Settlement pointERCOT · NorthCentral zonenode:FREC_1_CCU
FREC_1_CCU
FREC_1_CCU is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's NorthCentral zone near Freestone Energy Center and Fence Post Solar Hybrid Project, 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 FREC_1_CCU.
- Grid location
- NorthCentral zone
Map coordinate 31.8913, -96.1135.
- Nearest power plant
- Freestone Energy Center
0.1 miles away · 1,032 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,669 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
Freestone Energy Center1,032 MW · natural gas · Freestone County0.0 miFence Post Solar Hybrid Project, LLC306 MW · solar · Navarro County14 miTrinidad (TX)239 MW · natural gas · Henderson County16 miPisgah Ridge Solar, LLC250 MW · solar · Navarro County21 miWAL5651.2 MW · natural gas · Navarro County22 mi
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$23.68$/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
- NorthCentral
- Location
- 31.891, -96.114
- Node id
- FREC_1_CCU
Price statistics
167,669 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$31
Median
$25
99th pct
$139
Max spike
$1,420
Spikes > $1000
23
% negative
2.3%
Average price$31/MWh
$0more expensive than 45% of nodes$39+
Volatility$35/MWh
$0more volatile than 37% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours2.3%
0.0%more often negative than 34% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
FREC_1_CCU RT LMP23.68$/MWh