Settlement pointERCOT · NorthCentral zonenode:PANDA_T2_CT1
PANDA_T2_CT1
PANDA_T2_CT1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's NorthCentral zone near Temple Power Station and HEB00182. 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_T2_CT1.
- Grid location
- NorthCentral zone
Map coordinate 31.0565, -97.3176.
- Nearest power plant
- Temple Power Station
0.1 miles away · 1,580 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,670 price intervals · avg $30/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
$22.38$/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
- 31.056, -97.318
- Node id
- PANDA_T2_CT1
Price statistics
167,670 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$30
Median
$24
99th pct
$147
Max spike
$1,387
Spikes > $1000
14
% negative
5.3%
Average price$30/MWh
$0more expensive than 29% of nodes$39+
Volatility$35/MWh
$0more volatile than 37% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours5.3%
0.0%more often negative than 63% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
PANDA_T2_CT1 RT LMP22.38$/MWh