Brown coal, wind, and gas anchor a 47.9 GW evening demand under full cloud cover with 13.1 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 32%
Wind offshore 5%
Solar 0%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 23%
54%
Renewable share
12.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
34.8 GW
Total generation
-13.1 GW
Net import
128.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
16.8°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
330
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by orange sodium floodlights; onshore wind 11.1 GW spans the right third as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers arrayed across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; natural gas 4.5 GW occupies the centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with twin exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh industrial floodlighting; hard coal 3.6 GW appears centre-right as a large coal-fired station with a single tall chimney and conveyor infrastructure, glowing under arc lights; biomass 4.5 GW is rendered as a medium-scale wood-chip power plant with a modest smokestack and stacked fuel storage, visible in the mid-ground; offshore wind 1.7 GW is suggested on the far-right horizon as tiny red lights above a dark sea line; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a small dam structure in the lower-right foreground, water faintly reflecting industrial light. The sky is completely black, no twilight, no stars visible—a thick 100% overcast ceiling pressing down oppressively, evoking the high electricity price. The season is late spring: deciduous trees in full dark-green leaf barely visible in the foreground, temperature mild at 16.8°C, gentle breeze barely stirring the grass. No solar panels anywhere. The atmosphere is heavy, humid, industrial. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting—rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth reminiscent of Carl Blechen's industrial nocturnes—but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, and gas-turbine exhaust stack. No text, no labels.