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Set up a condition alert

Choose a target and threshold, check recent history and send the notification where you need it.

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Updated Oct 25, 2026
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Use a condition alert for a specific question, such as whether Houston Hub’s real-time price stays above $100/MWh for ten minutes. Save & notify is the quicker option when you want to follow findings or queue changes.

On this page3 sections
  1. Choose what to watch
  2. Check how it would behave
  3. Connect delivery and check the first event

Choose what to watch

Start from the target

Open an item’s Alerts tab and choose Custom condition, or use Create alert on its map card. Describe the location, signal, threshold and duration to the agent, then review the proposed alert. Choose Configure by hand or Configure with wizard if you prefer to enter the condition yourself.

Match the condition to your question

Choose a fixed threshold, a percentage change, a moving average or a normal-range comparison from the options offered. Check the units and lookback. For a spread, the value is the first price location minus the second.

Check how it would behave

Review the evidence

Read the current value and source time. Use Replay history to inspect past crossings. Add a combined condition when both signals matter, such as a high price while reserve headroom is low.

Avoid brief crossings

Set Confirm after when a condition needs to persist before you hear about it. Choose the recovery settings for when it returns to normal. Read the proposed alert’s summary before creating it.

Connect delivery and check the first event

Choose where it arrives

Open Settings → Notifications to add or verify a destination. Connect email, US SMS or an available Slack or Teams channel, complete the setup shown, then select the destination on the alert. Ask your organization administrator to connect a team channel if needed.

Create and follow the alert

Choose Create alert. Open it from Watchlist → Alerts to check its last reading, event history and delivery result. Open an event to read the source and value that triggered it; use Pause when you want to stop receiving updates temporarily.

Recorded West Hub price alert email showing the threshold, observed price, source interval and link back to the product.
An alert’s evidence identifies the value, units and interval behind the notification. This email is a recorded example.

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