Power grid status
A grid monitor for the eight North American grid operators: current conditions, demand, generation by fuel and real-time prices, each with the time it was captured and a link to the operator’s own file.
Live conditions — grid conditions by operator
ERCOT
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 85,961 MW
- As of
PJM
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 114,066 MW
- As of
MISO
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 99,243 MW
- As of
SPP
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 45,163 MW
- As of
CAISO
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 32,054 MW
- As of
NYISO
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 19,617 MW
- As of
ISO-NE
- Condition
- Normal
- Load
- 14,150 MW
- As of
IESO
- Condition
- Not available
- Load
- 18,931 MW
- As of
Load — power grid demand
The US total adds only operators whose reading is current, and each operator reports at its own time, so treat it as an approximate snapshot of power grid demand rather than a single-instant figure. Ontario (IESO) is excluded.
Fuel mix — generation across reporting operators
No fresh fuel mix readings to combine.
Combined from 0 operators with a fresh fuel mix (none). Operators name fuels differently, so categories are kept as each one publishes them.
Prices (LMP) — real-time prices by operator
| Operator | Avg | Min | Max | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERCOT | $25.95 | −$21.90 | $238.78 | 2026-09-12 22:30 UTCstale |
| PJM | $68.36 | −$458.28 | $1337.52 | 2026-09-12 21:00 UTCstale |
| MISO | $367.42 | −$317.82 | $893.52 | 2026-09-12 22:30 UTCstale |
| SPP | $63.86 | −$322.79 | $248.64 | 2026-09-12 22:35 UTCstale |
| CAISO | $43.94 | −$141.92 | $386.61 | 2026-09-12 22:30 UTCstale |
| NYISO | $56.30 | $51.03 | $60.79 | 2026-09-12 22:20 UTCstale |
| ISO-NE | $62.18 | $39.18 | $65.76 | 2026-09-12 22:26 UTCstale |
| IESO | $61.70 | $46.33 | $74.61 | 2026-09-12 21:00 UTCstale |
Real-time locational marginal prices in $/MWh across each operator’s pricing nodes for the latest interval captured. Operators clear real-time prices every five minutes.
Map — energy map
Three maps sit under every operator page: real-time prices by node, every US power plant by fuel, and the balancing authority boundaries that decide which operator runs the grid where you are.
Alerts & news — grid alerts
- ERCOTERCOT Launches Podcastissued 2026-09-09 05:00 UTC
- ERCOTPUCT Approves ERCOT's Batch Zero Process for Connecting Large Electricity Users While Protecting System Reliability for Texansissued 2026-06-18 05:00 UTC
- ERCOTERCOT Releases Preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast for Years 2026–2032 for PUCT Discussionissued 2026-04-15 05:00 UTC
- ERCOTERCOT and University of Texas Partner to Research Next-Generation Energy Technologiesissued 2026-03-26 05:00 UTC
- ERCOTERCOT Welcomes the City of Caldwell to the ERCOT Systemissued 2026-03-12 05:00 UTC
- PJMPost Contingency Local Load Relief Warning — DOM (cancelled)issued 2026-09-10 17:07 UTC
- PJMNon-Market Post Contingency Local Load Relief Warn — EKPCissued 2026-09-09 18:49 UTC
- PJMPost Contingency Local Load Relief Warning — FE-APissued 2026-09-02 16:08 UTC
- MISOLoad Pocket Advisory Declarationissued 2026-09-08 14:49 UTC
- MISOLoad Pocket Advisory Declarationissued 2026-09-06 15:08 UTC
- MISOUpdated: Capacity Advisory Declarationissued 2026-09-04 14:44 UTC
- MISOUpdated: Conservative Operations Declarationissued 2026-09-03 11:26 UTC
- MISOMaximum Generation Event Step 1 (EEA 1) Terminationissued 2026-09-02 20:44 UTC
- SPPResource Advisory for the West Balancing Authority Area (BAA)issued 2026-09-10 17:00 UTC
- SPPResource Advisory for the West Balancing Authority Area (BAA)issued 2026-09-10 00:30 UTC
- SPPResource Advisory for the West Balancing Authority Area (BAA)issued 2026-09-09 23:00 UTC
- SPPResource Advisory for the East Balancing Authority Area (BAA)issued 2026-09-07 22:00 UTC
- SPPResource Advisory for the East Balancing Authority Area (BAA)issued 2026-09-03 11:00 UTC
- NYISOStart of day system state is NORMALissued 2026-09-12 04:00 UTC
No alert feed could be read for ISO-NE, IESO, so this list says nothing about alerts there; see each operator’s own site.
FAQ — grid monitoring
What is power grid status?
Power grid status is the operating condition a grid operator reports — normal, a watch when supply is tight, or an emergency — together with current demand and supply. This page shows the latest power grid status each of eight operators reported, with the time it was captured.
How do I find the grid near me?
Find your state on the balancing authority map linked below, then open the operator that runs the grid near me — for example ERCOT for most of Texas or PJM for much of the Mid-Atlantic. Your local utility, not the grid operator, handles outages at a street address.
What is a grid monitor?
A grid monitor gathers the operating data each operator publishes — load, fuel mix, prices and notices — into one view. This grid monitoring page is built only from those public files; none of the data is exclusive, and each operator’s own dashboard stays authoritative.
What do grid conditions like watch and emergency mean?
Grid conditions describe how much spare supply an operator has. A watch or advisory means reserves are thinner than the operator likes; an emergency means it is taking extraordinary steps, up to asking utilities to shed load. Normal means neither.
Is there an energy map of the US power grid?
The Map section links to a nodal price map, a US power plant map and a balancing authority map. Together they form an energy map of who runs which part of the power grid and what it costs right now.
Which grid operators does this power grid page cover?
ERCOT (Texas), PJM (Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley), MISO (Midwest and Mid-South), SPP (central US), CAISO (California), NYISO (New York), ISO-NE (New England) and IESO (Ontario, Canada).