Settlement pointERCOT · North zonenode:WCPP_CT1
WCPP_CT1
WCPP_CT1 is an ERCOT settlement point in ERCOT's North zone near Wise County Power LLC and Jack County. 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 WCPP_CT1.
- Grid location
- North zone
Map coordinate 33.0588, -97.9107.
- Nearest power plant
- Wise County Power LLC
0.1 miles away · 735 MW · natural gas
- Price record
- 167,944 price intervals · avg $28/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
$29.43$/MWh
Jul 21, 8:00 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
- 33.059, -97.911
- Node id
- WCPP_CT1
Price statistics
167,944 intervalsAvg $/MWh
$28
Median
$23
99th pct
$144
Max spike
$1,540
Spikes > $1000
49
% negative
7.8%
Average price$28/MWh
$0more expensive than 16% of nodes$39+
Volatility$40/MWh
$0more volatile than 53% of nodes$58+
Negative-price hours7.8%
0.0%more often negative than 67% of nodes16.8%+
Average price by hourlocal time · trailing 90 days
0:006:0012:0018:0024:00
Recent pricehourly average · last 14 days
WCPP_CT1 RT LMP29.43$/MWh