Settlement pointERCOT · North zonenode:PANDA_S_CT1
PANDA_S_CT1
PANDA_S_CT1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's North zone near Rayburn Energy Station LLC and West Moore Solar 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 PANDA_S_CT1.
- Grid location
- North zone
Map coordinate 33.5830, -96.6183.
- Nearest power plant
- Rayburn Energy Station LLC
0.1 miles away · 685 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,670 price intervals · avg $31/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 zone.
Nearby power plants
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$24.04$/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
- North
- Location
- 33.583, -96.618
- Node id
- PANDA_S_CT1
Price statistics
167,670 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$31
Median
$24
99th pct
$150
Max spike
$1,621
Spikes > $1000
60
% negative
3.4%
Average price$31/MWh
$0more expensive than 40% of nodes$39+
Volatility$41/MWh
$0more volatile than 60% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours3.4%
0.0%more often negative than 53% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
PANDA_S_CT1 RT LMP24.04$/MWh