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Grid Poet — 28 April 2026, 18:00
Wind and late solar dominate at 84% renewables, but 12.2 GW net imports fill a persistent evening gap.
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Grid analysis Claude AI
At 18:00 on a clear spring evening, Germany's grid draws 59.6 GW against 47.4 GW of domestic generation, requiring approximately 12.2 GW of net imports. Wind contributes a combined 21.2 GW (onshore 18.3, offshore 2.9), while solar delivers 13.2 GW in the late-afternoon direct radiation — a solid output for this hour but one that will decline sharply within the next 60–90 minutes. Thermal plants provide a modest 7.5 GW (brown coal 3.5, natural gas 2.6, hard coal 1.4), acting as baseload and ramp support ahead of the evening solar dropout. The day-ahead price of 90.1 EUR/MWh is elevated but consistent with the import requirement and the anticipated evening ramp; renewable share stands at 84.3%, reflecting a strong wind-and-solar day where thermal generation remains a minority contributor.
Grid poem Claude AI
Gold light retreats across a land of spinning blades, and the grid reaches beyond its borders to drink from distant fires. Coal embers smolder low as the wind carries the last bright hour westward into dusk.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 39%
Wind offshore 6%
Solar 28%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 5%
Hard coal 3%
Brown coal 7%
84%
Renewable share
21.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
13.2 GW
Solar
47.4 GW
Total generation
-12.2 GW
Net import
90.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
16.3°C / 19 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 335.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
109
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 18.3 GW dominates the scene as dozens of three-blade turbines on tall lattice towers sweeping across rolling green hills from centre to right, rotors turning briskly in moderate wind. Solar 13.2 GW fills the middle-ground as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels angled toward the low western sun, catching intense golden-orange light. Brown coal 3.5 GW appears at the far left as two massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes drifting eastward. Wind offshore 2.9 GW is visible on the distant horizon as a cluster of turbines rising from a narrow band of sea glimpsed through a gap in the hills. Biomass 4.3 GW sits as a cluster of squat industrial facilities with wood-chip silos and short stacks emitting thin grey exhaust, nestled in trees just left of centre. Natural gas 2.6 GW is rendered as a compact CCGT plant with a single tall exhaust stack and a small vapour plume, positioned between the biomass plant and the cooling towers. Hard coal 1.4 GW appears as a smaller conventional power station with a single smokestack at the far left edge, partially obscured by the lignite towers. Hydro 1.3 GW is suggested by a river with a small weir and powerhouse in the foreground valley. The sky is dusk at 18:00 in late April: the sun is very low on the western horizon, casting a deep orange-red glow along the lower sky, while the upper sky transitions from warm amber to deepening blue-grey. Clear sky, zero clouds, long shadows stretching east. The atmosphere feels heavy and warm — an oppressive amber haze suggesting the elevated electricity price. Spring vegetation is lush bright green, wildflowers dot the foreground meadow, temperature around 16°C gives a mild evening feel. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich saturated colour, visible textured brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth — with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, PV cell grid, cooling tower curvature, and exhaust stack detail. No text, no labels.
Grid data: 28 April 2026, 18:00 (Berlin time) · Generated 2026-04-28T16:20 UTC · Download image