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Grid Poet — 20 April 2026, 20:00
Wind leads at 24.5 GW but post-sunset demand of 62.9 GW forces heavy thermal dispatch and 15.2 GW net imports.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 20:00 on a cool April evening, Germany draws 62.9 GW against 47.7 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 15.2 GW of net imports. Wind remains the dominant source at 24.5 GW combined (onshore 18.5 GW, offshore 6.0 GW), while solar has effectively dropped to zero after sunset. Thermal generation is substantial: brown coal at 6.8 GW, natural gas at 6.1 GW, and hard coal at 4.0 GW collectively provide 16.9 GW to cover part of the residual load. The day-ahead price of 127.2 EUR/MWh reflects tight supply conditions with significant import dependence during the evening demand peak, a routine pattern when solar output ceases and wind alone cannot bridge the gap.
Grid poem Claude AI
The turbines churn through a starless overcast night, their blades carving arcs above smoldering coal fires that refuse to sleep. Germany reaches across its borders with outstretched copper hands, drawing 15 gigawatts from distant foreign lands.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 39%
Wind offshore 13%
Solar 0%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 14%
65%
Renewable share
24.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.1 GW
Solar
47.7 GW
Total generation
-15.2 GW
Net import
127.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
6.1°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
92.0% / 4.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
243
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 18.5 GW dominates the right half and background as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling hills into the distance, their rotors turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 6.0 GW appears as a cluster of larger turbines on the far-right horizon above a dark river; brown coal 6.8 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium lamps; natural gas 6.1 GW sits centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer; hard coal 4.0 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal plant with a single rectangular boiler house and a tall chimney with red aviation lights; biomass 4.4 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with cylindrical wood-pellet silos and a modest smokestack; hydro 1.7 GW appears as a concrete dam structure in a valley in the middle distance with spillway lights reflecting on dark water; solar 0.1 GW is absent — no panels visible. Night scene at 20:00 in April: sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, heavy 92% cloud cover blocks all stars, no twilight remains. Temperature 6.1°C: early spring vegetation, bare branches on some trees, fresh green buds on others, damp cool atmosphere. The industrial facilities glow orange-yellow under sodium streetlights and security floodlights; cooling tower steam is dramatically lit from below, billowing upward into the oppressive dark overcast. The atmosphere is heavy and brooding, reflecting the high 127.2 EUR/MWh price — a dense, weighty sky pressing down on the landscape. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich crossed with industrial realism, rich saturated colour palette of deep blues, warm industrial oranges, grey-white steam, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth with aerial perspective, meticulous engineering accuracy on all turbine nacelles, cooling tower geometry, CCGT stacks. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 20 April 2026, 20:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-04-20T18:20 UTC · Download image