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Grid Poet — 11 May 2026, 00:00
Wind and brown coal lead overnight generation, but a 10.5 GW import need drives prices above 118 EUR/MWh.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At midnight on 11 May 2026, German consumption stands at 42.1 GW against domestic generation of 31.6 GW, requiring approximately 10.5 GW of net imports. Onshore wind provides the largest single source at 9.6 GW, while brown coal contributes 7.1 GW and natural gas 4.9 GW, together forming a substantial thermal base. The renewable share reaches 50.5%, driven almost entirely by wind and biomass given the absence of solar at this hour. The day-ahead price of 118.8 EUR/MWh is elevated, consistent with the significant import dependency and the need for dispatchable thermal generation to cover the residual load of 10.6 GW.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault of iron cloud, turbines turn their silent hymns while coal fires burn deep in the belly of the land, feeding a nation that draws more than it can give. The midnight grid stretches its arms across borders, pulling borrowed light from distant shores.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 31%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 23%
50%
Renewable share
10.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
31.6 GW
Total generation
-10.6 GW
Net import
118.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.6°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
99.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
346
gCO₂/kWh
Records
#1 Dead Calm
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.1 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into blackness; onshore wind 9.6 GW spans the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles; natural gas 4.9 GW occupies the centre-left as compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer; hard coal 3.6 GW appears centre-right as a traditional coal plant with rectangular boiler houses and a pair of striped chimneys; biomass 4.3 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with a domed anaerobic digester and wood-chip conveyor belt lit by sodium floodlights; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small concrete dam and penstock structure near a dark river in the far background; offshore wind 0.7 GW is barely visible as a few distant turbines on the far horizon line. TIME: midnight — completely dark sky, deep navy-black, absolutely no twilight or sky glow, a 99% overcast ceiling erasing all stars, heavy oppressive cloud layer pressing down. The only illumination comes from sodium-orange streetlights, amber industrial floodlights on the power plants, and the red blinking nacelle lights of the turbines. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and leafy trees — is barely perceptible in the sodium glow, temperature mild at 12.6°C with a moderate breeze animating the turbine blades and bending steam plumes slightly. The atmosphere is heavy, dense, and oppressive, reflecting high electricity prices. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep indigo, burnt sienna, and amber; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layered fog and industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and exhaust stack; the scene feels like a grand industrial nocturne worthy of a museum wall. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 11 May 2026, 00:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-10T22:20 UTC · Download image