Strong onshore wind leads overnight generation but thermal plants and ~6 GW net imports fill the gap at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 45%
Wind offshore 6%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 15%
64%
Renewable share
20.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
40.2 GW
Total generation
-5.9 GW
Net import
100.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.8°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
17% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
246
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 18.0 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the scene as vast ranks of three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling hills into deep darkness; wind offshore 2.3 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon with red aviation warning lights blinking; brown coal 5.9 GW occupies the left foreground as massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; natural gas 5.1 GW sits centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with tall single exhaust stacks and a faint heat shimmer, illuminated by floodlights; hard coal 3.4 GW appears behind the brown coal as a smaller conventional power station with a single rectangular chimney and conveyor belt infrastructure; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a rounded silo and shorter stack with gentle pale exhaust, positioned centre-right; hydro 1.4 GW is a small dam structure with rushing water visible at the far centre, lit by a single floodlight. The sky is completely black to deep navy — it is midnight, absolutely no twilight, no sky glow, no moon visible, only artificial lighting from the power stations casting sodium-orange and white-blue haloes. The atmosphere is oppressive and heavy, a subtle industrial haze drifting across the scene reflecting the high electricity price. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees — is barely visible in the industrial light. Light ground-level wind is suggested by gently swaying grass. Temperature near 8°C evoked by mist patches near the ground. Stars are mostly hidden by the haze. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich dark palette, visible expressive brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth — yet every piece of energy infrastructure rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, cooling tower geometry, CCGT stacks, coal conveyors. No text, no labels.