Brown coal and gas lead domestic generation as Germany imports 21 GW to meet evening peak demand at 147 EUR/MWh.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 17%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 3%
Biomass 17%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 25%
45%
Renewable share
4.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.8 GW
Solar
26.7 GW
Total generation
-21.2 GW
Net import
147.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.9°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0% / 83.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
390
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 6.7 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the dark sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; wind onshore 4.6 GW occupies the centre-right as a line of tall three-blade turbines on a gentle ridge, rotors turning slowly, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles; biomass 4.5 GW appears centre-left as a mid-sized industrial facility with timber-framed fuel silos and a single smokestack emitting thin grey exhaust, warmly lit by interior floodlights; natural gas 4.3 GW fills the centre as a compact CCGT plant with two slender exhaust stacks and glowing turbine halls, heat haze shimmering above; hard coal 3.6 GW sits to the right of the brown coal as a large power station with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a tall chimney with a faint emission plume; hydro 1.7 GW is suggested in the far distance as a concrete dam spillway with white water visible in floodlight; solar 0.8 GW is rendered as a small field of aluminium-framed crystalline PV panels in the foreground, completely dark and inactive, catching only the faint reflections of nearby industrial lights; wind offshore 0.3 GW is hinted at on the far horizon as a few tiny lit dots. TIME: 20:00 in May, fully dark — the sky is deep navy-black with no twilight glow, stars faintly visible above. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a warm haze hanging over the industrial landscape signifying the high electricity price. Temperature is mild at 16°C; spring foliage on scattered deciduous trees is lush green but visible only where floodlights illuminate them. No clouds overhead — the clear sky accentuates the contrast between the darkness above and the intense artificial illumination below. High-voltage transmission pylons stretch across the middle ground carrying thick cables, symbolising the massive import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, saturated colour palette of deep blues, warm oranges, and cool greys; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze; each energy technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy including turbine nacelles, lattice towers, aluminium PV frames, and correct cooling tower geometry. The scene evokes a masterwork painting of the modern industrial sublime. No text, no labels.