Brown coal, gas, and onshore wind dominate a cold, dark pre-dawn hour requiring ~12 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 21%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 30%
37%
Renewable share
9.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
40.8 GW
Total generation
-11.9 GW
Net import
136.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
0.2°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
439
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 12.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into heavy overcast, their bases lit by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 8.4 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin plumes, illuminated by facility floodlights; onshore wind 8.6 GW spans the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers along a low ridge, blades turning slowly in light wind, their red aviation warning lights blinking; hard coal 5.2 GW appears centre-left as a coal-fired plant with two large chimneys and conveyor belts visible under spotlights; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a medium-sized wood-chip-fired plant with a modest stack and wood-chip storage dome near the right-centre; offshore wind 1.2 GW appears as a handful of distant turbines barely visible on a far horizon line; hydro 1.1 GW shows as a small dam with spillway at the far right edge. The time is 05:00 pre-dawn in late March: the sky is deep blue-grey with the faintest hint of pale light at the eastern horizon, otherwise nearly black overhead with 100% cloud cover creating a heavy, oppressive, low ceiling. Temperature is near freezing — frost covers the bare brown winter grass and leafless trees. The atmosphere feels heavy and weighty, reflecting the high electricity price. No sun, no solar panels anywhere. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep blues, greys, ochres, and amber industrial glow; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with mist and steam merging into low clouds; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. The composition evokes Caspar David Friedrich's vastness but filled with industrial sublime. No text, no labels.