Grid Poet — 6 September 2026, 20:00
Brown coal, hard coal, and imports dominate as zero solar and light winds leave a 26 GW import gap.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
Domestic generation totals 21.5 GW against consumption of 47.6 GW, requiring approximately 26.1 GW of net imports. Brown coal leads the thermal fleet at 6.5 GW, followed by hard coal at 3.2 GW and natural gas at 1.7 GW, reflecting the heavy reliance on dispatchable fossil capacity during an evening period with zero solar output and modest wind of 5.4 GW combined. The day-ahead price of 227.7 EUR/MWh is elevated but consistent with a tight supply picture where nearly half of consumption must be sourced from interconnectors and the domestic renewable share sits at 47%, largely carried by biomass (3.6 GW) and wind. Overcast skies and light winds point to continued dependence on thermal generation and imports through the overnight hours.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a leaden shroud the turbines barely stir, while coal fires burn their ancient debt to keep the darkness fed. The grid reaches across borders with outstretched copper arms, importing what the clouded sky and quiet wind cannot provide.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 15%
Wind offshore 10%
Solar 0%
Biomass 17%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 8%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 30%
47%
Renewable share
5.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
21.5 GW
Total generation
26.1 GW
Net import
227.7 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
19.2°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
98.0% / 2.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
398
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.5 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes into the night sky; hard coal 3.2 GW appears centre-left as a gritty coal-fired plant with a single tall stack and red aviation warning lights; wind onshore 3.3 GW and wind offshore 2.1 GW are rendered as scattered three-blade turbines on gentle hills in the centre-right, their rotors turning slowly, nacelles lit by faint red tip lights; biomass 3.6 GW occupies the right-centre as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip conveyor and a modest chimney emitting pale vapour, lit from within by sodium-yellow industrial lights; natural gas 1.7 GW appears as a compact CCGT plant with a single slender exhaust stack, near the biomass facility; hydro 1.1 GW is a small dam structure at the far right with water barely visible reflecting distant lights. The sky is completely dark, a deep navy-black at 20:00 in September, 98% cloud cover forming a low oppressive ceiling faintly illuminated from below by the orange-sodium glow of nearby industrial towns. No stars, no moon, no twilight — only artificial light. The atmosphere feels heavy and stifling, reflecting the 227.7 EUR/MWh price — haze and steam merge overhead in a suffocating blanket. Late-summer vegetation — dark green deciduous trees, browning grasses — is barely visible in the ambient industrial glow. Light wind barely moves the leaves. High-voltage transmission lines with lattice steel pylons cross the scene, symbolising the massive import flows. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth reminiscent of Caspar David Friedrich's darker industrial visions — but with meticulous engineering accuracy in every cooling tower profile, turbine nacelle, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 6 September 2026, 20:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-09-06T18:20 UTC · Download image