Grid Poet — 14 July 2026, 22:00
Wind and lignite lead nighttime generation, but 16 GW of net imports are needed to meet 52 GW demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 22:00 on a mid-July evening, German consumption stands at 52.1 GW against 36.0 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 16.1 GW of net imports. Wind contributes a combined 13.0 GW (onshore 10.1 GW, offshore 2.9 GW), while lignite provides a substantial baseload of 8.7 GW and natural gas dispatches 5.8 GW, reflecting the elevated day-ahead price of 168.8 EUR/MWh. Despite zero solar output at this hour, the renewable share reaches 50.7 % on the strength of wind and biomass (4.1 GW), though the high residual load of 16.0 GW and steep price signal indicate tight supply conditions and significant reliance on cross-border flows and thermal dispatch to meet nighttime demand.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault of summer cloud, turbines carve the restless wind while furnaces of ancient carbon burn to hold the darkened nation's pulse. The grid reaches across borders with outstretched arms, drawing power from distant shores to fill the void the vanished sun has left.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 8%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 24%
51%
Renewable share
13.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.0 GW
Total generation
16.0 GW
Net import
168.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
18.8°C / 18 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 1.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
345
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 the night sky, lit from below by orange sodium lights of the industrial complex; natural gas 5.8 GW occupies the left-centre as a pair of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their turbine halls glowing with interior fluorescent light; wind onshore 10.1 GW spans the entire right half of the composition as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 2.9 GW appears in the far-right background as a line of turbines on the horizon above a faintly visible dark sea; biomass 4.1 GW sits in the centre-right as a medium-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip conveyor and single smokestack with a warm amber glow; hard coal 3.3 GW appears behind the lignite complex as a smaller power station with a single large chimney and coal conveyor system, lit by industrial floodlights; hydro 1.2 GW is visible in the lower-right foreground as a small concrete dam with illuminated spillway and a thin sheet of water catching reflected light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, no twilight glow whatsoever — a heavy overcast summer night. The atmosphere feels oppressive and dense, reflecting the 168.8 EUR/MWh price — low clouds press down on the industrial landscape. Temperature is a mild 18.8°C; summer vegetation is lush and dark green where visible under sodium-orange streetlights along a road in the foreground. Midsummer foliage on deciduous trees frames the edges. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette dominated by deep blues, blacks, and warm industrial oranges; visible expressive brushwork; atmospheric depth with haze and steam blending into the low cloud base; meticulous technical accuracy on all energy infrastructure including turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, cooling tower geometry, and CCGT exhaust stacks. The scene evokes Caspar David Friedrich reimagined for the industrial age — sublime, brooding, monumental. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 14 July 2026, 22:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-07-14T20:20 UTC · Download image