Grid Poet — 13 September 2026, 18:00
Brown coal leads at 9.2 GW as overcast skies and light winds drive 15.5 GW of net imports at evening peak.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 18:00 on a fully overcast September evening, German domestic generation reaches 34.0 GW against consumption of 49.5 GW, requiring approximately 15.5 GW of net imports. Renewables contribute 50.3% of domestic generation, led by onshore wind at 8.4 GW, though fading daylight has reduced solar output to just 2.1 GW. Brown coal remains the single largest source at 9.2 GW, supplemented by 4.0 GW of hard coal and 3.7 GW of natural gas, reflecting the need for firm thermal capacity during a period of modest wind speeds and negligible direct radiation. The day-ahead price of 0.0 EUR/MWh is notably low given the substantial import requirement, suggesting ample supply in neighboring markets and possibly negative pricing pressure from high renewable output elsewhere in Europe.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a leaden sky the cooling towers breathe their ancient carbon hymn, while turbine blades turn slow as prayer in the dimming September air. The grid drinks deep from foreign wells, its hunger wider than the darkening land can fill.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 25%
Wind offshore 5%
Solar 6%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 27%
50%
Renewable share
10.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
2.1 GW
Solar
34.0 GW
Total generation
15.5 GW
Net import
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Day-ahead price
17.4°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
363
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the overcast sky; onshore wind 8.4 GW spans the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers across rolling green hills, their blades turning slowly in light breeze; hard coal 4.0 GW appears centre-left as a large industrial power station with tall chimneys and conveyor belts feeding dark fuel; biomass 4.0 GW sits centre as a mid-sized plant with cylindrical storage silos and a modest exhaust stack; natural gas 3.7 GW occupies the centre-right as a compact CCGT facility with a single clean exhaust stack and visible heat shimmer; solar 2.1 GW appears as a modest field of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels in the right foreground, their surfaces dull and reflective only of grey sky, producing minimal output; offshore wind 1.6 GW is visible in the far distance as a line of turbines on the hazy horizon suggesting a distant coast; hydro 1.0 GW is represented by a small run-of-river weir with a low dam in the near foreground beside a calm river. Time is dusk at 18:00 in mid-September: the sky is a heavy uniform blanket of 100% cloud cover, with a faint orange-red glow at the very lowest horizon line to the west, the upper sky darkening to slate grey; no direct sunlight breaks through. Temperature is mild at 17 degrees Celsius, late-summer vegetation still green but beginning to hint at autumn with occasional yellowing leaves on deciduous trees. Wind speed is low, shown by gently swaying grasses and slow turbine rotation. The atmosphere is calm and muted, matching a 0.0 EUR/MWh price — no oppressive weight, just vast still quietude. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, deep colour palette of ochres, slate blues, warm greys, and muted greens; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with aerial perspective fading the distant offshore turbines into haze; dramatic yet contemplative composition recalling Caspar David Friedrich's sense of scale, with small human figures near the river for perspective. Meticulous engineering accuracy on all infrastructure: correct nacelle shapes, three-blade rotor geometry, hyperbolic concrete cooling tower curves, industrial piping detail. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 13 September 2026, 18:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-09-13T16:20 UTC · Download image