Data & assumptions
Load, observed generation and annual hydro capacity: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de, CC BY 4.0. Renewable potential: Netztransparenz via Fraunhofer ISE Energy-Charts. Solar/wind capacities and PV self-consumption estimates: Energy-Charts.
Renewable output is scaled by historical installed capacity. Hydro uses observed non-pumped generation as an availability estimate, including historical operating constraints. Estimated PV self-consumption is added to both solar output and demand. Historical household battery operation remains in demand, so modeled storage can overstate flexibility.
Simulation uses 15-minute intervals. Before October 2025, hourly renewable potential is reconstructed using observed quarter-hour generation while preserving each hour's energy. These estimates limit precise blackout predictions.