Brown coal and onshore wind lead overnight generation as 10.4 GW net imports cover a supply gap at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 25%
47%
Renewable share
9.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.5 GW
Total generation
-10.4 GW
Net import
112.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.1°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
373
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.7 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange floodlights; onshore wind 8.6 GW spans the right third as a long row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, rotors turning slowly, red aviation warning lights blinking at their nacelles; natural gas 4.8 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer; hard coal 3.6 GW appears centre-right as a pair of large boiler houses with square chimneys trailing grey smoke; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a wood-chip-fed CHP facility with a corrugated-metal silo and low stack emitting faint vapour, positioned between the gas and coal plants; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small concrete dam with spillway in the far right middle ground, water faintly catching industrial light; offshore wind 0.4 GW is a barely visible cluster of turbines on the far horizon. The sky is completely dark—deep navy-black, fully overcast with no stars or moon visible, 100% cloud cover creating a heavy oppressive ceiling that presses down on the landscape. The season is mid-spring: fresh green grass and leafy deciduous trees just filling out, temperature mild at 13°C. All illumination comes from artificial sources—amber and white industrial floodlights, glowing control-room windows, red warning beacons—casting sharp pools of light against the enveloping darkness. The atmosphere is dense, humid, and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting—rich, moody palette of deep blacks, warm ambers, and cool slate blues, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with industrial haze layering the middle and far distances, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib, and smokestack flange. No text, no labels.