Wind leads at 15 GW but thermal plants and net imports fill the gap on a dark, overcast spring night.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 38%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 17%
56%
Renewable share
15.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.3 GW
Total generation
-3.5 GW
Net import
112.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
6.7°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
298
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.8 GW dominates the right half of the canvas as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across a dark rolling plain, rotors turning slowly; brown coal 6.0 GW occupies the far left as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lights; natural gas 5.9 GW appears left-of-centre as a pair of compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin vapour, illuminated by harsh industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.0 GW sits between the gas plant and the cooling towers as a blocky power station with conveyor belts and a single squat chimney trailing dark smoke; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered centre-right as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip silo and a modest stack with a warm amber glow at its base; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small dam structure with spillway visible in the far background centre. The sky is completely black with a deep navy cast, 100% cloud cover blocking all stars and moonlight, no twilight, no sky glow whatsoever—a true 4 AM darkness. The only illumination comes from sodium-orange streetlights along a road in the foreground, the industrial floodlights of the power stations, and the red aviation warning lights blinking atop the wind turbine nacelles. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a thick humid haze hanging low—reflecting the high electricity price. Spring vegetation is sparse: fresh green grass barely visible in the foreground lamplight, young leaves on scattered birch trees. Temperature is cool, suggested by a thin ground mist curling around the turbine bases. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime—rich dark colour palette of navy, charcoal, burnt orange, and steel grey, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth receding into haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.