Grid Poet — 29 June 2026, 09:00
Overcast skies limit solar to 21.5 GW; brown coal and 15.8 GW net imports fill the gap at 121 EUR/MWh.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 09:00 on a fully overcast summer morning, solar generation reaches only 21.5 GW despite late June timing — well below clear-sky potential due to 100% cloud cover eliminating all direct irradiance and leaving only diffuse light to drive PV output. Wind contributes a modest 5.4 GW combined onshore and offshore, while thermal generation is elevated: brown coal at 7.2 GW, hard coal at 4.1 GW, and natural gas at 3.4 GW collectively supply 14.7 GW to cover the residual load. Domestic generation totals 47.1 GW against consumption of 62.9 GW, implying a net import of approximately 15.8 GW. The day-ahead price of 120.9 EUR/MWh reflects the tight supply-demand balance and heavy reliance on dispatchable thermal units under unfavorable renewable conditions.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a leaden sky the turbines turn in whispered arcs, while ancient coal fires roar their dark refrain to feed a hungry land. The sun hides its golden face behind a veil of grey, and the grid draws breath from distant borders to keep the morning whole.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 10%
Wind offshore 2%
Solar 46%
Biomass 8%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 7%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 15%
69%
Renewable share
5.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
21.5 GW
Solar
47.1 GW
Total generation
15.7 GW
Net import
120.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
20.1°C / 16 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
227
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.2 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes rising into heavy grey clouds; hard coal 4.1 GW appears just right of centre-left as a coal plant with a tall rectangular boiler house, conveyor belts, and a single cylindrical chimney trailing darker smoke; natural gas 3.4 GW occupies the centre as a compact CCGT facility with two slender exhaust stacks and a smaller cooling unit; solar 21.5 GW spans the entire right half and foreground as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels stretching to the horizon, their surfaces reflecting only dull grey sky with no sun glint; wind onshore 4.5 GW appears as a scattered line of eight three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and nacelles on rolling hills in the mid-distance, blades turning gently in moderate wind; wind offshore 0.9 GW is a faint cluster of turbines barely visible on the far horizon; biomass 3.9 GW is a modest biogas facility with a green domed digester and a small exhaust stack near the coal plant; hydro 1.6 GW appears as a small run-of-river weir with visible white water in the lower left corner. The sky is entirely overcast with thick, low stratus clouds in layered tones of slate grey and pewter — no blue sky, no sun disc visible, fully diffuse daylight of a summer morning at 09:00. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting high electricity prices. Lush green summer vegetation — deciduous trees in full leaf, tall grass — at 20°C, moderate breeze bending grasses. High-voltage transmission pylons with sagging cables cross the middle ground, symbolizing heavy imports. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich's atmospheric depth combined with Adolph Menzel's industrial precision — rich layered colour, visible confident brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro despite overcast light. Meticulous engineering detail on every installation. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 29 June 2026, 09:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-06-29T07:20 UTC · Download image