Your Hub Price Looks Great.
Your Nodal Price Tells the Real Story.
Negative pricing events are up 533% since 2019. While your investor deck shows hub prices, your actual revenue bleeds through nodal congestion. SlideStrike shows you the spread—and what to do about it.
The Trend That Should Worry You
Negative pricing hours in high-renewable zones are growing exponentially as transmission buildout lags solar and wind additions.
Negative Pricing Hours by Year (ERCOT West)
The Spread That Kills Returns
Your PPA references hub prices. Your revenue comes from nodal prices. The spread is your invisible loss.
Node vs Hub Price Spread ($/MWh)
Know Your Exposure—By Node
Not all nodes are created equal. Some of your assets are in congestion hotspots that will only get worse.
Congestion Risk by Node
| Node | Risk | Neg Hrs % | $/yr Impact | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERCOT West | high | 13% | $-8.2M | ^ |
| CAISO SP15 | high | 11% | $-5.4M | ^ |
| MISO South | medium | 6% | $-2.1M | - |
| PJM West | low | 2% | $-0.8M | v |
| SPP North | medium | 7% | $-3.2M | ^ |
Questions from CEOs
About nodal pricing management
QHow does SlideStrike track nodal pricing exposure?
We pull real-time LMP data from ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, PJM, and SPP. For each of your assets, we calculate the node-to-hub spread, identify negative pricing hours, and quantify the revenue impact. The dashboard shows which assets are most exposed to congestion risk.
QCan it predict when negative pricing will occur?
Yes. We combine weather forecasts, renewable generation predictions, and historical patterns to forecast high-risk hours. You get alerts 24-48 hours ahead of likely curtailment events, giving you time to optimize dispatch or arrange storage cycling.
QHow do we present congestion losses to investors?
SlideStrike generates investor-ready slides that show congestion impact alongside mitigation strategies. We frame the narrative around what you are doing about it—storage additions, PPA renegotiations, curtailment management—not just the losses.
See Every Node. Quantify Every Loss.
Real-time congestion monitoring with predictive alerts