Grid Poet — 5 August 2026, 22:00
Brown coal, gas, and wind lead a 28.7 GW domestic supply; 21.3 GW net imports cover nighttime summer demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 22:00 on a warm August evening, German domestic generation reaches only 28.7 GW against 50.0 GW consumption, requiring approximately 21.3 GW of net imports. Brown coal leads generation at 7.2 GW, followed by natural gas and wind onshore tied at 5.9 GW each, with wind offshore adding 2.1 GW and biomass contributing a steady 4.2 GW. The day-ahead price of 190.8 EUR/MWh reflects the substantial import dependency and the absence of solar generation, which has driven dispatchable thermal plants to high output levels. Renewable share stands at 46.5%, carried entirely by wind, biomass, and hydro at this hour.
Grid poem Claude AI
The coal fires breathe their ancient carbon hymn beneath a starless summer sky, while distant turbines turn like slow prayers unanswered by the sun. Twenty-one gigawatts flow unseen across the borders, purchased dearly in the dark.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 25%
46%
Renewable share
8.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
28.7 GW
Total generation
21.2 GW
Net import
190.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.9°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
63.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
365
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.2 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 5.9 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat haze; wind onshore 5.9 GW spans the centre-right as a row of large three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly in light breeze; biomass 4.2 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and a single squat stack emitting thin pale smoke; hard coal 2.3 GW sits behind the lignite station as a smaller conventional boiler house with a tall brick chimney; wind offshore 2.1 GW is visible in the far distance as tiny turbines standing in a dark sea on the horizon; hydro 1.2 GW is suggested by a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a forested valley at the far right. The time is 22:00 on a summer night — the sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with no twilight glow, partly clouded at 63% with some stars visible through gaps. The air temperature is warm at 24.9°C; deciduous trees are in full green summer leaf, their foliage barely rustling. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a brooding, humid weight over the industrial landscape. Sodium streetlights cast amber pools along access roads; the cooling towers glow faintly orange from internal lighting; control-room windows emit white fluorescent light. The wind turbine aviation warning lights blink red. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich, deep colour palette of indigo, amber, and coal-grey, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth with industrial haze softening the background, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 5 August 2026, 22:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-08-05T20:20 UTC · Download image