What is the fee on Kalshi for this market?

At the current typical price of 10¢, about 1¢ per contract (7% × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity). On a $50 trade that is about $3.13.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 11% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 10%. The gap is the fee.

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Texas ERCOT peak electricity demand on Kalshi

If the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 is above 60,000 MW, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settles on: Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Market says (typical open contract)

10%

Median YES price across 19 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 09:57 UTC.

Real-world odds

—

No independent base rate yet. Until we connect one (sportsbook consensus, forecasts, the score), the market's own price is the best public forecast, and the fee sits on top of it.

Luck needed meter

21% 😈

Mostly decided, says the market. You are paying a fee to collect a few cents the market already agrees on.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
10¢ (now)	0.6¢	$3.15	10.6%
30¢	1.5¢	$2.45	31.5%
50¢	1.8¢	$1.75	51.7%
70¢	1.5¢	$1.05	71.5%
90¢	0.6¢	$0.35	90.6%

Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. Break-even assumes you hold to settlement; trading out early pays the fee twice.

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Open contracts right now

Open contracts in this series with price, implied probability, volume and close time
Contract	YES price	Implied	Fee at this price	Real-world odds	Luck needed	Closes
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 60,000 MW? · Above 60,000 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 59,500 MW? · Above 59,500 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 59,000 MW? · Above 59,000 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 58,500 MW? · Above 58,500 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 58,000 MW? · Above 58,000 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 57,500 MW? · Above 57,500 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 57,000 MW? · Above 57,000 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 56,500 MW? · Above 56,500 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 56,000 MW? · Above 56,000 MW	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 55,500 MW? · Above 55,500 MW	10¢	10%	0.7¢	—	21%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 55,000 MW? · Above 55,000 MW	16¢	16%	0.9¢	—	31%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 54,500 MW? · Above 54,500 MW	36¢	36%	1.6¢	—	71%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 54,000 MW? · Above 54,000 MW	64¢	64%	1.6¢	—	71%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 53,500 MW? · Above 53,500 MW	85¢	85%	0.9¢	—	30%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 53,000 MW? · Above 53,000 MW	90¢	90%	0.6¢	—	20%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 52,500 MW? · Above 52,500 MW	98¢	98%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 52,000 MW? · Above 52,000 MW	98¢	98%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 51,500 MW? · Above 51,500 MW	98¢	98%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC
Will the highest hourly total system load reported for the ERCOT grid on November 10, 2026 be above 51,000 MW? · Above 51,000 MW	98¢	98%	0.1¢	—	4%	Nov 11, 05:55 UTC

Who actually wins this market

Whoever posts the resting orders and collects the spread without paying a fee.
The venue, on every fee.
Not, on average, the person clicking buy because the chart is going their way. That was us.

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