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CAISO$41.32ERCOT$32.31PJM$44.87MISO$36.07NYISO$31.21
ISO PROFILE / ERCOT

Electric Reliability Council of Texas

last reading just now
Day-ahead price
$34.72/MWh
DAY-AHEAD
REAL-TIME $32.31/MWh
-5.38 vs 24h ago
Renewables share
15.1%
-14.6% vs 24h ago
Carbon intensity
385gCO₂/kWh
+64 vs 24h ago
Demand · forecast
28.5GW
forecast 29.2 GW · imports -4.9%
CURRENT FUEL MIX
What's powering the grid right now
15%RENEWABLE
Wind13.4%
Nuclear16.3%
Natural Gas54.4%
Coal12.4%
Other Ren.1.7%
Other Fossil1.8%
A FUEL TYPE SPARKLINES · 24H
Solar0.0%
27%0%
+0.0% over 24h
Wind13.4%
14%2%
-0.8% over 24h
Hydro0.0%
0%0%
+0.0% over 24h
Nuclear16.3%
16%8%
+2.8% over 24h
Natural Gas54.4%
79%40%
-3.8% over 24h
Coal12.4%
13%8%
+1.5% over 24h
Other Ren.1.7%
2%1%
+0.1% over 24h
Other Fossil1.8%
2%1%
+0.2% over 24h
Imports0.0%
0%0%
+0.0% over 24h
B FUEL MIX OVER TIME · 24H
STACKED AREA · 100% NORMALIZED
ERCOT fuel mix, last 24h
% of generation
0%25%50%75%100%04:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
SolarWindHydroNuclearNatural GasCoalOther Ren.Other FossilImports
C PRICE & EMISSIONS
LMP · LOCATIONAL MARGINAL PRICE
Wholesale price, 24h
$/MWh
$22$34$46$58$7004:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
CARBON · gCO₂/kWh
Grid carbon intensity, 24h
lower is better
30134538843247504:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
DEMAND · ACTUAL VS FORECAST
Load, 24h
GW
233139475504:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
NET IMPORTS · % OF DEMAND
Imports vs exports, 24h
+ import / − export
-8%-6%-3%-1%+2%04:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
D HOURLY PRICE HEATMAP · LAST 7 DAYS
HEATMAP · 24H × 7D
When is power expensive in ERCOT?
$/MWh · cell = 1 hour
00
06
12
18
16 Sat
17 Sun
18 Mon
19 Tue
20 Wed
21 Thu
22 Fri
8.0 $/MWh
123.8 $/MWh
E HOURLY CARBON HEATMAP
HEATMAP · 24H × 7D
When is the ERCOT grid cleanest?
gCO₂/kWh · darker = dirtier
00
06
12
18
16 Sat
17 Sun
18 Mon
19 Tue
20 Wed
21 Thu
22 Fri
116.0 gCO₂
460.0 gCO₂