Coal, gas, and 23.6 GW net imports power Germany through a calm, dark, low-wind spring evening at high prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 7%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 30%
Hard coal 16%
Brown coal 25%
29%
Renewable share
3.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.4 GW
Total generation
-23.6 GW
Net import
245.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.4°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
90% / 5.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
470
gCO₂/kWh
Records
#3
The Spike
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.1 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the dark sky, their concrete forms lit by amber sodium floodlights; natural gas 9.9 GW fills the center-left as a sprawling CCGT complex with tall slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh industrial lighting; hard coal 5.0 GW appears center-right as a gritty coal-fired station with conveyor belts, stockpiles, and a pair of large chimneys with red aviation warning lights blinking; biomass 4.7 GW occupies the right-center as a wood-chip-fed facility with a modest stack and warm interior glow visible through large windows; wind onshore 2.1 GW appears as a small cluster of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, their rotors barely turning, marked by faint red nacelle lights; wind offshore 1.1 GW is suggested by tiny red blinking dots on the far horizon over a dark sea; hydro 1.6 GW is a dam structure in the far right background with spillway illuminated by a single floodlight. The scene is set at 20:00 in April — completely dark sky, deep navy-black, no twilight glow, no sunset remnants, overcast at 90% so no stars or moon are visible. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a low dense cloud ceiling reflecting the orange-sodium glow of the industrial facilities below, creating a brooding amber haze. Spring vegetation — bare-branching trees with early leaf buds, fresh grass — is barely visible in the foreground under the industrial light spill. A wide river in the mid-ground reflects the orange and white lights of the power stations. The temperature is cool, about 10°C, and the air is nearly still, with no wind motion in the trees. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich layered color, visible thick brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth receding into industrial haze — rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy for every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, exhaust stack, and conveyor system. No text, no labels.