Brown coal and gas dominate nighttime generation as 12.9 GW net imports bridge a significant supply gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 8%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 24%
47%
Renewable share
11.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.6 GW
Total generation
-12.9 GW
Net import
127.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.0°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
15% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
367
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night; natural gas 6.7 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks lit by orange sodium floodlights; wind onshore 8.3 GW spans the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking slowly against the black sky, blades turning gently in light wind; wind offshore 3.0 GW appears as a distant line of larger turbines on the far-right horizon, their warning lights reflected faintly in dark water; hard coal 3.8 GW sits behind the brown coal complex as a smaller power station with a tall rectangular chimney stack and conveyor belts; biomass 4.4 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a cylindrical silo and modest steam output near the centre; hydro 1.6 GW is suggested by a small dam structure in the lower-right foreground with illuminated spillway. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-to-black, no twilight, no sky glow — a spring night at 22:00. Stars are faintly visible through 15% cloud cover. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — low haze clings to the industrial valley. Early May vegetation: fresh green grass and leafing deciduous trees visible under pools of amber streetlight. All structures rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep blues, warm ambers, and grey-white steam; visible impasto brushwork; dramatic atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro lighting from industrial sodium lamps against the vast dark sky. No text, no labels.