Solar at 44.7 GW drives 89.9% renewable share, pushing 11 GW net exports and near-zero prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 12%
Wind offshore 6%
Solar 64%
Biomass 6%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 4%
Hard coal 1%
Brown coal 5%
90%
Renewable share
12.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
44.7 GW
Solar
69.7 GW
Total generation
+11.1 GW
Net export
1.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.7°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 129.2 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
70
gCO₂/kWh
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Solar 44.7 GW dominates the scene: an enormous expanse of crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels stretching across rolling central German farmland, covering more than half the composition, their aluminium frames catching diffuse white light under a fully overcast sky. Wind onshore 8.1 GW appears as a cluster of three-blade turbines with lattice towers on gentle hills in the middle distance, rotors barely turning in the still air. Wind offshore 4.3 GW is visible as a line of larger turbines on the far horizon where land meets a hazy grey sea. Biomass 4.1 GW is represented by a modest wood-chip power station with a low stack emitting thin vapour, nestled among bare-budding April trees at left-centre. Brown coal 3.6 GW occupies the far left as two hyperbolic cooling towers releasing gentle white steam plumes against the grey sky. Natural gas 2.6 GW appears as a compact combined-cycle gas turbine plant with a single tall exhaust stack and minimal emissions, positioned beside the cooling towers. Hydro 1.5 GW is a small dam and powerhouse tucked into a wooded valley at the far right edge. Hard coal 0.9 GW is a single small stack barely visible behind the biomass plant. The time is 11:00 on an overcast April morning: full diffuse daylight, flat white-grey cloud ceiling with no blue sky, soft shadowless illumination. Temperature around 11°C: early spring vegetation with fresh pale-green buds on deciduous trees, damp brown fields, a few patches of bright-green new grass. The air is still—no motion in trees or flags. The atmosphere is calm and tranquil, reflecting ultra-low electricity prices. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich muted colour palette of greys, soft greens, and earth tones; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with haze softening the distant cooling towers and offshore turbines. Meticulous engineering accuracy: three-blade rotor nacelles, aluminium PV frames with visible cell grids, hyperbolic concrete cooling tower geometry, CCGT exhaust detail. No text, no labels.