Wind and brown coal anchor late-night generation as 9.7 GW of net imports fill a supply gap at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 27%
Wind offshore 8%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 22%
50%
Renewable share
13.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.9 GW
Total generation
-9.7 GW
Net import
128.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.0°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
344
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.3 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the black sky; natural gas 6.8 GW occupies the center-left as a cluster of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer; wind onshore 10.2 GW spans the entire right half as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers spread across rolling hills, rotors turning steadily in moderate wind; wind offshore 3.0 GW appears as a distant line of turbines on the far-right horizon above a dark estuary; hard coal 3.9 GW is rendered as a smaller coal-fired station with a pair of rectangular boiler houses and a single squat cooling tower near the brown coal complex; biomass 4.3 GW appears as a mid-ground cluster of smaller industrial plants with wood-chip conveyors and modest stacks glowing from internal furnace light; hydro 1.5 GW is suggested by a small illuminated dam structure nestled in a valley at the far center-right. Time is 23:00 in May — the sky is completely black, no twilight, no sky glow, heavy 100% overcast obscuring all stars and moon, creating a low oppressive ceiling reflecting faint sodium-orange industrial light from below. Temperature is 9°C: spring vegetation — fresh green grass and leafed-out deciduous trees — visible only where caught by artificial light. The atmosphere feels heavy and pressured, conveying the high electricity price. Sodium streetlights cast amber pools along access roads connecting the facilities. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines run across the midground, symbolizing the cross-border import flows. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep navy, charcoal, warm amber, and cool steel-grey, with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro contrast between the glowing industrial infrastructure and the surrounding darkness. Meticulous engineering accuracy on turbine nacelles, cooling tower geometry, and gas-turbine exhaust architecture. No text, no labels.