Brown coal and onshore wind dominate as evening demand and zero solar drive 141.8 EUR/MWh prices and 5.6 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 31%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 29%
47%
Renewable share
15.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
44.9 GW
Total generation
-5.5 GW
Net import
141.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
6.8°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
99% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
385
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 12.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a vast lignite power station complex with four massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; onshore wind 14.1 GW spans the right third and extends into the background as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular steel towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, blades turning slowly in light wind; natural gas 6.0 GW occupies the centre-left as a compact CCGT facility with twin cylindrical exhaust stacks releasing thin transparent heat shimmer, lit by bright white facility lighting; hard coal 5.1 GW appears centre-right as a traditional coal plant with a single large smokestack and conveyor belt structures, its brick and steel frame illuminated by amber spotlights; biomass 4.5 GW is rendered as a medium-sized wood-chip-fired CHP plant with a modest rectangular stack and log piles visible in a floodlit yard in the near foreground; hydro 1.2 GW appears as a small run-of-river station beside a dark flowing river in the lower-right foreground, water catching reflections from nearby lights; offshore wind 1.2 GW is barely suggested as a faint cluster of tiny red lights on the far horizon. The sky is completely black and starless under 99% cloud cover — no twilight, no moon, no sky glow, only artificial illumination. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting high electricity prices — a low, dense cloud ceiling absorbs all upward light, pressing down on the scene. Early spring landscape: bare deciduous trees, patches of brown grass, dormant fields, temperature near 7°C suggested by slight ground mist. The entire scene is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape masters — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between deep shadow and sodium-orange industrial glow, atmospheric depth achieved through layered mist and diminishing light, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower flute, and smokestack. No text, no labels.