5996 | 2481.9399 | 8144.04 | 2276.6399 | 22804.6992 | 12232.9004 | 5174.02 | 1888.4399 | 72874.2789 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | A6 | 18112.6133 | 2450.0349 | 7857.0107 | 2145.844 | 22335.6309 | 12411.4746 | 5614.1196 | 2328.4541 | 73255.1821 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | A3 | 17986.3477 | 2478.5708 | 7866.7725 | 2071.7151 | 22279.0371 | 12534.2188 | 5592.105 | 2326.3325 | 73135.0995 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | X | 16985.5 | 2580.72 | 7810.8999 | 2117.23 | 23173.5 | 12770 | 5585.98 | 2310.21 | 73334.0399 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | M | 17690.8887 | 2396.2549 | 8034.8506 | 2242.6169 | 22244.875 | 11998.4707 | 5383.2793 | 1994.5365 | 71985.7726 | true | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | E3 | 17768.0996 | 2402 | 8053.5898 | 2284.0601 | 22318.0996 | 11827.4004 | 5466.8198 | 1868.85 | 71988.9193 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | E2 | 17341.3008 | 2383.71 | 8233.2598 | 2258.6599 | 23351.5996 | 12031.9004 | 5389.1099 | 1990.37 | 72979.9104 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | E1 | 17355.1992 | 2277.6101 | 7887.5098 | 2249.29 | 20416.9004 | 11479.5996 | 5273.04 | 1897.48 | 68836.6291 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | E | 17872.5 | 2481.9399 | 8144.04 | 2276.4099 | 22804.6992 | 12232.7998 | 5173.2202 | 1887.34 | 72872.949 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | A6 | 18117.3496 | 2436.0154 | 7855.854 | 2144.6643 | 22333.0762 | 12420.6514 | 5614.2056 | 2328.6428 | 73250.4593 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 00:30:00.000000 | A3 | 17989.2617 | 2492.3279 | 7872.6538 | 2071.7766 | 22281.2188 | 12542.0625 | 5591.0996 | 2326.4998 | 73166.9007 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | X | 16997.0996 | 2580.1899 | 7783.25 | 2102.3601 | 23117.1992 | 12816.2002 | 5605.7798 | 2318.6299 | 73320.7087 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | M | 17689.2695 | 2396.177 | 8037.165 | 2242.8369 | 22244.1758 | 11998.1709 | 5384.0493 | 1994.7906 | 71986.635 | true | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | E3 | 17767.1992 | 2402.52 | 8053.7002 | 2283.3999 | 22318.0996 | 11828.0996 | 5468.1001 | 1868.04 | 71989.1586 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | E2 | 17339.6992 | 2383.76 | 8233.7598 | 2258.54 | 23351.4004 | 12032.2002 | 5389.3999 | 1989.89 | 72978.6495 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | E1 | 17348.1992 | 2276.6799 | 7898.4702 | 2251.6101 | 20413.5 | 11477.2002 | 5275.0098 | 1900.24 | 68840.9094 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | E | 17873.9004 | 2481.9099 | 8144.04 | 2275.97 | 22804.8008 | 12232.7002 | 5173.5298 | 1887.14 | 72873.9911 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | A6 | 18117.3496 | 2436.0154 | 7855.854 | 2144.6643 | 22333.0762 | 12420.6514 | 5614.2056 | 2328.6428 | 73250.4593 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-10 23:30:00.000000 | A3 | 17989.2617 | 2492.3279 | 7872.6538 | 2071.7766 | 22281.2188 | 12542.0625 | 5591.0996 | 2326.4998 | 73166.9007 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 02:12:19.816458 |
| 2026-08-18 05:00:00.000000 | 2026-08-11 01:30:00.000000 | X | 17078.0996 | 2580.3 | 7806.4399 | 2107.49 | 23210.5 | 12721.7998 | 5598.6602 | 2315.78 | 73419.0695 | false | false | ∅ | ∅ | 2026-08-11 01:42:19.387987 |
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