Wind and lignite anchor overnight generation while 7.2 GW net imports cover the demand gap under heavy overcast.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 26%
Wind offshore 12%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 22%
53%
Renewable share
13.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.0 GW
Total generation
-7.2 GW
Net import
114.6 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.4°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
331
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 8.0 GW dominates the left quarter as a massive Rhenish lignite complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the black night sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps on gantry conveyors carrying lignite; natural gas 5.4 GW occupies the left-centre as two compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks venting hot shimmer, their turbine halls glowing with interior fluorescent light; hard coal 4.0 GW appears centre-left as a classic coal-fired plant with a rectangular boiler house, a single large chimney, and coal bunkers illuminated by security floodlights; wind onshore 9.4 GW fills the centre and right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning moderately in light wind; wind offshore 4.5 GW appears in the far right background as a distant line of larger turbines standing in a dark sea, their navigation lights reflecting on black water; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered centre-right as a cluster of industrial biogas facilities with squat cylindrical digesters and small stacks with faint exhaust, warmly lit; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small run-of-river weir in the foreground with white water spilling over a concrete dam, lit by a single floodlight. The sky is completely dark, 1 AM, no moon visible, 100% cloud cover forming a low oppressive ceiling barely discernible in the industrial glow, deep charcoal-black with no stars. The atmosphere is heavy, humid, 13°C spring night with dew on grass and condensation on metal surfaces. Late spring vegetation — full leafy trees, lush meadow grass, all rendered in muted dark greens visible only where artificial light reaches. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines recede into darkness connecting the facilities. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth reminiscent of Caspar David Friedrich's nocturnes but rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy for each technology — turbine nacelles, cooling tower hyperboloid geometry, CCGT exhaust stacks, coal conveyors. The mood is weighty and industrial, reflecting a high electricity price. No text, no labels.