Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate a windless, import-dependent spring night at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 8%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 28%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 29%
28%
Renewable share
3.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.8 GW
Total generation
-13.7 GW
Net import
108.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.9°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
59% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
486
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with three hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam plumes into the black night sky; natural gas 8.6 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.5 GW appears centre-right as a squat coal-fired station with a single large chimney and conveyor belt structures lit from below; biomass 4.1 GW sits to the right as a cluster of smaller wood-chip combustion plants with modest stacks and warm amber-lit facades; wind onshore 2.6 GW and wind offshore 0.6 GW appear as a sparse line of three-blade turbines on the far right horizon, their rotors nearly motionless, red aviation warning lights blinking faintly; hydro 1.5 GW is suggested by a dimly lit concrete dam structure visible in the far background. The sky is completely dark, deep black-navy with no twilight, no moon visible, partial cloud cover faintly discernible against scattered stars. The landscape is flat north-German terrain with early spring vegetation — bare branches budding, pale grass — temperature around 9°C suggested by a thin ground mist curling between the industrial structures. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and hazy, reflecting the high electricity price, with an amber-brown industrial pall hanging low over the scene. All artificial light comes from sodium streetlamps, facility floodlights, and glowing control-room windows casting orange rectangles on wet tarmac. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich, dark colour palette of umber, ochre, indigo, and coal-black, visible textured brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of steam and mist, meticulous engineering detail on each turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.