Grid Poet — 13 August 2026, 04:00
Brown coal and onshore wind dominate nighttime generation as Germany imports 4.8 GW to meet 41.1 GW demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 04:00 on a mild August night, German consumption stands at 41.1 GW against 36.3 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 4.8 GW of net imports. Brown coal leads generation at 9.4 GW, followed by wind onshore at 10.8 GW — a solid nocturnal wind contribution that keeps the renewable share at 45.4%. Natural gas dispatches 6.2 GW and hard coal 4.2 GW, reflecting the need for dispatchable thermal capacity to cover the gap left by zero solar output. The day-ahead price of 144.9 EUR/MWh is elevated for an off-peak hour, likely driven by the import requirement and the cost of maintaining thermal plant margins during a period of moderate but insufficient wind.
Grid poem Claude AI
Lignite towers breathe their ancient carbon into a starless sky, while turbine blades carve patient arcs through the warm August dark. The grid reaches across borders with open hands, drawing power from distant lands to feed the sleeping nation.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 30%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 17%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 26%
45%
Renewable share
11.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.3 GW
Total generation
4.8 GW
Net import
144.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.8°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
383
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.4 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; wind onshore 10.8 GW spans the right third and extends into the distance as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aircraft warning lights blinking against the deep-navy darkness, blades turning slowly in light wind; natural gas 6.2 GW fills the centre-left as a compact CCGT power plant with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour plumes, warmly lit by yellow facility lighting; hard coal 4.2 GW appears centre-right as a conventional boiler house with conveyor belts and a squat smokestack, industrial lights casting sharp shadows; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a modest wood-fired plant with a gently steaming chimney on the far right edge; hydro 1.0 GW appears as a small dam structure in the mid-ground with water shimmering under artificial light; wind offshore 1.0 GW is suggested by a few distant turbines on the far horizon over a dark sea glimpsed through a gap in the terrain. The sky is completely black with no twilight glow, no moon visible, scattered stars partially obscured by steam and industrial haze. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, conveying high electricity prices. Summer vegetation — lush deciduous trees and tall grass — is barely visible in the darkness, touched only by amber sodium light spillover. Temperature is cool, suggested by a thin ground mist curling among the turbine bases. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich colour palette of deep blacks, warm ambers, cool steel blues — visible brushwork, atmospheric depth, dramatic chiaroscuro lighting. Each energy technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles with correct proportions, aluminium-clad cooling towers, industrial piping. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 13 August 2026, 04:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-08-13T02:20 UTC · Download image