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Grid Poet — 3 May 2026, 20:00
Onshore wind leads at 13.4 GW but evening demand and zero solar drive high thermal dispatch and net imports.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 20:00 on a warm May evening, German consumption stands at 38.8 GW against 35.1 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 3.7 GW of net imports. Wind onshore provides the largest single contribution at 13.4 GW, complemented by 2.7 GW offshore, but the overcast sky and late hour have reduced solar output to a negligible 0.3 GW. Thermal generation is substantial: brown coal at 5.6 GW, natural gas at 4.8 GW, and hard coal at 2.4 GW collectively supply 12.8 GW, reflecting the need to compensate for fading renewables in the evening ramp. The day-ahead price of 140.9 EUR/MWh is elevated, consistent with the combination of high thermal dispatch, moderate wind, near-zero solar, and reliance on imports during the evening demand peak.
Grid poem Claude AI
Turbines hum beneath a starless vault, their pale arms tracing circles in the coal-thickened dark. The grid strains like a drawn bow, buying power from distant lands while furnaces breathe amber into the night.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 38%
Wind offshore 8%
Solar 1%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 16%
64%
Renewable share
16.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.3 GW
Solar
35.1 GW
Total generation
-3.6 GW
Net import
140.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.1°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
248
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.4 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across dark rolling hills, their rotors turning slowly; brown coal 5.6 GW occupies the far left as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; natural gas 4.8 GW appears centre-left as compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, their facilities illuminated by harsh white floodlights; biomass 4.5 GW sits centre-right as a series of smaller industrial buildings with short stacks and warm amber-lit storage silos of woodchip; hard coal 2.4 GW appears behind the brown coal plant as a secondary set of rectangular boiler houses with twin stacks trailing grey smoke; wind offshore 2.7 GW is suggested in the far background as faint red aviation-warning lights blinking on the dark horizon line; hydro 1.5 GW is represented by a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley at lower right, water gleaming under a single floodlight; solar 0.3 GW is absent from the scene — no panels visible. The sky is completely dark, a deep navy-black expanse with full 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, no twilight glow, no sunset remnant — it is fully night at 20:00 in May. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: humid haze hangs low, the clouds seem to press downward, and the industrial steam merges with the overcast ceiling. Temperature is a warm 21°C — lush green deciduous trees in full spring leaf line the foreground, their foliage barely visible in the artificial light. Ground-level wind is gentle at 8.4 km/h, causing only slight motion in grass and leaves. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep blues, blacks, warm ambers, and industrial oranges, with visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the glowing facilities and the surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth achieved through layers of haze and steam, meticulous engineering accuracy in every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and exhaust stack detail. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 3 May 2026, 20:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-03T19:53 UTC · Download image