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Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (CAISO SP15 zone) - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In the CAISO SP15 zone, the average wholesale electricity price stood at 32.89 USD / MWh in September 2025, compared to 38.71 in August 2025. This marks a reduction of 15.03 percent.

Sample. There are 204 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 2010 to December 2026.

History. Take a look at some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the price was equal on average to 43.71 USD / MWh; it hit a trough of -0.08 in April 2024; it reached its maximum of 257.11 in December 2022.

Latest values

Date Value - USD / MWh
2026-10-31 37.30565
2026-11-30 40.92957
2026-12-31 45.12036

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Wholesale electricity price
Country or region US - CAISO SP15 zone
Economic concept Price
Data type Nominal price
Seasonally adjusted No
Frequency Monthly
Unit USD / MWh
Source U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Source type Government Agency
Data licence Public domain
Measure type Level

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Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (ERCOT North hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly 193 2010-12-31 2026-12-31
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Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (NYISO Hudson Valley zone) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (PJM Western hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (Midcontinent ISO Illinois hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (SPP ISO South hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly 154 2014-03-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (SERC index Into Southern) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (FRCC index Florida Reliability) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (Northwest index Mid-Columbia) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31
Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (Southwest index Palo Verde) - EIA STEO - Monthly 204 2010-01-31 2026-12-31