Wind, brown coal, and gas anchor overnight supply while 7.1 GW of net imports bridge the consumption gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 29%
Wind offshore 6%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 21%
52%
Renewable share
10.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.0 GW
Total generation
-7.1 GW
Net import
113.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
5.9°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
82% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
330
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.3 GW dominates the left quarter as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers exhaling thick white steam plumes into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 4.9 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their turbine halls glowing with interior fluorescent light; hard coal 3.1 GW appears behind the gas plant as a smaller conventional coal station with a single square cooling tower and conveyor belt infrastructure, dimly lit; wind onshore 8.6 GW spans the entire right half of the composition as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills into the distance, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness, rotors turning slowly; wind offshore 1.7 GW is suggested by a faint cluster of turbine lights on the far-right horizon above a dark sea line; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip silo and single smokestack near the centre, warmly lit; hydro 1.3 GW is a small dam structure nestled in a valley in the middle distance with subtle floodlighting on its spillway. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 82% cloud cover obscuring nearly all stars, no moon visible, no twilight whatsoever — it is 3 AM. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price. Temperature is a cool 5.9°C: early spring with bare-branched deciduous trees and patches of new grass faintly visible in artificial light. Ground-level mist drifts between the turbine bases. The entire scene is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of Prussian blue, raw umber, and warm sodium-orange; visible confident brushwork; deep atmospheric perspective; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.