Settlement pointERCOT · North zonenode:CARTWHL_RN
CARTWHL_RN
CARTWHL_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's North zone near Hopkins Energy LLC and Stampede Solar Hybrid. 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 CARTWHL_RN.
- Grid location
- North zone
Map coordinate 33.0844, -95.6173.
- Nearest power plant
- Hopkins Energy LLC
13 miles away · 250 MW · solar
- Price record
- 167,959 price intervals · avg $32/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
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$28.80$/MWh
Jul 21, 8:00 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
- North
- Location
- 33.084, -95.617
- Node id
- CARTWHL_RN
Price statistics
167,959 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$32
Median
$25
99th pct
$148
Max spike
$1,644
Spikes > $1000
61
% negative
2.2%
Average price$32/MWh
$0more expensive than 62% of nodes$39+
Volatility$40/MWh
$0more volatile than 50% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours2.2%
0.0%more often negative than 30% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
CARTWHL_RN RT LMP28.80$/MWh