Settlement pointERCOT · SouthCentral zonenode:UTOPIA_RN
UTOPIA_RN
UTOPIA_RN is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's SouthCentral zone near Bandera Electric Coop PV and AP Sunray LLC. 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 UTOPIA_RN.
- Grid location
- SouthCentral zone
Map coordinate 29.6462, -99.5236.
- Nearest power plant
- Bandera Electric Coop PV
15 miles away · 1.5 MW · solar
- Price record
- 74,479 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 South Central zone.
Nearby power plants
Price behavior
Real-time price history, price shape, and fleet-relative statistics.
Latest real-time LMP
$22.93$/MWh
Jul 21, 6:00 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
- 29.646, -99.524
- Node id
- UTOPIA_RN
Price statistics
74,479 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$31
Median
$25
99th pct
$179
Max spike
$2,000
Spikes > $1000
39
% negative
3.4%
Average price$31/MWh
$0more expensive than 48% of nodes$39+
Volatility$48/MWh
$0more volatile than 90% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours3.4%
0.0%more often negative than 53% of nodes16.9%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
UTOPIA_RN RT LMP22.93$/MWh