Settlement pointERCOT · SouthCentral zonenode:BASTEN_CCU
BASTEN_CCU
BASTEN_CCU is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's SouthCentral zone near Bastrop Energy Center and Sand Hill. It records locational marginal prices at this point on the grid; Ask the Grid tracks its five-minute real-time prices, day-ahead prices, historical price shape, and 24-hour Metiscast forecast.
Asset facts
Market identity, price telemetry, and nearby grid context.
- Settlement point
- Settlement point
ERCOT market identifier BASTEN_CCU.
- Grid location
- SouthCentral zone
Map coordinate 30.1465, -97.5504.
- Nearest power plant
- Bastrop Energy Center
0.1 miles away · 575 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,669 price intervals · avg $34/MWh · 365 day window
Real-time LMP, day-ahead price, hourly shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Local grid context
Assets and settlement points nearest this location in ERCOT's South Central zone.
Nearby power plants
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$21.39$/MWh
Jul 21, 5:00 PM UTC
ERCOT day-ahead prices are market settlements, not model predictions. Error statistics compare completed delivery hours with hourly real-time LMP averages.
Settlement pointhigh volatility
- Zone
- SouthCentral
- Location
- 30.146, -97.550
- Node id
- BASTEN_CCU
Price statistics
167,669 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$34
Median
$26
99th pct
$164
Max spike
$1,381
Spikes > $1000
16
% negative
1.8%
Average price$34/MWh
$0more expensive than 78% of nodes$39+
Volatility$47/MWh
$0more volatile than 89% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours1.8%
0.0%more often negative than 16% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
BASTEN_CCU RT LMP21.39$/MWh