Day-Ahead Binding Constraints

The named transmission constraints that bound in MISO's day-ahead market, one row per constraint per operating hour, with the signed shadow price in dollars per MWh.

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Native record

event_time x constraint_id x branch_name

hourly (day-ahead) publication cadence

Evidence

Cleared day-ahead market

A market outcome, not a physical observation

Time basis

Point-in-time records

UTC · event_time

Overview

constraint_name describes the flowgate as a monitored element under a contingency; branch_name is the monitored element itself, with branch_type LN for a line and XF for a transformer, and from_ca and to_ca its control areas. A row establishes that the constraint bound in the cleared day-ahead solution for that hour and its marginal system cost. It does not, by itself, identify which pricing node the constraint affected or whether it also bound in real time; those claims require shift-factor or direct attribution evidence. Distinct from miso.binding_constraint, which counts real-time binding constraints and names none of them. MISO restates this history, so read the latest load per constraint and hour.

Query contract

Preserve one canonical row per (event_time, constraint_id, branch_name) before aggregating.

Analysis rules

Group only after preserving the declared grain: event_time, constraint_id, branch_name.

Schema13

Column

Type

event_timeDateTime64(6, 'UTC')

market_dateDate32

constraint_idLowCardinality(String)

constraint_nameString

branch_nameString

branch_typeLowCardinality(String)

from_caLowCardinality(String)

to_caLowCardinality(String)

contingencyString

shadow_priceNullable(Float64)

constraint_descriptionString

curve_typeLowCardinality(String)

ingested_atDateTime64(6, 'UTC')

Sample data

event_time	market_date	constraint_id	constraint_name	branch_name	branch_type	from_ca	to_ca	contingency	shadow_price	curve_type	ingested_at
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	65	DUMONT-STILLWEL FLO WC-DUM	DUMONT DUMONSTILL34_1 1 (LN/AEP/NIPS)	LN	AEP	NIPS	WILTON CENTER-DUMONT 765 (11215)	-0.02	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	556665	HULL-MRN FLO HERL-MRBN	HULL HULL_MRN_7324 A (LN/AMIL/AMMO)	LN	AMIL	AMMO	HERLEMAN-MARBLEHEAD N 138 (1480)	-36.65	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	534606	AUR1241-RDSPG5 FLO RIVERSIDE-TABLE ROCK	AUR1241 11335 A (LN/EDE/EDE)	LN	EDE	EDE	RIVERSIDE - TABLE ROCK 161	-158.9	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	509235	MTGL-WARR FLO MTGY-ROOT	MTGL WARR-MTGL-3 A (LN/AMMO/AMMO)	LN	AMMO	AMMO	MONTGOMERY - ROOTBEER 345 (5218)	-109.39	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	414702	SIBLEY-ORRICK FLO BLUE SPRNG-GRAIN VLLY	ORRICK9 ORRICK_SIBLEY A (LN/MPS/MPS)	LN	MPS	MPS	BLUE SPRINGS EAST-GRAIN VALLEY 161	-20.85	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	379348	ANTA_TP-ANITA FLO MACKSBURG-WINTERSET	ANTA_TP ANTA_ANITA16_1 1 (LN/WAUE/ALTW)	LN	WAUE	ALTW	MACKSBURG-WINTERSET 161	-38.92	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	349600	WOODY-APANOSE FLO OTTUMA-HUGH	WOODY WOODYAPANO16_1 2 (LN/ALTW/ALTW)	LN	ALTW	ALTW	OTTUMWA - HUGH 345	-37.81	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	344916	MIDWAY5-MRYVL_SJ FLO FAIRPRT-GNTRY-NODAW	MIDWAY5 11303 A (LN/MPS/MPS)	LN	MPS	MPS	FAIRPORT - GENTRY - NODAWAY 161	-31.88	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	330998	LOONLK-S38 FLO 2 FARIBAULT-S FARIBAULT	LOONLK LOONLS3811_1 1 (LN/NSP/NSP)	LN	NSP	NSP	W FARIBAULT - S FARIBAULT 115	-41.92	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	302636	LAURELSS-JASPER2 FLO DYSART-TRAER	LAURELSS LAUREJASPE16_1 1 (LN/ALTW/ALTW)	LN	ALTW	ALTW	DYSART - TRAER 161	-46.24	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	287784	COOPER-ST_JOE FLO KETCHEM-SIBLEY	COOPER ST_JOCOOPE34_1 A (LN/NPPD/MPS)	LN	NPPD	MPS	KETCHEM-SIBLEY 345	-32.14	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	209480	BLUEMN-BTLR01 5061 FLO BLUMEN-BTLR 5051	BLUEMOUN 5061 50 (LN/WEC/WEC)	LN	WEC	WEC	BLUEMOUND-BUTLER 138 (5051)	-23.88	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 04:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	202198	CHICAGO-PRAXAIR3 FLO WC-DUM	CHICAGO 13831 A (LN/NIPS/NIPS)	LN	NIPS	NIPS	WILTON CENTER-DUMONT 765 (11215)	-143.95	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	556665	HULL-MRN FLO HERL-MRBN	HULL HULL_MRN_7324 A (LN/AMIL/AMMO)	LN	AMIL	AMMO	HERLEMAN-MARBLEHEAD N 138 (1480)	-48.15	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	534606	AUR1241-RDSPG5 FLO RIVERSIDE-TABLE ROCK	AUR1241 11335 A (LN/EDE/EDE)	LN	EDE	EDE	RIVERSIDE - TABLE ROCK 161	-163.71	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	509235	MTGL-WARR FLO MTGY-ROOT	MTGL WARR-MTGL-3 A (LN/AMMO/AMMO)	LN	AMMO	AMMO	MONTGOMERY - ROOTBEER 345 (5218)	-197.22	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	414702	SIBLEY-ORRICK FLO BLUE SPRNG-GRAIN VLLY	ORRICK9 ORRICK_SIBLEY A (LN/MPS/MPS)	LN	MPS	MPS	BLUE SPRINGS EAST-GRAIN VALLEY 161	-34.97	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	379348	ANTA_TP-ANITA FLO MACKSBURG-WINTERSET	ANTA_TP ANTA_ANITA16_1 1 (LN/WAUE/ALTW)	LN	WAUE	ALTW	MACKSBURG-WINTERSET 161	-30.03	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	349600	WOODY-APANOSE FLO OTTUMA-HUGH	WOODY WOODYAPANO16_1 2 (LN/ALTW/ALTW)	LN	ALTW	ALTW	OTTUMWA - HUGH 345	-64.83	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	344916	MIDWAY5-MRYVL_SJ FLO FAIRPRT-GNTRY-NODAW	MIDWAY5 11303 A (LN/MPS/MPS)	LN	MPS	MPS	FAIRPORT - GENTRY - NODAWAY 161	-45.09	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	330998	LOONLK-S38 FLO 2 FARIBAULT-S FARIBAULT	LOONLK LOONLS3811_1 1 (LN/NSP/NSP)	LN	NSP	NSP	W FARIBAULT - S FARIBAULT 115	-52.09	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	302636	LAURELSS-JASPER2 FLO DYSART-TRAER	LAURELSS LAUREJASPE16_1 1 (LN/ALTW/ALTW)	LN	ALTW	ALTW	DYSART - TRAER 161	-45.02	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	287784	COOPER-ST_JOE FLO KETCHEM-SIBLEY	COOPER ST_JOCOOPE34_1 A (LN/NPPD/MPS)	LN	NPPD	MPS	KETCHEM-SIBLEY 345	-57.17	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	209480	BLUEMN-BTLR01 5061 FLO BLUMEN-BTLR 5051	BLUEMOUN 5061 50 (LN/WEC/WEC)	LN	WEC	WEC	BLUEMOUND-BUTLER 138 (5051)	-78.54	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041
2026-09-19 03:00:00.000000	2026-09-18	202198	CHICAGO-PRAXAIR3 FLO WC-DUM	CHICAGO 13831 A (LN/NIPS/NIPS)	LN	NIPS	NIPS	WILTON CENTER-DUMONT 765 (11215)	-149.85	PERCENT	2026-09-18 12:47:24.955041

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100.0% complete0 gap days18 days with data

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