Grid Poet — 12 September 2026, 00:00
Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate overnight supply as low wind and zero solar drive net imports of 8.2 GW.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At midnight on September 12, domestic generation of 33.8 GW falls short of the 42.0 GW consumption, requiring approximately 8.2 GW of net imports. Brown coal dominates supply at 12.2 GW (36% of generation), supported by natural gas at 8.1 GW and hard coal at 4.9 GW, reflecting a heavily thermal dispatch stack typical of a low-wind, zero-solar overnight period. The renewable share stands at 25.5%, carried almost entirely by biomass (4.0 GW) and modest onshore wind (3.0 GW). The day-ahead price of 205.3 EUR/MWh is elevated, consistent with high fossil fuel dispatch requirements and significant reliance on cross-border flows to meet demand.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault the furnaces hold dominion, their ancient carbon breath rising where the wind has fallen silent. Brown towers exhale pale ghosts into the September dark, and the grid drinks deep from distant borders to fill the hollow hours.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 9%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 24%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 36%
26%
Renewable share
3.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
33.8 GW
Total generation
8.1 GW
Net import
205.3 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.3°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
30.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
522
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 12.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive cluster of hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black sky; natural gas 8.1 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat haze; hard coal 4.9 GW appears centre-right as a gritty coal-fired station with a large smokestack and conveyor belts carrying fuel; biomass 4.0 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with a timber-clad fuel silo and modest chimney glowing warmly; onshore wind 3.0 GW occupies the far right as a small group of three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning very slowly in faint breeze; hydro 1.0 GW appears as a small concrete dam with spillway barely visible in the distance; offshore wind 0.6 GW is a faint silhouette of a few turbines on the far-right horizon over dark water. The sky is completely black with no twilight, no glow on the horizon — deep midnight darkness, only sodium-orange streetlights lining an access road and the amber glow from industrial windows illuminating plumes of steam from below. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, slightly hazy — reflecting the high electricity price. Mild September vegetation: grass still green but with the first hints of autumn in the tree canopy at the edges. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette dominated by deep navy, umber, and burnt orange — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth, chiaroscuro contrast between glowing industrial facilities and the vast dark sky. Meticulous engineering detail on each facility: riveted steel, concrete hyperbolic curves, nacelle housings, three-blade rotors. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 12 September 2026, 00:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-09-11T22:20 UTC · Download image