Wind and brown coal anchor nighttime generation as Germany imports roughly 12 GW to meet elevated demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 27%
Wind offshore 8%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 21%
51%
Renewable share
13.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
38.8 GW
Total generation
-11.7 GW
Net import
143.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.3°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
334
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 8.2 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into darkness, lit from below by amber sodium lamps; natural gas 6.9 GW fills the centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting heat shimmer, their facades illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.9 GW appears just right of centre as a smaller conventional power station with a single large smokestack and conveyor infrastructure, coal piles faintly visible under spotlights; wind onshore 10.4 GW stretches across the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers arrayed across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 3.2 GW is suggested on the far right horizon as a faint row of offshore turbine lights reflected in a dark estuary; biomass 4.4 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a timber-yard and wood-chip storage dome glowing warmly near the coal station; hydro 1.8 GW is a small concrete dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley at the far left edge, water gleaming under floodlights. The sky is completely black with heavy 100% overcast — no moon, no stars, no twilight — a deep oppressive navy-black ceiling pressing down, conveying the high electricity price. Spring vegetation: fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees barely visible in the artificial light; temperature around 9°C suggested by a faint mist drifting low across the fields. A few lit farmhouse windows dot the middle ground. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of indigo, umber, ochre, and warm amber; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, CCGT exhaust stack, and conveyor belt. The mood is sombre, industrious, and vast. No text, no labels.