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Grid Poet — 13 May 2026, 13:00
Solar (29.8 GW) and onshore wind (18.9 GW) dominate under full overcast, driving 9.2 GW of net exports.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 13:00 on a fully overcast May afternoon, Germany's grid is generating 64.9 GW against 55.7 GW of domestic consumption, yielding a net export position of approximately 9.2 GW. Solar contributes 29.8 GW despite complete cloud cover, reflecting the high diffuse-light output characteristic of Germany's large installed PV base under thick stratus; onshore wind adds a strong 18.9 GW, together lifting the renewable share to 83.7%. Thermal baseload remains notable: brown coal holds at 4.8 GW and hard coal at 2.3 GW, with gas-fired plants running 3.4 GW — likely committed for redispatch obligations or contracted ahead of higher-priced evening hours. The day-ahead price of 71.8 EUR/MWh is moderate for early afternoon in a surplus regime, suggesting congestion rents or cross-border pricing dynamics are keeping the clearing price above what a pure copper-plate model would yield.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a pewter sky the turbines hum their hymn, while silicon fields drink the pale light that barely filters in. A surplus river flows beyond the borders of this iron land, coal's stubborn embers glowing where the old machines still stand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 29%
Wind offshore 0%
Solar 46%
Biomass 6%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 5%
Hard coal 4%
Brown coal 7%
84%
Renewable share
19.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
29.8 GW
Solar
64.9 GW
Total generation
+9.2 GW
Net export
71.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.3°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 68.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
113
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Solar 29.8 GW dominates the foreground and middle distance as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels stretching across flat agricultural land, their blue-grey surfaces reflecting diffuse white light; onshore wind 18.9 GW fills the right half and recedes into the distance as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, blades turning slowly in light breeze; brown coal 4.8 GW occupies the left background as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes drifting sideways, beside conveyor belts and lignite bunkers; biomass 4.0 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a tall stack emitting thin vapour and timber storage yards nearby; natural gas 3.4 GW shows as a compact CCGT facility with a single slender exhaust stack and visible heat shimmer; hard coal 2.3 GW is a dark brick-and-steel power station with a squat chimney behind the cooling towers; hydro 1.6 GW is a small concrete dam and spillway visible in a river valley at the far left edge; offshore wind 0.2 GW is barely suggested by a single distant turbine silhouette on the horizon. The sky is completely overcast with heavy, uniform, low stratus clouds in tones of pewter grey and dull white — no direct sun visible, but full midday diffuse brightness illuminates the scene evenly at 13:00. The atmosphere feels slightly oppressive and dense, reflecting a moderate electricity price. Spring vegetation: fresh green grass, budding deciduous trees, rapeseed fields not yet blooming, temperature cool at 11°C with damp air. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial realism — rich layered colour, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth and haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, every PV cell grid line, every rivet on the coal plant. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 13 May 2026, 13:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-13T12:53 UTC · Download image