Strong nighttime wind (19 GW) leads generation but 6.1 GW net imports fill the gap at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 40%
Wind offshore 14%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 5%
Brown coal 13%
70%
Renewable share
19.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
34.6 GW
Total generation
-6.1 GW
Net import
103.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.3°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
201
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 14.0 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills into the distance; wind offshore 5.0 GW appears as a cluster of larger turbines on the far-right horizon above a dark sea band; brown coal 4.6 GW occupies the left foreground as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lights of a sprawling lignite plant; biomass 4.1 GW sits left-of-centre as a mid-sized industrial facility with a biomass fuel silo and a single chimney emitting a thin plume, warmly lit by facility lights; natural gas 3.9 GW appears centre-frame as two compact CCGT units with tall slender exhaust stacks and visible heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white floodlights; hard coal 1.6 GW is a smaller coal-fired station in the centre-left background with a single square cooling tower and conveyor infrastructure; hydro 1.3 GW is glimpsed as a small dam structure in a valley at far left with faint spillway lights. The sky is completely black — deep navy at most — a clear starry May night with zero cloud cover, no twilight, no moon glow, Milky Way faintly visible. The landscape is early-spring central German terrain: fresh green grass barely visible under artificial light, budding deciduous trees. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite clear skies, a subtle haze around the industrial facilities suggesting high energy prices and strained supply. Tiny orange and white artificial lights dot the industrial complexes and distant villages. No solar panels anywhere. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich dark palette of navy, black, burnt orange, and cool grey, visible confident brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.