Settlement pointERCOT · NorthCentral zonenode:DSWL_BES1
DSWL_BES1
DSWL_BES1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's NorthCentral zone near Ellis Solar LLC and Midlothian Energy Facility. 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 DSWL_BES1.
- Grid location
- NorthCentral zone
Map coordinate 32.4540, -97.0740.
- Nearest power plant
- Ellis Solar LLC
1.5 miles away · 80 MW · solar
- Price record
- 167,866 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
$39.26$/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 pointmoderate volatility
- Zone
- NorthCentral
- Location
- 32.454, -97.074
- Node id
- DSWL_BES1
Price statistics
167,866 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$31
Median
$25
99th pct
$145
Max spike
$1,583
Spikes > $1000
50
% negative
2.3%
Average price$31/MWh
$0more expensive than 51% of nodes$39+
Volatility$38/MWh
$0more volatile than 43% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours2.3%
0.0%more often negative than 33% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
DSWL_BES1 RT LMP39.26$/MWh