Wind onshore and thermal plants anchor evening supply as 17.8 GW of net imports bridge a significant generation gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 30%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 20%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 19%
50%
Renewable share
13.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.2 GW
Solar
39.5 GW
Total generation
-17.8 GW
Net import
144.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.8°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
52% / 43.2 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
335
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 11.9 GW spans the right third of the scene as dozens of three-blade turbines on tall lattice towers, rotors turning slowly on a gentle breeze across rolling farmland; natural gas 8.0 GW occupies the centre-right as a cluster of compact CCGT plants with slim exhaust stacks emitting thin plumes lit by sodium lights; brown coal 7.6 GW dominates the left foreground as massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white-grey steam columns, with conveyors of dark lignite visible below; hard coal 4.0 GW appears as a smaller coal-fired station to the left of centre with a single tall chimney and red obstruction lights; biomass 4.6 GW is rendered as mid-ground industrial biogas facilities with cylindrical digesters and low exhaust pipes; hydro 1.9 GW appears as a small dam and reservoir nestled in a valley at the far left; wind offshore 1.2 GW is suggested by faint red aviation lights on distant turbines visible on the far-right horizon. The time is 20:00 in late April — the sky is fully dark, deep navy-to-black, no twilight glow remains, stars faintly visible through 52% broken cloud cover. All structures are illuminated only by harsh sodium-orange industrial lighting, glowing control-room windows, and red warning beacons. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a low haze hangs over the thermal plants, steam and moisture diffusing the artificial light into amber halos. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass, budding deciduous trees — is barely discernible in the industrial glow, temperature around 11°C suggesting damp cool air. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep blues, warm ambers, and smoky greys, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth receding into darkness, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib structure, and gas-stack geometry. No text, no labels.