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Grid Poet — 18 May 2026, 03:00
Brown coal, gas, and hard coal anchor overnight supply while 8.4 GW of wind and net imports bridge a 40.9 GW demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 03:00 on a cool May night, German consumption sits at 40.9 GW against 32.5 GW of domestic generation, indicating a net import of approximately 8.4 GW. Brown coal leads the thermal fleet at 8.5 GW, supplemented by 6.0 GW of natural gas and 4.0 GW of hard coal, together providing 56.9% of generation. Wind contributes a combined 8.4 GW onshore and offshore, while biomass adds a steady 4.1 GW — together yielding a 42.9% renewable share, respectable for a windless spring night. The day-ahead price of 126.4 EUR/MWh is elevated, reflecting tight supply-demand conditions with significant reliance on imports and marginal thermal units setting the price.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault of iron cloud, the coal furnaces breathe their ancient breath while turbines turn in fields no eye can see. Germany drinks deeply from the dark, and the wires hum with the borrowed current of distant fires.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 26%
43%
Renewable share
8.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.5 GW
Total generation
-8.3 GW
Net import
126.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.3°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
99.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
399
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.5 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 6.0 GW occupies the centre-left as three compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks trailing thin heat shimmer, their turbine halls glowing faintly through high windows; hard coal 4.0 GW appears centre-right as a blocky power station with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack, floodlit in harsh white light; wind onshore 7.7 GW spans the right third as a long row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly in moderate breeze; wind offshore 0.7 GW is suggested by a distant cluster of tiny red lights on the far-right horizon; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a medium-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a modest smokestack, warmly lit, nestled between the coal plant and the wind turbines; hydro 1.4 GW is a concrete dam structure in the far background with spillway illuminated by floodlights. The sky is completely dark, deep black-navy, 99% overcast with no stars visible, heavy low clouds faintly reflecting the industrial glow in sickly orange. The atmosphere is dense and oppressive, conveying the high electricity price — a thick haze hangs over the scene. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees — is barely visible in pools of artificial light. Temperature is cool at 8°C, suggested by a faint mist rising from the ground. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between industrial light and surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth receding into murky distance, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 18 May 2026, 03:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-18T01:20 UTC · Download image