Grid Poet — 3 September 2026, 00:00
Midnight coal, gas, and moderate wind drive the grid; 7.4 GW net imports cover the shortfall.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At midnight on September 3, domestic generation of 36.3 GW falls short of 43.7 GW consumption, requiring approximately 7.4 GW of net imports. The generation mix leans heavily on thermal sources: brown coal provides 7.6 GW, natural gas 7.0 GW, and hard coal 5.5 GW, collectively accounting for over 55% of domestic output. Wind contributes a combined 11.1 GW (onshore 7.8 GW, offshore 3.3 GW), which alongside 3.8 GW biomass and 1.3 GW hydro brings the renewable share to 44.6% — a reasonable overnight figure given the absence of solar. The day-ahead price of 178.6 EUR/MWh is elevated, consistent with the reliance on marginal gas-fired generation and the need for substantial imports to balance load.
Grid poem Claude AI
Coal towers exhale their pale breath into the starless September night, while turbine blades carve slow circles through the heavy dark. The grid stretches taut across borders, drawing distant power like a deep inhalation before dawn.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 22%
Wind offshore 9%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 21%
45%
Renewable share
11.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.3 GW
Total generation
7.5 GW
Net import
178.6 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.3°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
95.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
380
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.6 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white-grey steam plumes into a pitch-black overcast sky; natural gas 7.0 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting faint heat shimmer, lit by harsh sodium floodlights; hard coal 5.5 GW appears centre-right as a large conventional power station with a prominent smokestack and coal conveyors illuminated by orange industrial lighting; wind onshore 7.8 GW stretches across the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 3.3 GW is suggested in the far-right background as a line of turbines standing on a barely visible dark sea horizon, tiny red lights dotting the distance; biomass 3.8 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a single exhaust stack near the coal plant, warmly lit from within; hydro 1.3 GW is represented by a small concrete dam with spillway in the lower foreground, floodlit with white light reflecting off dark water. The sky is entirely black and starless with 95% cloud cover — no moon, no twilight, no sky glow — only artificial light sources illuminate the scene. The air feels heavy and oppressive, suggesting the high electricity price. Mild September vegetation — dark green deciduous trees with early hints of autumn — lines the midground, barely visible in the industrial glow. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette dominated by blacks, deep navy, warm sodium oranges, and cold industrial whites — with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and haze from steam and exhaust, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 3 September 2026, 00:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-09-02T22:20 UTC · Download image