Brown coal, wind, and gas dominate nighttime generation as 8.8 GW of net imports cover a supply shortfall.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 13%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 24%
50%
Renewable share
13.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
39.0 GW
Total generation
-8.8 GW
Net import
131.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.8°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
349
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.3 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black overcast sky, their concrete forms lit by amber sodium floodlights; wind onshore 8.8 GW occupies the centre-right as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular steel towers stretching across rolling dark hills, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles, blades turning moderately; natural gas 6.0 GW appears centre-left as a compact CCGT power plant with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial white lighting; wind offshore 5.1 GW is suggested in the far right background as a row of turbines on a barely visible dark horizon line with blinking red lights; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a medium-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip silo and short smokestack with faint exhaust, warm interior light glowing from windows; hard coal 4.1 GW sits adjacent to the brown coal complex as a smaller plant with conveyor belts and a single rectangular chimney; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small illuminated dam structure in the mid-ground valley. The sky is completely black and heavily overcast at 23:00, no stars visible, no twilight, 100% cloud cover creating a low oppressive ceiling reflecting the amber and white industrial glow from below. The atmosphere feels heavy and pressured, matching the high electricity price. Late-spring vegetation — lush green grass and leafy deciduous trees — is barely visible in the artificial light, temperature around 13°C suggesting mild dampness. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, deep colours, dramatic chiaroscuro, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth with industrial haze — yet every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and gas-stack geometry is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.