Grid Poet — 21 August 2026, 02:00
Wind onshore leads at 11.3 GW but thermal plants and net imports of 6.2 GW are needed to meet overnight demand.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 02:00 on a late-summer night, German consumption stands at 39.6 GW against domestic generation of 33.4 GW, implying a net import of approximately 6.2 GW. Wind onshore contributes 11.3 GW, providing the single largest generation source, while brown coal (6.4 GW), natural gas (5.1 GW), and hard coal (4.8 GW) together supply 16.3 GW of thermal baseload. The day-ahead price of 152.5 EUR/MWh is elevated for a nighttime hour, consistent with high thermal dispatch costs, significant import dependency, and modest wind output relative to what would be needed to suppress prices. Renewables account for 51.1% of generation, driven entirely by wind and biomass at this hour with zero solar contribution.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a veiled and starless August sky, the turbines hum their midnight hymn while coal fires breathe in ancient chorus, feeding a nation that draws more than the land alone can give. The price of darkness weighs heavy on the wires, each imported megawatt a tithe paid to distant generators beyond the border.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 34%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 19%
51%
Renewable share
12.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
33.4 GW
Total generation
6.2 GW
Net import
152.5 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.1°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
81.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
341
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 11.3 GW dominates the right half of the scene as a long ridge of three-blade turbines with red aviation lights blinking on their nacelles, rotors turning steadily in moderate wind; brown coal 6.4 GW occupies the far left as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lighting; natural gas 5.1 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin transparent heat shimmer; hard coal 4.8 GW sits just left of centre as a traditional coal plant with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a tall brick chimney trailing darker smoke; biomass 3.7 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a cylindrical silo and modest stack near centre-right; hydro 1.2 GW is represented by a small concrete dam and penstock structure nestled in a wooded valley in the middle distance; wind offshore 0.9 GW is barely visible as tiny red dots on the far-right horizon suggesting turbines at sea. The sky is completely dark — deep navy-black, no twilight, no moon visible, 81% cloud cover creating a heavy overcast ceiling that reflects the sodium-orange glow of the industrial facilities below. The atmosphere is oppressive and weighty, conveying high electricity prices — haze hangs between the cooling towers, the air feels dense and costly. The landscape is a gently rolling central German terrain with late-summer grass and leafy trees in deep shadow, visible only where artificial light spills. Temperature is mild at 15°C so no frost, leaves full on deciduous trees. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the glowing industrial complexes and the black night sky, atmospheric depth receding into haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 21 August 2026, 02:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-08-21T00:20 UTC · Download image