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Grid Poet — 14 May 2026, 00:00
Wind onshore and brown coal anchor overnight generation as net imports cover a 4.4 GW shortfall under overcast skies.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At midnight on 14 May, German consumption sits at 41.5 GW against 37.1 GW domestic generation, requiring approximately 4.4 GW of net imports. Wind onshore contributes 13.7 GW, providing the bulk of the 54% renewable share, while solar is absent as expected at this hour. Thermal baseload is substantial: brown coal at 7.2 GW, natural gas at 5.8 GW, and hard coal at 4.0 GW together supply 17.0 GW, reflecting the need to compensate for zero solar and moderate wind conditions. The day-ahead price of 130.5 EUR/MWh is elevated for a midnight hour, consistent with the reliance on imports and marginal-cost thermal dispatch under full cloud cover and cool overnight temperatures.
Grid poem Claude AI
Beneath a starless vault of iron cloud, the turbines hum their restless hymn while coal fires glow like ancient altars, feeding a nation that never sleeps. The grid draws breath from distant borders, its hunger outpacing the wind's dark offering.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 37%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 19%
54%
Renewable share
14.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.1 GW
Total generation
-4.4 GW
Net import
130.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.8°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
318
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.7 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with lattice towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; brown coal 7.2 GW occupies the left quarter as massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by amber industrial floodlights; natural gas 5.8 GW appears centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin grey exhaust, illuminated by sodium-vapor lighting; hard coal 4.0 GW sits behind the gas plant as a darker, blockier facility with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with a domed digester and a modest chimney, nestled between the coal and wind zones, its warm interior light spilling through windows; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a small concrete dam structure in the far background with water glistening faintly under floodlights; offshore wind 0.9 GW is suggested by a faint line of tiny red lights on the distant horizon. The sky is completely black, no moon, no stars — a dense 100% overcast ceiling presses down oppressively, the heavy atmosphere conveying high electricity prices. The temperature is a cool 7.8°C in mid-May, so vegetation is fresh spring green but muted in the darkness, with dew glistening on grass in foreground lamplight. Ground-level wind is gentle — turbine blades rotate slowly. The entire panorama is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich, dark tonal palette of deep navy, umber, and amber; visible impasto brushwork in the steam plumes and cloud layer; atmospheric depth achieved through layered hazes of industrial vapor; meticulous engineering accuracy in every nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 14 May 2026, 00:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-05-13T23:53 UTC · Download image