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Grid Poet — 23 May 2026, 21:00
Gas, brown coal, and biomass lead a 22.9 GW domestic mix while 22.9 GW of net imports fill the evening gap.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 21:00 on a warm late-May evening, domestic generation totals 22.9 GW against consumption of 45.8 GW, requiring approximately 22.9 GW of net imports. Solar output is zero post-sunset, and onshore wind delivers only 3.0 GW despite mild conditions, leaving thermal plants to carry the dispatchable base: brown coal at 4.7 GW, natural gas at 5.4 GW, and hard coal at 3.1 GW, with biomass contributing a steady 4.5 GW. The day-ahead price of 171.1 EUR/MWh reflects the tight domestic supply-demand balance and the heavy reliance on imports and thermal generation during this low-wind, post-solar evening period. The 42.2% renewable share is sustained primarily by biomass and hydro rather than variable renewables.
Grid poem Claude AI
The sun has fled and left the land to coal's smoldering breath, while distant turbines whisper faintly across a grid stretched taut as a wire over the darkening Thuringian hills. Half the nation's hunger feeds from foreign veins tonight, and furnaces glow amber beneath a sky that offers nothing.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 13%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 20%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 24%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 20%
42%
Renewable share
3.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
22.9 GW
Total generation
-22.9 GW
Net import
171.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.1°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 18.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
386
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Natural gas 5.4 GW occupies the centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer into the night air; brown coal 4.7 GW fills the left background as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; biomass 4.5 GW appears centre-right as a wood-chip-fed industrial plant with a modest stack and warm interior glow from furnace halls; wind onshore 3.0 GW is represented by a sparse row of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, their aviation warning lights blinking red in the darkness, rotors turning slowly; hard coal 3.1 GW sits in the right-middle ground as a traditional coal plant with twin chimneys and conveyor belts, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small dam structure in the far right with white water cascading over the spillway catching reflected light; wind offshore 0.7 GW is suggested by a faint cluster of tiny red lights on the far horizon line. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with no twilight or sky glow, a few bright stars visible overhead. The scene is set in a warm late-spring German lowland landscape with lush green deciduous trees in full leaf visible in the foreground under artificial light, tall grasses slightly stirring in gentle wind. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, reflecting the high electricity price — a subtle haze hangs low, trapping the industrial light into an amber dome over the facilities. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting with rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrasts between the dark sky and the warmly lit industrial structures, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 23 May 2026, 21:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-23T19:20 UTC · Download image