PJM LMP map: real-time electricity prices

Compare the latest published prices at PJM pricing nodes, in $/MWh. Review the highest-priced locations below, then open the price map to compare locations across the grid.

A live PJM price map with pricing nodes colored by locational marginal price

See it on the live PJM map, updating as the market publishes.

Explore PJM prices on the map

About this view

Read PJM real-time LMPs

The table ranks reporting locations by their latest published 5-minute real-time LMPs, from highest to lowest. Locational marginal price is the marginal cost of serving another MWh at a location; the table and map retain the operator identifiers.

Compare price differences across the grid

Select a pricing location on the map, compare nearby prices, and investigate published demand, generation and constraint data. A price difference is a starting point for that investigation; the price alone does not identify its cause.

Questions

Is this the day-ahead or real-time price?

Real-time. This View shows PJM's 5-minute unverified real-time LMP, not the day-ahead market clearing price.

What does the pricing node ID mean?

PJM prices individual pricing nodes across its 13-state-plus-DC footprint — generation, load, aggregate, and hub points. This table lists live-priced nodes exactly as PJM publishes them.

Does a high price mean congestion?

Not on its own. A high price can reflect system-wide scarcity, local congestion, or both. Compare nearby pricing nodes and check demand, generation, and outage context before concluding congestion specifically drove one node's price.

Will the map open with these layers?

Yes. It carries the same layers, filters, viewport, and timeline state shown on this page into the live PJM workspace.

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