Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (ERCOT North hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electrictiy prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the ERCOT North hub, the average wholesale price of electricity stood at 29.88 USD / MWh in January 2026, compared to 35.88 in December 2025. This marks a decrease of 16.72 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 205 observations in total. The series covers the span of time stretching from December 2010 to December 2027.
History. Check out a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the price had a mean of 53.04 USD / MWh; it recorded a bottom of 16.41 in February 2024; it reached its maximum of 1,799.81 in February 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 35.98086 |
| 2027-11-30 | 36.56679 |
| 2027-12-31 | 41.07111 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - ERCOT North hub |
| 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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