Settlement pointERCOT · Southern zonenode:MONTECR1_RN
MONTECR1_RN
MONTECR1_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's Southern zone near Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC and Hidalgo Wind Farm II. 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 MONTECR1_RN.
- Grid location
- Southern zone
Map coordinate 26.4487, -98.3175.
- Nearest power plant
- Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC
5.9 miles away · 250 MW · wind
- Price record
- 167,592 price intervals · avg $25/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 Southern zone.
Nearby power plants
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$21.99$/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 pointlow volatility
- Zone
- Southern
- Location
- 26.449, -98.318
- Node id
- MONTECR1_RN
Price statistics
167,592 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$25
Median
$23
99th pct
$104
Max spike
$1,381
Spikes > $1000
5
% negative
10.0%
Average price$25/MWh
$0more expensive than 5% of nodes$39+
Volatility$29/MWh
$0more volatile than 11% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours10.0%
0.0%more often negative than 79% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
MONTECR1_RN RT LMP21.99$/MWh