Coal and gas dominate overnight generation as moderate wind and significant imports cover 43 GW demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 21%
47%
Renewable share
10.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
35.3 GW
Total generation
-7.9 GW
Net import
114.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
1.4°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
3% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
366
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.4 GW occupies the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 6.7 GW fills the centre-left as three compact CCGT plants with tall slender exhaust stacks emitting thin grey plumes, their steel facades gleaming under floodlights; hard coal 4.7 GW appears centre-right as a blocky power station with a single large smokestack and visible coal conveyors, lit by industrial halogen lights; wind onshore 9.7 GW spans the right third as a row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the night, blades turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 1.1 GW is suggested by a few distant turbine silhouettes on a dark horizon line at far right; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip silo and modest chimney near the coal station, warmly lit from within; hydro 1.4 GW is shown as a small concrete dam with spillway in the foreground, water glinting under a single lamp. The sky is completely black with faint stars visible through a nearly cloudless firmament — no twilight, no sky glow, pure deep-navy darkness. The ground shows early spring vegetation — bare branches and sparse new grass, lightly frosted. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting high electricity prices: a low, dense haze hugs the industrial valley, trapping the amber and white artificial lights into glowing halos. A frozen stillness pervades despite the gently turning rotors. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth — with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.