Settlement pointERCOT · NorthCentral zonenode:LZ_NORTH
LZ_NORTH
LZ_NORTH is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's NorthCentral zone near WAL3406 and OTHERBenEKDallas. 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 LZ_NORTH.
- Grid location
- NorthCentral zone
Map coordinate 32.9147, -96.8270.
- Nearest power plant
- WAL3406
3.1 miles away · 1.2 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,670 price intervals · avg $32/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
WAL34061.2 MW · natural gas · Dallas County3.1 miOTHERBenEKDallas1.6 MW · natural gas · Dallas County6.8 miVerizon Hidden Ridge Solar Project2.7 MW · solar · Dallas County7.8 miState Farm Insur Support Center Central10.8 MW · petroleum · Dallas County9.4 miHEB007901.2 MW · natural gas · Collin County9.9 mi
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$23.85$/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
- 32.915, -96.827
- Node id
- LZ_NORTH
Price statistics
167,670 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$32
Median
$25
99th pct
$153
Max spike
$1,505
Spikes > $1000
43
% negative
2.4%
Average price$32/MWh
$0more expensive than 56% of nodes$39+
Volatility$39/MWh
$0more volatile than 46% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours2.4%
0.0%more often negative than 37% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
LZ_NORTH RT LMP23.85$/MWh