Grid Poet — 29 September 2026, 18:00
Wind leads at 21 GW but 14.3 GW net imports and heavy coal fill the evening demand gap under overcast skies.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 18:00 on a warm late-September evening, German consumption stands at 58.7 GW against domestic generation of 44.4 GW, implying net imports of approximately 14.3 GW. Wind generation is strong at a combined 21.0 GW onshore and offshore, forming the backbone of supply, while solar contributes only 2.0 GW under full cloud cover as the sun approaches the horizon. Thermal generation is substantial: brown coal at 8.9 GW, hard coal at 3.9 GW, and natural gas at 3.9 GW collectively provide 16.7 GW to cover residual load. The day-ahead price of 230.8 EUR/MWh reflects the tight supply-demand balance and heavy reliance on imports and marginal fossil units during the evening demand peak.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a leaden sky the turbines turn in autumn's fading amber light, their silver arms reaching for a wind that alone cannot carry the burden of dusk. The cooling towers exhale their ancient breath, brown coal's slow fire answering the call that sun and breeze cannot fulfill.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 34%
Wind offshore 13%
Solar 5%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 9%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 20%
62%
Renewable share
21.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
2.0 GW
Solar
44.4 GW
Total generation
14.4 GW
Net import
230.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.8°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 28.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
272
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 15.1 GW dominates the right half of the canvas as dozens of three-blade turbines on tall lattice towers stretching across rolling green hills with late-summer foliage; wind offshore 5.9 GW appears as a cluster of turbines visible on a distant grey sea horizon at far right. Brown coal 8.9 GW occupies the left quarter as massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, flanked by conveyor belts carrying lignite. Hard coal 3.9 GW sits left of centre as a smaller coal-fired station with rectangular chimneys and dark smoke. Natural gas 3.9 GW appears centre-left as compact CCGT units with sleek single exhaust stacks and thin heat shimmer. Biomass 3.8 GW is rendered as a modest wood-chip-fed power station with a squat chimney and stacked timber nearby, placed in the middle ground. Solar 2.0 GW is shown as a small field of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels in the centre foreground, their surfaces dull and unreflective under the overcast sky. Hydro 0.9 GW appears as a small run-of-river weir with turbine housing nestled in a wooded valley at lower right. The sky is dusk at 18:00 in late September: a narrow band of deep orange-red glow along the lower western horizon rapidly giving way to heavy, oppressive 100% cloud cover in dark slate-grey tones overhead, conveying the high electricity price through atmospheric weight. Temperature is warm at 24.8°C so vegetation is lush green with the first hints of autumn yellowing. Light wind at 9.5 km/h causes gentle motion in grass and tree leaves. The scene is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich colour palette of amber, slate, steel-grey and forest green, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth with haze around the distant offshore turbines, meticulous engineering detail on every installation. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 29 September 2026, 18:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-09-29T16:20 UTC · Download image