Settlement pointERCOT · NorthCentral zonenode:BLACKSPR_RN
BLACKSPR_RN
BLACKSPR_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's NorthCentral zone near Mineral Wells East BESS and Barton Chapel Wind Farm. 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 BLACKSPR_RN.
- Grid location
- NorthCentral zone
Map coordinate 32.9344, -98.1470.
- Nearest power plant
- Mineral Wells East BESS
11 miles away · 9.9 MW · batteries
- Price record
- 167,691 price intervals · avg $31/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 North Central zone.
Nearby power plants
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$23.87$/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
- NorthCentral
- Location
- 32.934, -98.147
- Node id
- BLACKSPR_RN
Price statistics
167,691 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$31
Median
$24
99th pct
$175
Max spike
$1,516
Spikes > $1000
53
% negative
7.9%
Average price$31/MWh
$0more expensive than 45% of nodes$39+
Volatility$45/MWh
$0more volatile than 78% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours7.9%
0.0%more often negative than 68% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
BLACKSPR_RN RT LMP23.87$/MWh