Grid Poet — 2 July 2026, 03:00
Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate overnight generation as weak wind and absent solar drive 15.4 GW net imports.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 03:00 on a mild July night, German consumption sits at 43.1 GW against 27.7 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 15.4 GW of net imports. Brown coal anchors the thermal fleet at 8.7 GW, supplemented by 3.9 GW of hard coal and 4.1 GW of natural gas, reflecting the absence of solar and weak wind conditions (5.3 GW combined onshore and offshore wind despite only 2.7 km/h surface wind in central Germany — offshore output remains steady). The day-ahead price of 120.3 EUR/MWh is elevated for a nighttime hour, consistent with the heavy reliance on thermal dispatch and substantial import volumes to cover the generation shortfall. Renewables contribute 40% of domestic output, carried primarily by wind, biomass (3.7 GW), and hydro (2.1 GW).
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault the furnaces breathe deep, their amber glow the only pulse where rivers of brown coal never sleep. The turbines turn in whispered arcs offshore, unseen, while the sleeping nation draws its power from fire and the spaces in between.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 10%
Wind offshore 10%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 7%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 31%
40%
Renewable share
5.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
27.7 GW
Total generation
15.3 GW
Net import
120.3 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.9°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
434
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.7 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into black sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; natural gas 4.1 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white floodlights; hard coal 3.9 GW sits centre-right as a large coal-fired station with rectangular boiler buildings and a single wide chimney trailing dark smoke, lit by amber security lights; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a modest wood-chip-fed power plant with a squat smokestack and conveyor belt, glowing warmly in the mid-ground; wind onshore 2.6 GW appears as a small row of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge to the right, red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 2.7 GW is suggested by a faint line of turbine warning lights on the far-right horizon over a dark sea; hydro 2.1 GW is a concrete dam structure in the right foreground with water cascading, floodlit from below. The sky is completely black with faint stars, no twilight, no sky glow — a deep July night at 03:00. The air is mild at 13°C, lush green summer vegetation barely visible in peripheral lamplight. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, haze thickening around the cooling towers reflecting the high electricity price. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep navy, ochre, burnt sienna, with visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from industrial lighting against the void of night, atmospheric depth with steam and haze layering the middle distance. Meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, lattice tower, cooling tower shell, and CCGT exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 2 July 2026, 03:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-07-02T01:20 UTC · Download image