Grid Poet — 29 June 2026, 21:00
Brown coal and gas dominate evening generation as large net imports fill a 26.6 GW gap at elevated prices.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 21:00 on a summer evening, German domestic generation totals 31.1 GW against consumption of 57.7 GW, requiring approximately 26.6 GW of net imports. Brown coal leads generation at 9.2 GW, followed by natural gas at 6.3 GW and onshore wind at 5.1 GW; solar has effectively ceased at 0.2 GW as expected at this hour. The day-ahead price of 301.4 EUR/MWh is notably elevated, consistent with the large import requirement and heavy reliance on thermal generation to meet evening demand. The renewable share stands at 36.9%, primarily carried by onshore wind and biomass, with offshore wind contributing a modest 0.3 GW under light wind conditions.
Grid poem Claude AI
The furnaces burn long past sundown, coal and gas shouldering the weight of a nation's hunger in the falling dark. Across the plain, wind turbines turn slowly, their pale arms tracing arcs against a sky emptied of light and mercy.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 16%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 1%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 20%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 30%
37%
Renewable share
5.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.2 GW
Solar
31.1 GW
Total generation
26.6 GW
Net import
301.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
23.1°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
0.0% / 39.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
441
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the night; natural gas 6.3 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting heat shimmer; onshore wind 5.1 GW spans the centre-right as a row of large three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a tall stack and wood-chip conveyors glowing under sodium floodlights; hard coal 4.1 GW sits in the right background as a conventional coal plant with a single large smokestack trailing grey exhaust; hydro 1.7 GW is suggested by a concrete dam structure at the far right with water cascading under spotlights; offshore wind 0.3 GW appears as a tiny cluster of turbines on the distant horizon barely visible. Time is 21:00 in late June — the sky is fully dark, deep navy-black with no twilight glow remaining, a few stars visible. All facilities are lit by harsh sodium-yellow and white industrial floodlights casting long pools of orange light on the ground. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a haze of heat and humidity hanging over the landscape suggesting extreme electricity prices. Warm summer vegetation — dark green deciduous trees and tall grass — is barely visible in the artificial light. Temperature is warm, 23°C, with still air and zero cloud cover overhead. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the black sky and the glowing industrial complexes, atmospheric depth with receding layers of smoke and steam, meticulous engineering detail on turbine nacelles, cooling tower parabolic profiles, CCGT exhaust stacks, and conveyor systems. The painting evokes both the sublime grandeur and the industrial weight of a modern energy landscape at night. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 29 June 2026, 21:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-06-29T19:20 UTC · Download image