Grid Poet — 31 August 2026, 00:00
Onshore wind at 34.5 GW dominates overnight generation while coal and gas persist and prices remain unusually high.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At midnight on 31 August 2026, wind onshore dominates the German grid at 34.5 GW, complemented by offshore wind at 1.2 GW, yielding a combined wind output of 35.7 GW against a total generation of 53.1 GW. Thermal generation remains notable: hard coal delivers 3.7 GW, brown coal 3.0 GW, and natural gas 2.4 GW, likely running on must-run obligations or contractual positions rather than economic dispatch at this renewable share. The reported consumption of 0.0 GW alongside 53.1 GW of generation implies the entire domestic output is being exported or the consumption figure is unavailable; if taken at face value, net exports would stand at 53.1 GW, which is implausible and suggests a data gap. The day-ahead price of 175 EUR/MWh is unexpectedly elevated for a high-renewables overnight hour, pointing to either tight conditions in coupled markets, transmission constraints limiting export flows, or anomalous pricing driven by balancing costs.
Grid poem Claude AI
A hundred iron sentinels churn the August dark, their blades carving power from the restless summer night. Below, coal furnaces glow like ancient hearths refusing to surrender their watch to the invisible wind.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 65%
Wind offshore 2%
Solar 6%
Biomass 8%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 5%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 6%
83%
Renewable share
35.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
2.9 GW
Solar
53.1 GW
Total generation
+53.1 GW
Net export
175.0 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
17.5°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
70.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
122
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 34.5 GW dominates over two-thirds of the scene as vast ranks of three-blade turbines with white lattice towers stretching across rolling Central German hills into the far distance, rotors turning steadily; hard coal 3.7 GW appears in the mid-left as a large power station with twin rectangular stacks trailing thin grey exhaust; brown coal 3.0 GW sits at the far left as a pair of hyperbolic concrete cooling towers emitting heavy white steam plumes; natural gas 2.4 GW occupies the centre-left as a compact CCGT facility with a single sleek exhaust stack and a faint orange flare; biomass 4.0 GW is rendered in the lower-centre as a mid-sized industrial plant with a domed biogas storage vessel and a modest chimney; wind offshore 1.2 GW is glimpsed at the far right horizon as tiny turbine silhouettes on a dark sea; hydro 1.2 GW is represented by a small concrete dam with spillway in the lower-right foreground; solar 2.9 GW does not appear as panels since it is midnight with zero direct radiation. TIME: midnight, completely dark sky, deep navy-black with no twilight or sky glow, a thin scattering of stars partially obscured by 70 percent cloud cover rendered as heavy grey masses. The only illumination comes from sodium-orange streetlights dotting rural roads, warm yellow-white floodlights on the coal and gas plants, blinking red aviation lights atop each turbine nacelle, and faint amber glow from facility windows. The atmosphere is oppressive and heavy, reflecting the 175 EUR/MWh price—low clouds press down, humid summer air at 17.5 °C gives a slight haze. Late-summer vegetation: full green deciduous trees, tall grass, ripe crops barely visible in artificial light. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen—rich, dark Romantic palette of Prussian blue, lamp black, raw umber, and cadmium orange highlights; visible impasto brushwork; deep atmospheric perspective; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine blade, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 31 August 2026, 00:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-08-30T22:20 UTC · Download image