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 electricity price stood at 52.26 USD / MWh in August 2025, compared to 42.97 in July 2025. This marks a gain of 21.62 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series displayed in the plot, there are 193 observations. The time period covered by the series extends from December 2010 to December 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the price reached its lowest level of 16.41 USD / MWh in February 2024; it hit a peak of 1,799.81 in February 2021; it had an average value of 53.62.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | 40.3941 |
| 2026-11-30 | 42.06249 |
| 2026-12-31 | 63.63916 |
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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 |