Coal, gas, and wind share the load on a clear spring night with 17.2 GW net imports needed.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 16%
Brown coal 20%
46%
Renewable share
12.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
40.4 GW
Total generation
-17.2 GW
Net import
144.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.5°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
373
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.1 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 7.5 GW occupies the centre-left as compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 6.3 GW appears centre-right as a traditional coal plant with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a tall brick chimney with red aviation warning lights; wind onshore 11.4 GW spans the entire right third and background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their nacelle lights blinking red against the darkness, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 1.2 GW is suggested as a distant row of tiny red blinking lights on the far-right horizon; biomass 4.6 GW appears as a mid-ground facility with a wood-chip storage dome and modest stack emitting pale smoke, warmly lit; hydro 1.3 GW is rendered as a small dam structure in the lower-right foreground with water cascading over a spillway catching floodlight reflections. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight or sky glow, with brilliant stars and a crescent moon visible through gaps between steam plumes. The April landscape shows fresh green grass and early-leafing deciduous trees barely visible under artificial light. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, with an amber-tinted industrial haze settling across the middle distance, reflecting the high electricity price. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from artificial lighting against total darkness, atmospheric depth receding into the night, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.