Wind leads at 23.2 GW with strong coal and gas backup; elevated overnight price despite 3 GW net export.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 40%
Wind offshore 10%
Solar 0%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 16%
62%
Renewable share
23.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
46.4 GW
Total generation
+3.1 GW
Net export
111.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
6.9°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
96% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
265
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 18.6 GW dominates the right two-fifths of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with white lattice towers stretching across a dark rolling plain, rotors turning steadily; wind offshore 4.6 GW appears in the far-right background as a cluster of turbines barely visible on a black horizon line above a faintly glinting sea; brown coal 7.6 GW occupies the left foreground as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick pale steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lights; natural gas 5.9 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin vapour trails, their steel casings reflecting warm industrial lighting; hard coal 4.2 GW sits between gas and lignite as a blocky power station with a single large chimney and conveyor belt structures, lit by harsh floodlights; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a smaller wood-clad industrial facility with a modest stack and warm amber-lit windows near the centre; hydro 1.4 GW is represented by a small concrete dam structure with spillway in the lower centre, illuminated by a single spotlight. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 96% overcast with no stars or moon visible, heavy low clouds faintly catching the orange industrial glow from below. Temperature is a cool 6.9°C in mid-May: fresh green spring foliage on scattered deciduous trees is barely visible in the artificial light, with dew glistening on grass. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and humid, reflecting the high electricity price — a dense industrial haze hangs between the facilities. The entire scene is painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of indigo, umber, and ochre, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with sfumato in the distance — yet every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib, CCGT exhaust stack, and conveyor structure is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.