Settlement pointERCOT · NorthCentral zonenode:LACASAWD_RN
LACASAWD_RN
LACASAWD_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's NorthCentral zone near R W Miller and Silver Star I Wind Power Project. 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 LACASAWD_RN.
- Grid location
- NorthCentral zone
Map coordinate 32.6356, -98.6776.
- Nearest power plant
- R W Miller
21 miles away · 587 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,692 price intervals · avg $28/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
$23.34$/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 pointhigh volatility
- Zone
- NorthCentral
- Location
- 32.636, -98.678
- Node id
- LACASAWD_RN
Price statistics
167,692 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$28
Median
$24
99th pct
$160
Max spike
$1,873
Spikes > $1000
81
% negative
9.8%
Average price$28/MWh
$0more expensive than 15% of nodes$39+
Volatility$51/MWh
$0more volatile than 93% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours9.8%
0.0%more often negative than 78% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
LACASAWD_RN RT LMP23.34$/MWh