Coal and gas dominate evening generation as calm winds and no solar force heavy net imports at peak demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 7%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 0%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 30%
Hard coal 18%
Brown coal 27%
25%
Renewable share
3.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.2 GW
Total generation
-22.9 GW
Net import
181.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.0°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 5.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
505
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.2 GW occupies the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lights; natural gas 11.2 GW fills the centre-left as three compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting pale heat shimmer; hard coal 6.7 GW appears centre-right as a large coal-fired station with rectangular boiler houses and a single wide chimney trailing grey smoke; biomass 4.4 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and modest stack in the right-centre; wind onshore 2.6 GW appears as a small cluster of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, rotors barely turning; wind offshore 1.2 GW is suggested by tiny red aviation warning lights on the far horizon; hydro 1.1 GW is a concrete dam with illuminated spillway at far right. The scene is set at 20:00 in early April — fully dark, black sky with no twilight, a scattering of cold stars visible through a perfectly clear atmosphere (0% cloud cover). Early spring vegetation: bare-branched deciduous trees with the faintest green buds, cool dormant grass. The air feels chilly at 8°C, with a faint mist hugging the river in the foreground. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive reflecting the very high electricity price — an industrial pall hangs low, sodium-orange light pollution creating a sickly dome over the power station complex. Transmission pylons with high-voltage cables recede into the darkness toward the horizon, symbolizing import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep navy, burnt umber, and furnace orange; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with chiaroscuro lighting; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.