Settlement pointERCOT · West zonenode:HHOLLW3_WND1
HHOLLW3_WND1
HHOLLW3_WND1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's West zone near Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm and Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm. 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 HHOLLW3_WND1.
- Grid location
- West zone
Map coordinate 32.2701, -100.1775.
- Nearest power plant
- Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm
3.3 miles away · 232.5 MW · wind
- Price record
- 167,672 price intervals · avg $29/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 West zone.
Nearby power plants
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm232.5 MW · wind · Nolan County3.3 miBuffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm170.2 MW · wind · Nolan County4.7 miTurkey Track Wind Energy LLC169.5 MW · wind · Nolan County7.3 miBuffalo Gap Wind Farm120.6 MW · wind · Taylor County7.3 miHorse Hollow Wind Energy Center735.5 MW · wind · Taylor County8.0 mi
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$23.23$/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
- West
- Location
- 32.270, -100.177
- Node id
- HHOLLW3_WND1
Price statistics
167,672 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$29
Median
$24
99th pct
$159
Max spike
$1,388
Spikes > $1000
32
% negative
11.6%
Average price$29/MWh
$0more expensive than 19% of nodes$39+
Volatility$41/MWh
$0more volatile than 63% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours11.6%
0.0%more often negative than 86% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
HHOLLW3_WND1 RT LMP23.23$/MWh