Settlement pointERCOT · FarWest zonenode:HEADCAMP_RN
HEADCAMP_RN
HEADCAMP_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's FarWest zone near WAL897 and St. Gall Energy Storage I. 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 HEADCAMP_RN.
- Grid location
- FarWest zone
Map coordinate 30.9175, -102.8534.
- Nearest power plant
- WAL897
3.5 miles away · 1.3 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,793 price intervals · avg $39/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 Far West zone.
Nearby power plants
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$29.35$/MWh
Jul 21, 6:00 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
- FarWest
- Location
- 30.918, -102.853
- Node id
- HEADCAMP_RN
Price statistics
167,793 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$39
Median
$29
99th pct
$179
Max spike
$1,387
Spikes > $1000
32
% negative
9.2%
Average price$39/MWh
$0more expensive than 92% of nodes$39+
Volatility$46/MWh
$0more volatile than 82% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours9.2%
0.0%more often negative than 77% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
HEADCAMP_RN RT LMP29.35$/MWh