Settlement pointERCOT · North zonenode:STEA_STEAM_1
STEA_STEAM_1
STEA_STEAM_1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's North zone near Powerlane Plant and Sterling Solar (TX). 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 STEA_STEAM_1.
- Grid location
- North zone
Map coordinate 33.1712, -96.1268.
- Nearest power plant
- Powerlane Plant
0.1 miles away · 106.6 MW · petroleum
- Price record
- 167,670 price intervals · avg $33/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
$24.17$/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 pointhigh volatility
- Zone
- North
- Location
- 33.171, -96.127
- Node id
- STEA_STEAM_1
Price statistics
167,670 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$33
Median
$25
99th pct
$155
Max spike
$3,527
Spikes > $1000
64
% negative
2.1%
Average price$33/MWh
$0more expensive than 67% of nodes$39+
Volatility$42/MWh
$0more volatile than 69% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours2.1%
0.0%more often negative than 28% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
STEA_STEAM_1 RT LMP24.17$/MWh