Strong wind generation leads at 29.1 GW, with coal and gas providing thermal backup on a cold, overcast night.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 41%
Wind offshore 15%
Solar 0%
Biomass 8%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 6%
Brown coal 14%
66%
Renewable share
29.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
52.2 GW
Total generation
-2.0 GW
Net import
108.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
2.2°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
95% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
230
gCO₂/kWh
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Wind onshore 21.3 GW dominates the right half as vast rows of three-blade turbines on rolling hills receding into the distance, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness; wind offshore 7.8 GW appears as a distant line of larger turbines on the far-right horizon over a dark sea; brown coal 7.3 GW occupies the left foreground as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lighting; natural gas 7.1 GW sits centre-left as compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thinner plumes, illuminated by harsh white facility lights; hard coal 3.4 GW appears as a smaller coal-fired station with a single rectangular chimney and conveyor belts behind the gas plant; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a medium-sized industrial facility with a cylindrical silo and modest stack in the centre background; hydro 1.1 GW shows as a small illuminated dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley at the far left edge. TIME: 22:00 at night — the sky is completely black with dense 95% cloud cover obscuring all stars, no twilight glow whatsoever, only artificial light sources illuminate the scene. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — low clouds press down over the landscape, catching and diffusing the orange and white industrial glow into a brooding haze. Temperature is near freezing at 2°C: bare deciduous trees with no leaves, patches of frost on the ground, dormant brown grass. Wind at 12 km/h drives moderate rotation of turbine blades and causes steam plumes to drift and shear laterally. No solar panels anywhere. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark palette of deep navy, charcoal, amber, and burnt sienna — visible expressive brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, lattice tower, cooling tower shell, and exhaust stack. The scene conveys the monumental scale of an industrial nation's power system working through a cold spring night. No text, no labels.