Settlement pointERCOT · North zonenode:CARBN_BSP_1
CARBN_BSP_1
CARBN_BSP_1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's North zone near C R Wing Cogen Plant and Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC. 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 CARBN_BSP_1.
- Grid location
- North zone
Map coordinate 32.2816, -101.4093.
- Nearest power plant
- C R Wing Cogen Plant
1.0 miles away · 212 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,903 price intervals · avg $37/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 zone.
Nearby power plants
C R Wing Cogen Plant212 MW · natural gas · Howard County1.0 miGunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC120 MW · wind · Howard County4.7 miBig Spring Wind Power Facility34.3 MW · wind · Howard County5.3 miElbow Creek Wind Project LLC121.9 MW · wind · Howard County9.8 miOcotillo Windpower58.8 MW · wind · Howard County11 mi
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$26.77$/MWh
Jul 21, 7:00 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
- North
- Location
- 32.282, -101.409
- Node id
- CARBN_BSP_1
Price statistics
167,903 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$37
Median
$27
99th pct
$202
Max spike
$1,406
Spikes > $1000
33
% negative
8.9%
Average price$37/MWh
$0more expensive than 89% of nodes$39+
Volatility$48/MWh
$0more volatile than 91% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours8.9%
0.0%more often negative than 75% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
CARBN_BSP_1 RT LMP26.77$/MWh