Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate a calm, windless night requiring 18.3 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 8%
Wind offshore 0%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 30%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 28%
26%
Renewable share
2.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.7 GW
Total generation
-18.3 GW
Net import
127.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.6°C / 1 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
82% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
495
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.7 GW occupies the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the dark sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 9.2 GW fills the centre-left as several compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin plumes, their metallic structures glowing under industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.7 GW appears centre-right as a pair of large conventional boiler houses with conveyor belts and a coal yard, illuminated by harsh white security lights; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with cylindrical silos and a modest smokestack near the right of centre; wind onshore 2.3 GW appears as a small cluster of barely turning three-blade turbines on lattice towers in the far right background, their red aviation warning lights blinking faintly; hydro 1.5 GW is suggested by a small concrete dam structure at the far right edge with a faint cascade of water caught in dim light. The sky is completely black to deep navy, 82% cloud cover visible as heavy low clouds faintly backlit by the collective industrial glow below—no moonlight, no twilight, no sky glow on the horizon. The landscape is flat central German terrain, spring vegetation just beginning to green but barely visible in the darkness. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and hazy, reflecting the high electricity price—a thick humid pall hangs over the industrial complex. Scattered sodium streetlights trace roads between facilities. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines recede into the darkness toward the borders, symbolising the heavy import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich, dark colour palette dominated by blacks, deep blues, and warm industrial oranges; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, exhaust stack, and conveyor structure. The mood is solemn and monumental, an industrial nocturne. No text, no labels.