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Grid Poet — 25 May 2026, 17:00
Solar at 30.6 GW dominates a 91.6% renewable grid as late afternoon sun sustains generation near full demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 17:00 on a late-May evening, solar generation remains remarkably strong at 30.6 GW—roughly 70% of total generation—reflecting high direct irradiation (500 W/m²) with only 36% cloud cover and warm conditions of 27.7 °C. Wind contributes a modest 4.0 GW combined (onshore 2.7, offshore 1.3), consistent with light winds of 9.4 km/h. Thermal generation is minimal: brown coal provides 1.8 GW of baseload, gas 1.5 GW, and hard coal just 0.3 GW, together constituting only 8.3% of supply. Domestic generation falls 0.5 GW short of the 43.9 GW consumption, implying a net import of 0.5 GW—a negligible gap given the system size. The day-ahead price of 31.9 EUR/MWh is moderate, reflecting near-saturation of demand by renewables without tipping into negative territory, a sign of adequate but not excessive supply.
Grid poem Claude AI
The sun pours gold across a hundred thousand silicon faces, drowning the turbines' whisper in a flood of radiant power. Coal smolders in the margins like a dying ember, waiting for the dusk that creeps along the eastern hills.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 6%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 70%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 4%
Hard coal 1%
Brown coal 4%
92%
Renewable share
4.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
30.6 GW
Solar
43.4 GW
Total generation
-0.5 GW
Net import
31.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
27.7°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
36.0% / 500.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
56
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Solar 30.6 GW dominates the scene as a vast expanse of crystalline silicon PV panels stretching across rolling green fields occupying roughly two-thirds of the composition, their aluminium frames gleaming in low-angle amber-orange sunlight; wind onshore 2.7 GW appears as a cluster of three-blade turbines with white lattice towers on gentle hills in the middle distance, rotors turning slowly; wind offshore 1.3 GW is suggested by a few turbines visible on a hazy horizon line above a distant river; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a mid-sized wood-fired plant with a modest stack and wisp of pale smoke at left-center; brown coal 1.8 GW occupies the far left background as a pair of hyperbolic cooling towers with thin steam plumes rising against the sky; natural gas 1.5 GW appears as a compact CCGT unit with a single polished exhaust stack near the cooling towers; hydro 1.5 GW is depicted as a small concrete dam with water flowing over a spillway in a wooded valley at far right. The sky is a dusk transition at 17:00 in late May: still bright overhead with scattered cumulus clouds (36% cover) tinged gold and peach, while the lower western horizon glows warm orange-red and the eastern sky begins to deepen toward dusky blue. The landscape is lush late-spring green—tall grass, leafy deciduous trees, wildflowers—evoking warmth at 27.7 °C. The atmosphere is calm and open, reflecting a moderate electricity price. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape masters—rich, saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, luminous atmospheric depth—yet with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, PV module busbar, cooling tower curvature, and CCGT stack detail. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 25 May 2026, 17:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-25T15:20 UTC · Download image