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Grid Poet — 17 May 2026, 21:00
Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate evening generation as low wind and no solar drive heavy net imports.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 21:00 on a May evening, solar generation is absent and onshore wind contributes a modest 4.2 GW in light winds. Thermal generation dominates: brown coal leads at 8.2 GW, followed by natural gas at 6.2 GW, hard coal at 4.1 GW, and biomass at 4.5 GW. Domestic generation totals 29.3 GW against 48.0 GW consumption, requiring approximately 18.7 GW of net imports. The day-ahead price of 156.7 EUR/MWh reflects this tight domestic supply-demand balance and heavy reliance on dispatchable thermal and imported power under overcast, low-wind conditions.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless shroud the furnaces breathe deep, their amber glow the only warmth where turbines barely creep. Coal and gas conspire to hold the darkened grid upright, while distant cables hum with borrowed light.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 14%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 28%
37%
Renewable share
5.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.3 GW
Total generation
-18.7 GW
Net import
156.7 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.1°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
95.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
439
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.2 GW occupies the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting dense white steam plumes, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 6.2 GW fills the centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer, illuminated by warm security lighting; hard coal 4.1 GW appears centre-right as a dark brick coal-fired station with a single large chimney and conveyor belts visible in floodlight; biomass 4.5 GW stands to the right as a cluster of squat industrial buildings with rounded digesters and small stacks with faint exhaust, lit by yellow facility lights; wind onshore 4.2 GW appears in the far right background as a sparse row of three-blade turbines on a ridge, red aviation warning lights blinking on their nacelles, blades turning slowly; wind offshore 0.8 GW is barely suggested as tiny blinking lights on the far horizon; hydro 1.2 GW is hinted at by a small illuminated dam structure in the distant right valley. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no sky glow, 95% cloud cover obscuring all stars, the atmosphere heavy and oppressive reflecting the high electricity price. The season is mid-May with fresh green foliage on deciduous trees in the foreground, barely visible in the spill of industrial light. A web of high-voltage transmission lines on lattice pylons crosses the entire scene, their wires catching faint reflections from below. The mood is industrial, solemn, and weighty. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark palette with amber and ochre highlights, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro — but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 17 May 2026, 21:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-17T19:20 UTC · Download image