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Grid Poet — 10 June 2026, 01:00
Wind leads at 17 GW but 10.6 GW net imports are needed as lignite and gas fill the nocturnal gap.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 01:00 on a mild June night, Germany draws 45.6 GW against 35.0 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 10.6 GW of net imports. Wind delivers a combined 17.0 GW (onshore 12.4, offshore 4.6), forming the backbone of overnight supply, while lignite contributes a steady 6.5 GW and natural gas 4.0 GW. The day-ahead price of 116.9 EUR/MWh is elevated for an off-peak hour, reflecting the import dependency and the dispatch of higher-merit thermal units to meet residual load. Renewable share stands at 64.7%, a reasonable overnight figure driven entirely by wind and hydro in the absence of any solar contribution.
Grid poem Claude AI
The turbines hum their tireless hymn across the sleeping land, while coal fires burn in ancient seams to meet what wind alone cannot command.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 35%
Wind offshore 13%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 5%
Brown coal 19%
65%
Renewable share
17.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
35.0 GW
Total generation
-10.6 GW
Net import
116.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.6°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
55.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
248
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 12.4 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation lights blinking in the darkness; wind offshore 4.6 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon over a dark sea glimpsed between hills; brown coal 6.5 GW occupies the left quarter as massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 4.0 GW sits centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, flanked by lit control buildings; hard coal 1.9 GW appears as a single smaller power station with a rectangular chimney and coal conveyor, glowing dimly behind the gas plant; biomass 3.8 GW is rendered centre-right as a cluster of medium-sized industrial facilities with cylindrical digesters and low stacks, lit by warm interior light spilling from windows; hydro 1.8 GW appears in the foreground as a concrete dam with water cascading into a dark river, lit by a few spotlights. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with no twilight glow, scattered clouds at 55% cover occasionally revealing faint stars. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, haze hanging over the industrial areas suggesting the elevated 116.9 EUR/MWh price. Temperature is a mild 11 °C so vegetation is lush early-summer green, barely visible in the artificial light — deciduous trees in full leaf along the river. Moderate wind at 12 km/h sets the turbine blades in motion and ripples the river surface. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich, dark tonal palette with dramatic chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 10 June 2026, 01:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-06-09T23:20 UTC · Download image