Grid Poet — 12 September 2026, 20:00
Brown coal leads at 10.6 GW; 11.7 GW net imports needed as evening demand outstrips domestic supply under overcast skies.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 20:00 on a September evening, solar generation is zero and wind contributes a combined 12.0 GW onshore and offshore, leaving brown coal as the single largest source at 10.6 GW. Total domestic generation stands at 37.2 GW against consumption of 48.9 GW, requiring approximately 11.7 GW of net imports. The day-ahead price of 210.2 EUR/MWh reflects the tight supply-demand balance and heavy reliance on thermal baseload, with gas (4.8 GW), hard coal (4.3 GW), and biomass (4.4 GW) all dispatched to fill the gap. Despite nearly half of domestic generation being renewable at 46.9%, the evening demand peak and overcast, low-wind conditions keep fossil units running at substantial output.
Grid poem Claude AI
Cooling towers breathe their pale sighs into a starless September night, while turbine blades turn slowly against the weight of demand. The grid reaches beyond its borders, drawing current through the dark like veins seeking a distant heart.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 18%
Wind offshore 14%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 29%
47%
Renewable share
12.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.2 GW
Total generation
11.7 GW
Net import
210.2 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
19.4°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
99.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
384
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.6 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes glowing faintly under sodium-orange floodlights; wind onshore 6.7 GW appears as a scattered line of three-blade turbines on rolling hills in the centre-left middle distance, their red aviation warning lights blinking against a pitch-black sky; wind offshore 5.3 GW is suggested by distant clusters of turbine lights on the far horizon; natural gas 4.8 GW occupies the centre-right as a compact CCGT facility with two tall exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by white industrial lighting; hard coal 4.3 GW stands adjacent as a coal-fired station with a single large chimney and conveyor belts under yellow security lights; biomass 4.4 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a domed biogas digester and short stack, warmly lit; hydro 1.0 GW is a small concrete dam structure at the far right with water glinting under a single floodlight. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 99% cloud cover blocking all stars and moon, no twilight or sky glow whatsoever. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the 210 EUR/MWh price — humid, dense air trapping the steam plumes low. Late-summer vegetation is lush green but barely visible in darkness, temperature mild at 19°C. Foreground shows a plowed field with faint dew. High-voltage transmission pylons recede into the distance carrying imported power. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep blues, warm oranges, and sulfurous yellows, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric chiaroscuro depth — but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, lattice tower, cooling tower hyperbolic curve, and CCGT exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 12 September 2026, 20:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-09-12T18:20 UTC · Download image