Wind onshore and brown coal anchor overnight generation as net imports cover a 4.4 GW shortfall under overcast skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 37%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 19%
54%
Renewable share
14.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.1 GW
Total generation
-4.4 GW
Net import
130.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.8°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
318
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.7 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with lattice towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; brown coal 7.2 GW occupies the left quarter as massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by amber industrial floodlights; natural gas 5.8 GW appears centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin grey exhaust, illuminated by sodium-vapor lighting; hard coal 4.0 GW sits behind the gas plant as a darker, blockier facility with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with a domed digester and a modest chimney, nestled between the coal and wind zones, its warm interior light spilling through windows; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a small concrete dam structure in the far background with water glistening faintly under floodlights; offshore wind 0.9 GW is suggested by a faint line of tiny red lights on the distant horizon. The sky is completely black, no moon, no stars — a dense 100% overcast ceiling presses down oppressively, the heavy atmosphere conveying high electricity prices. The temperature is a cool 7.8°C in mid-May, so vegetation is fresh spring green but muted in the darkness, with dew glistening on grass in foreground lamplight. Ground-level wind is gentle — turbine blades rotate slowly. The entire panorama is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich, dark tonal palette of deep navy, umber, and amber; visible impasto brushwork in the steam plumes and cloud layer; atmospheric depth achieved through layered hazes of industrial vapor; meticulous engineering accuracy in every nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.