Settlement pointERCOT · SouthCentral zonenode:LOS_LOSTPST1
LOS_LOSTPST1
LOS_LOSTPST1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's SouthCentral zone near Lost Pines 1 Power Project and Sim Gideon. 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 LOS_LOSTPST1.
- Grid location
- SouthCentral zone
Map coordinate 30.1485, -97.2718.
- Nearest power plant
- Lost Pines 1 Power Project
0.1 miles away · 510 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,670 price intervals · avg $34/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 South Central zone.
Nearby power plants
Lost Pines 1 Power Project510 MW · natural gas · Bastrop County0.1 miSim Gideon607 MW · natural gas · Bastrop County0.2 miWebberville Solar Project30 MW · solar · Travis County15 miBastrop Energy Center575 MW · natural gas · Bastrop County17 miWinchester Power Park176 MW · natural gas · Fayette County19 mi
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$21.37$/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
- SouthCentral
- Location
- 30.148, -97.272
- Node id
- LOS_LOSTPST1
Price statistics
167,670 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$34
Median
$26
99th pct
$150
Max spike
$1,381
Spikes > $1000
14
% negative
1.8%
Average price$34/MWh
$0more expensive than 77% of nodes$39+
Volatility$36/MWh
$0more volatile than 38% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours1.8%
0.0%more often negative than 15% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
LOS_LOSTPST1 RT LMP21.37$/MWh