Grid Poet — 9 July 2026, 04:00
Brown coal, wind, and gas anchor overnight supply as Germany imports roughly 10 GW to meet 43.7 GW demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 04:00 on a mild July night, German consumption sits at 43.7 GW against 33.3 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 10.4 GW of net imports. Wind contributes a solid 11.7 GW combined (onshore 8.9 GW, offshore 2.8 GW), while brown coal at 7.6 GW and hard coal at 4.0 GW provide substantial baseload, complemented by 4.9 GW of natural gas and 3.8 GW of biomass. Solar is absent as expected at this hour. The day-ahead price of 125.4 EUR/MWh is elevated for a nighttime hour, reflecting the significant import requirement and thermal plant commitment needed to cover the gap between domestic supply and demand.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault the turbines turn their slow devotion, while coal furnaces breathe their ancient carbon into the summer dark. Ten thousand megawatts flow unseen across the borders, bought at the price of a restless dawn not yet arrived.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 27%
Wind offshore 8%
Solar 0%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 23%
50%
Renewable share
11.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
33.3 GW
Total generation
10.4 GW
Net import
125.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
16.7°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
67.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
349
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.6 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick luminous steam plumes into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lights; hard coal 4.0 GW appears just right of centre-left as a smaller coal plant with a tall chimney stack and conveyor belts, glowing red from furnace light; natural gas 4.9 GW occupies the centre as two compact CCGT units with single tall exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour, floodlit in white; biomass 3.8 GW sits as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and modest smokestack, warmly lit; wind onshore 8.9 GW spans the entire right third and background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers across rolling hills, their aviation warning lights blinking red; wind offshore 2.8 GW is suggested on the far-right horizon as a cluster of turbines with red beacon lights above a faintly visible sea line; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small dam structure in the middle distance with illuminated spillway. The sky is completely black to deep navy, no twilight, no sky glow — a true 4 AM midsummer darkness with only artificial illumination. A heavy overcast ceiling at 67% cloud cover presses low, catching the industrial light in a diffuse oppressive amber haze that conveys the high electricity price. The air feels warm at 16.7°C with lush summer vegetation — dark leafy trees and tall grass barely visible at the edges. Light wind barely moves the turbine blades. High-voltage transmission pylons with sagging cables cross the midground, carrying imported power. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of blacks, deep blues, amber, and furnace-red; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 9 July 2026, 04:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-07-09T02:20 UTC · Download image