Settlement pointERCOT · SouthCentral zonenode:CACH_ESS_RN
CACH_ESS_RN
CACH_ESS_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's SouthCentral zone near Dunlap TP 1 and Abbott TP 3. 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 CACH_ESS_RN.
- Grid location
- SouthCentral zone
Map coordinate 29.6520, -98.0172.
- Nearest power plant
- Dunlap TP 1
1.9 miles away · 3.6 MW · hydroelectric
- 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
Dunlap TP 13.6 MW · hydroelectric · Guadalupe County1.9 miAbbott TP 32.8 MW · hydroelectric · Guadalupe County4.3 miRio Nogales Power Project792 MW · natural gas · Guadalupe County4.9 miNiagara Bottling - Seguin4.9 MW · solar · Guadalupe County5.0 miMesquite Creek LFGTE Project3.2 MW · biomass · Comal County5.9 mi
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$21.10$/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 pointmoderate volatility
- Zone
- SouthCentral
- Location
- 29.652, -98.017
- Node id
- CACH_ESS_RN
Price statistics
167,669 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$34
Median
$26
99th pct
$169
Max spike
$1,380
Spikes > $1000
41
% negative
1.9%
Average price$34/MWh
$0more expensive than 80% of nodes$39+
Volatility$41/MWh
$0more volatile than 64% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours1.9%
0.0%more often negative than 23% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
CACH_ESS_RN RT LMP21.10$/MWh