Settlement pointERCOT · SouthCentral zonenode:SANDHSYD_5AC
SANDHSYD_5AC
SANDHSYD_5AC is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's SouthCentral zone near Sand Hill and Austin TX GigaFactory. 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 SANDHSYD_5AC.
- Grid location
- SouthCentral zone
Map coordinate 30.2105, -97.6133.
- Nearest power plant
- Sand Hill
0.1 miles away · 595.8 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,652 price intervals · avg $35/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
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$18.00$/MWh
Jul 21, 4:00 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 pointhigh volatility
- Zone
- SouthCentral
- Location
- 30.210, -97.613
- Node id
- SANDHSYD_5AC
Price statistics
167,652 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$35
Median
$26
99th pct
$178
Max spike
$1,681
Spikes > $1000
32
% negative
1.9%
Average price$35/MWh
$0more expensive than 85% of nodes$39+
Volatility$45/MWh
$0more volatile than 78% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours1.9%
0.0%more often negative than 20% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
SANDHSYD_5AC RT LMP18.00$/MWh