Grid Poet — 28 July 2026, 04:00
Brown coal and wind dominate overnight generation as Germany imports 11.6 GW to meet 43.6 GW demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 04:00 on a summer night, German demand sits at 43.6 GW against 32.0 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 11.6 GW of net imports. Brown coal provides the single largest block at 9.1 GW, followed by wind (onshore 8.3 GW plus offshore 2.8 GW totalling 11.1 GW), with hard coal at 3.7 GW, biomass at 3.8 GW, and gas at 3.4 GW. The renewable share reaches 49.5%, carried entirely by wind and biomass given zero solar output at this hour. The day-ahead price of 139.9 EUR/MWh reflects the substantial import requirement and heavy reliance on thermal baseload to bridge the gap between domestic supply and overnight consumption.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless summer vault the brown towers breathe their ancient carbon hymn, while windblades carve slow arcs through humid darkness. The grid stretches taut as a bowstring, drawing power from beyond the horizon to feed a nation that never fully sleeps.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 26%
Wind offshore 9%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 28%
50%
Renewable share
11.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.0 GW
Total generation
11.6 GW
Net import
139.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.8°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
82.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
371
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.1 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick pale steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; wind onshore 8.3 GW fills the centre-right as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly on a dark ridge; wind offshore 2.8 GW appears in the far right background as a line of turbines standing in a black sea barely visible against the horizon; biomass 3.8 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial plant with a tall stack and warm amber-lit windows and a woodchip conveyor; hard coal 3.7 GW appears as a coal-fired power station with a single large smokestack and red aviation warning lights next to the lignite complex on the left; natural gas 3.4 GW shows as a compact CCGT facility with a single slender exhaust stack emitting a thin heat shimmer, positioned centre-left between coal and wind; hydro 1.0 GW is a small dam structure in the foreground valley with water reflecting artificial light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no dawn glow — it is 4 AM in summer. Stars are obscured by 82% cloud cover rendered as a heavy low overcast ceiling faintly illuminated by the industrial glow below, creating an oppressive warm blanket effect reflecting the high electricity price. The air feels humid and still with only 4.6 km/h wind — turbine blades turn lazily. Summer vegetation: lush dark green deciduous trees and meadow grasses in the foreground visible only where sodium streetlights cast pools of orange. Temperature 11.8°C suggested by a light mist hanging in the valley. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between industrial light and surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth with haze layers, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib structure, and smokestack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 28 July 2026, 04:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-07-28T02:20 UTC · Download image